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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §1.2

settust ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl. middle

setja (verb): place, set, establish

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hásæti ‘’

dat. sg.

hásæti (noun n.): high-seat

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skyldu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

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nefndir ‘’

pret. pl. participle;

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

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Slíkt ‘’

nom. n. sg.

2. slíkr (adj.): such

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Iðunn ‘’

nom.

Iðunn (noun f.)

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þótti ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

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gǫfugligt ‘’

nom. n. sg. adverbial;

gǫfugligr (adj.): glorious

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sjásk ‘’

middle infinitive;

2. sjá (verb): see

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Veggþili ‘’

nom. pl.

veggþili (noun n.): wall-panel

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ǫll ‘’

nom. n. pl.

allr (adj.): all

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áfenginn ‘’

nom. m. sg.

áfenginn (adj.): strong (drink)

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drukkit ‘’

pret. sg. participle;

2. drykkja (verb; °-að-): drink

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sat ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

sitja (verb): sit

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Sagði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

segja (verb): say, tell

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mǫrgum ‘’

dat. n. pl.

2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

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tíðindum ‘’

dat. pl.

tíðendi (noun n.; °; -): news

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hǫfðu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

hafa (verb): have

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Þá gengu Æsir at gildi sínu, ok settust í hásæti tólf Æsir, þeir er dómendr skyldu vera ok svá váru nefndir: Þórr, Njǫrðr, Freyr, Týr, Heimdallr, Bragi, Víðarr, Váli, Ullr, Hœnir, Forseti, Loki. Slíkt sama Ásynjur: Frigg, Freyja, Gefjun, Iðunn, Gerðr, Sigyn, Fulla, Nanna. Ægi þótti gǫfugligt þar um at sjásk. Veggþili ǫll váru þar tjǫlduð með fǫgrum skjǫldum. Þar var ok áfenginn mjǫðr ok mjǫk drukkit. Næsti maðr Ægi sat Bragi, ok áttusk þeir við drykkju ok orðaskipti. Sagði Bragi Ægi frá mǫrgum tíðindum, þeim er Æsir hǫfðu átt.

1.1Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-62.1

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