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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 §35.11

mælti ‘said’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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Hvat ‘What’

nom. sg.

hvat (pron.): what

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‘can’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

mega (verb): may, might

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vita ‘one know’

3rd pers. infinitive;

1. vita (verb): know

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nema ‘except that’

2. nema (conj.): unless

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fleira ‘more’

nom. n. pl. weak; comparative;

fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most

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hafi ‘has’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. pl.

hafa (verb): have

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skipzk ‘changed’

pret. middle participle;

1. skipa (verb): change, place

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sjá ‘to show’

infinitive;

2. sjá (verb): see

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þykir ‘seems’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

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menn ‘men’

nom. pl.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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þykjask ‘would be able’

3rd pers. pres. pl. middle

2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

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kenna ‘to recognise’

infinitive;

kenna (verb): know, teach

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sért ‘are’

subj. 2nd pers. pres. sg.

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

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hinn ‘the’

nom. m. sg.

2. inn (art.): the

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sami ‘same’

nom. m. sg. weak;

samr (adj.; °compar. -ari): same

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maðr ‘person’

nom. sg.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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tak ‘take’

imp. 2nd pers. sg.

2. taka (verb): take

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sverðinu ‘the sword’

dat. sg. definite form;

sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword

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njót ‘use it’

imp. 2nd pers. sg.

njóta (verb): enjoy, use

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manna ‘of men’

gen. pl.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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unnit ‘come about’

pret. participle;

2. vinna (verb): perform, work

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alldjarfliga ‘very courageously’

alldjarfliga (adv.): very boldly

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høggr ‘strikes’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

hǫggva (verb): to strike, put to death, cut, hew

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kemr ‘comes’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

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

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hǫggfœri ‘striking distance’

acc. sg.

hǫggfœri (noun n.): within striking distance

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fellr ‘falls’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

falla (verb): fall

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dautt ‘dead’

nom. n. sg.

2. dauðr (adj.): dead

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Konungr mælti, ‘Hvat vita, nema fleira hafi skipzk um hagi þína en sjá þykir? Því fæstir menn þykjask þik kenna, at þú sért hinn sami maðr. tak við sverðinu ok njót manna best, ef þetta er til unnit.’
Síðan gengr Hǫttr at dýrinu alldjarfliga ok høggr til þess, þá hann kemr í hǫggfœri. Dýrit fellr niðr dautt.

35.10Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-3535.12

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