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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 §34.9

Kemr ‘came’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come

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fregn ‘news’

nom. sg.

fregn (noun f.): news

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kastalann ‘the castle’

acc. sg. definite form;

kastali (noun m.; °-a; -ar): castle

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maðr ‘man’

nom. sg.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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mikilúðligr ‘an imposing-looking’

nom. m. sg.

mikilúðligr (adj.): big-looking

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‘has’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

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kominn ‘come’

pret. participle;

koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come

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hallarinnar ‘the hall’

gen. sg. definite form;

1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall

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hafi ‘had’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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hirðmann ‘retainers’

nom. sg.

hirðmaðr (noun m.): retainer

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vildu ‘wanted’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

vilja (verb): want, intend

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láta ‘to have’

infinitive;

láta (verb): let, have sth done

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manninn ‘the man’

acc. sg. definite form;

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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spyrr ‘asked’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

spyrja (verb; spurði): ask; hear, find out

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hvárt ‘whether’

hvárt (adv.): whether

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hirðmaðrinn ‘the retainer’

nom. sg. definite form;

hirðmaðr (noun m.): retainer

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hefði ‘had’

subj. 3rd pers. pret. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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verit ‘been’

pret. participle;

2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

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saklauss ‘for no reason’

nom. m. sg. adverbial;

saklauss (adj.): innocent, without cause

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Kemr þessi fregn fyrir Hrólf konung ok kappa hans upp í kastalann, at maðr mikilúðligr kominn til hallarinnar ok hafi drepit einn hirðmann hans, ok vildu þeir láta drepa manninn. Konungr spyrr, hvárt hirðmaðrinn hefði verit saklauss drepinn.

34.8Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-3534.10

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