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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 §34.4

Bǫðvarr ‘Bǫðvarr’

nom.

Bǫðvarr (noun m.): Bǫðvarr

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mælti ‘said’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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muntu ‘you will’

2nd pers. pres. sg. enclictic pronoun;

munu (verb): will, must

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‘get’

infinitive;

2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

fá ... gǫrða ‘get ... to make’: The verb ‘get, receive’ can also be used with other verbs to mean something like ‘get to (do)’.

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skjaldborgina ‘the shield-wall’

acc. sg. definite form;

skjaldborg (noun f.): shield-wall

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gǫrða ‘to make’

pret. participle;

1. gera (verb): do, make

fá ... gǫrða ‘get ... to make’: The verb ‘get, receive’ can also be used with other verbs to mean something like ‘get to (do)’.

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mælti ‘said’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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Skaltu ‘Are you going’

2nd pers. pres. sg. enclictic pronoun;

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

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bana ‘to kill’

infinitive;

bana (verb; °-að-): kill

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sæll ‘good’

nom. m. sg.

sæll (adj.): happy, blessed

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Bǫðvarr ‘Bǫðvarr’

nom.

Bǫðvarr (noun m.): Bǫðvarr

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hafa ‘to be’

infinitive;

hafa (verb): have

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tók ‘picked’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. taka (verb): take

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hǫllinni ‘the hall’

dat. sg. definite form;

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

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var ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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nánd ‘the vicinity’

dat. sg.

nánd (noun f.; °; -ir): proximity

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gáfu ‘paid’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

gefa (verb): give

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gaum ‘attention’

acc. sg.

gaum (noun f.): attention

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þváði ‘cleaned’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. þvá (verb): wash

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allan ‘all’

acc. m. sg.

allr (adj.): all

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Bǫðvarr mælti: ‘Ekki muntu skjaldborgina gǫrða lengr.’
Hǫttr mælti: ‘Skaltu bana mér, bokki sæll?’
Bǫðvarr bað hann ekki hafa hátt, tók hann upp síðan ok bar hann út ór hǫllinni ok til vatns nǫkkurs, sem þar var í nánd, ok gáfu fáir at þessu gaum. Hann þváði hann upp allan.

34.3Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-3534.5

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