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Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-35 §35.12

Bǫðvarr ‘Bǫðvarr’

nom.

Bǫðvarr (noun m.): Bǫðvarr

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mælir ‘says’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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Sjáið ‘See’

imp. 2nd pers. sg.

2. sjá (verb): see

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hefr ‘has’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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unnit ‘accomplished’

pret. participle;

2. vinna (verb): perform, work

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segir ‘says’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

segja (verb): say, tell

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Víst ‘Certainly’

nom. n. sg. adverbial;

1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)

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hefir ‘has’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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mikit ‘a great deal’

nom. n. sg. adverbial;

mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

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skipask ‘changed’

pret. middle participle;

1. skipa (verb): change, place

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hefr ‘has’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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heldr ‘rather’

heldr (adv.): rather

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hefr ‘have’

2nd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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gǫrt ‘done’

pret. participle;

1. gera (verb): do, make

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Bǫðvarr ‘Bǫðvarr’

nom.

Bǫðvarr (noun m.): Bǫðvarr

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segir ‘says’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

segja (verb): say, tell

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‘it might’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

mega (verb): may, might

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‘is the case’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. sg.

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

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Bǫðvarr mælir, ‘Sjáið nú, herra, hvat hann hefr til unnit.’
Konungr segir, ‘Víst hefir hann mikit skipask, en ekki hefr Hǫttr einn dýrit drepit; heldr hefr þú þat gǫrt.’
Bǫðvarr segir, ‘Vera má, at svá sé.’

35.11Hrólfs saga kraka — chs 34-3535.13

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