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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §3.4

tók ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. taka (verb): take

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ǫll ‘’

acc. n. pl.

allr (adj.): all

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hervápn ‘’

acc. pl.

hervápn (noun n.): weapon

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hefna ‘’

infinitive;

hefna (verb): avenge

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fǫður ‘’

gen. sg.

faðir (noun m.): father

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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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skal ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

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kjósa ‘’

infinitive;

kjósa (verb): choose

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kjósa ‘’

infinitive;

kjósa (verb): choose

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sjá ‘’

infinitive;

2. sjá (verb): see

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fleira ‘’

acc. m. sg. comparative;

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

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‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. sjá (verb): see

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mælti ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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kýs ‘’

1st pers. pres. sg.

kjósa (verb): choose

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mun ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

munu (verb): will, must

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ljótt ‘’

nom. n. sg.

ljótr (adj.): ugly

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Nóatúnum ‘’

dat. pl.

Nóatún (noun n.)

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En Skaði, dóttir Þjaza jǫtuns, tók hjálm ok brynju ok ǫll hervápn ok ferr til Ásgarðs at hefna fǫður síns. En Æsir buðu henni sætt ok yfirbœtr, ok it fyrsta, at hon skal kjósa sér mann af Ásum ok kjósa at fótum ok sjá ekki fleira af.
Þá hon eins manns fœtr forkunnar fagra ok mælti:
‘Þenna kýs ek. Fátt mun ljótt á Baldri.’
En þat var Njǫrðr ór Nóatúnum.

3.3Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-63.5

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