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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §1.1

maðr ‘man’

nom. sg.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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nefndr ‘called’

pret. sg. participle;

2. nefna (verb): mention, name, call

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Hlér ‘Hlér’

nom.

Hlér (noun m.): Hlér

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kǫlluð ‘called’

pret. sg. participle;

kalla (verb): call

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var ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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fjǫlkunnigr ‘knowledgable in magic’

nom. m. sg.

fjǫlkunnigr (adj.): knowledgeable in magic

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gerði ‘made’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. gera (verb): do, make

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Ásgarðs ‘Ásgarðr’

gen. sg.

Ásgarðr (noun m.): enclosure of the gods

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vissu ‘knew’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

1. vita (verb): know

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var ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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fagnat ‘greeted’

pret. sg. participle;

fagna (verb; °-að-): welcome, rejoice

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þó ‘nevertheless’

þó (adv.): though

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margir ‘many’

nom. m. pl.

2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

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sjónhverfingum ‘not as they appeared’

dat. pl.

sjónhverfing (noun f.): illusion

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kveldit ‘the evening’

acc. sg. definite form;

kveld (noun n.; °-s): evening

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skyldi ‘they should’

subj. 3rd pers. pret. sg.

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

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lét ‘had’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

láta (verb): let, have sth done

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Óðinn ‘Óðinn’

nom.

Óðinn (noun m.): Óðinn

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hǫllina ‘the hall’

acc. sg. definite form;

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

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sverð ‘swords’

acc. pl.

sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword

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váru ‘they were’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

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

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lýsti ‘shone’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. lýsa (verb): illuminate, show

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var ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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haft ‘used’

pret. participle;

hafa (verb): have

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meðan ‘while’

meðan (conj.): while

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var ‘they were [it was]’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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setit ‘seated’

pret. participle;

sitja (verb): sit

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Einn maðr er nefndr Ægir eða Hlér. Hann bjó í eyju þeiri, er er kǫlluð Hlésey. Hann var mjǫk fjǫlkunnigr. Hann gerði ferð sína til Ásgarðs, en er Æsir vissu fyrir ferð hans, ok var honum fagnat vel ok þó margir hlutir með sjónhverfingum. Ok um kveldit, er drekka skyldi, þá lét Óðinn bera inn í hǫllina sverð ok váru svá bjǫrt, at þar af lýsti, ok var ekki haft ljós annat, meðan við drykkju var setit.

Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-61.2

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