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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §3.5

hafði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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sættargjǫrð ‘’

acc. sg.

sættargerð (noun f.)

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skyldu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

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gera ‘’

infinitive;

1. gera (verb): do, make

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hugði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. hyggja (verb): think, consider

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skyldu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

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mega ‘’

infinitive;

mega (verb): may, might

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hlœgja ‘’

infinitive;

hlœgja (verb): make laugh

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gerði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. gera (verb): do, make

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geitar ‘’

gen. sg.

geit (noun f.): nanny-goat

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nǫkkvorrar ‘’

gen. f. sg.

nøkkurr (pron.): some, a certain

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létu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

láta (verb): let, have sth done

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skrækti ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

skrækja (verb): screech

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hvárttveggja ‘’

gen. n.

hvárrtveggi (pron.): both

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lét ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

láta (verb): let, have sth done

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fallask ‘’

middle infinitive;

falla (verb): fall

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hló ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

hlæja (verb): laugh

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Þat hafði hon ok í sættargjǫrð sinni, at Æsir skyldu þat gera, er hon hugði, at þeir skyldu eigi mega, at hlœgja hana. Þá gerði Loki þat, at hann batt um skegg geitar nǫkkvorrar ok ǫðrum enda um hreðjar sér, ok létu þau ýmsi eptir ok skrækti hvárttveggja við hátt. Þá lét Loki fallask í kné Skaða, ok þá hló hon. Var þá gjǫr sætt af Ásanna hendi við hana.

3.4Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-64.1

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