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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §2.2

heyra ‘’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

2. heyra (verb): hear

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eikina ‘’

acc. sg. definite form;

eik (noun f.; °eikr/eikar; eikr): oak

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sat ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

sitja (verb): sit

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kvazk ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg. middle

2. kveðja (verb): say, greet

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soðnaði ‘’

pret. sg. participle;

sjóða (verb): cook

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seyðinum ‘’

dat. sg. definite form;

seyðir (noun m.; °-s): cooking fire

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litu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

líta (verb): look, see; appear

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sat ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

sitja (verb): sit

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mælti ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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Vilið ‘’

2nd pers. pres. pl.

vilja (verb): want, intend

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gefa ‘’

infinitive;

gefa (verb): give

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fylli ‘’

acc. sg.

fylli (noun f.): fill

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oxanum ‘’

dat. sg. definite form;

oxi (noun m.; °-a; yxn/øxn/oxar): ox

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mun ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

munu (verb): will, must

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soðna ‘’

pret. participle;

sjóða (verb): cook

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seyðinum ‘’

dat. sg. definite form;

seyðir (noun m.; °-s): cooking fire

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játa ‘’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

1. játa (verb): agree

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lætr ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

láta (verb): let, have sth done

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sígask ‘’

middle infinitive;

síga (verb): sink, slide, lower

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sezk ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg. middle

sitja (verb): sit

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seyðinn ‘’

acc. sg. definite form;

seyðir (noun m.; °-s): cooking fire

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leggr ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

leggja (verb): put, lay

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it ‘’

nom. n. sg.

2. inn (art.): the

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fyrsta ‘’

nom. n. sg. superlative;

1. fyrri (adj. comp.; °superl. fyrstr): first

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Þá heyra þeir mál í eikina upp yfir sik, at sá, er þar sat, kvazk ráða því, er eigi soðnaði á seyðinum. Þeir litu til, ok sat þar ǫrn ok eigi lítill.
Þá mælti ǫrninn: ‘Vilið þér gefa mér fylli mína af oxanum, þá mun soðna á seyðinum.’
Þeir játa því. Þá lætr hann sígask úr trénu ok sezk á seyðinn ok leggr upp þegar it fyrsta lær oxans tvau ok báða bógana.

2.1Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-62.3

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