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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 §34.13

mælir ‘says’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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Viltu ‘Do you want’

2nd pers. pres. sg.

vilja (verb): want, intend

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maðr ‘man’

nom. sg.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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skipa ‘take’

infinitive;

1. skipa (verb): change, place

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rúm ‘place’

acc. sg.

rúm (noun n.; °-s; -): place

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Bǫðvarr ‘Bǫðvarr’

nom. sg.

Bǫðvarr (noun m.): Bǫðvarr

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svarar ‘answers’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

svara (verb): answer

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Ekki ‘do not’

2. ekki (adv.): not

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neita ‘refuse’

1st pers. pres. sg.

1. neita (verb): refuse

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maðr ‘man’

nom. sg.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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munu ‘will’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

munu (verb): will, must

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vit ‘we two’

nom. dual.

2. vit (pron.): we two

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skiljask ‘be separated’

middle infinitive;

1. skilja (verb): separate, understand

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vit ‘I and’

nom. dual.

2. vit (pron.): we two

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hefr ‘has’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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setit ‘sat’

pret. participle;

sitja (verb): sit

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elligar ‘otherwise’

elligar (adv.): otherwise

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vit ‘we’

nom. dual.

2. vit (pron.): we two

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fǫrum ‘will go’

1st pers. pres. pl.

fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel

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segir ‘says’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

segja (verb): say, tell

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‘see’

1st pers. pres. sg.

2. sjá (verb): see

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ekki ‘will not’

2. ekki (adv.): not

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spara ‘begrudge’

1st pers. pres. sg.

2. spara (verb): spare, withhold

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Konungr mælir, ‘Viltu vera minn maðr ok skipa rúm hans?’
Bǫðvarr svarar, ‘Ekki neita ek at vera yðar maðr, ok munu vit ekki skiljask svá buit, vit Hǫttr, ok dveljask nær þér báðir, heldr en þessi hefr setit; elligar vit fǫrum burt báðir.’
Konungr segir, ‘Eigi ek at honum sœmð, en ekki spara ek mat við hann.’

34.12Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-3534.14

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