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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §4.2

svarar ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

svara (verb): answer

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Ǫlvaldi ‘’

nom.

Ǫlvaldi (noun m.)

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hét ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

2. heita (verb): be called, promise

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faðir ‘’

nom. sg.

faðir (noun m.): father

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munu ‘’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

munu (verb): will, must

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þykkja ‘’

infinitive;

2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

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segi ‘’

1st pers. pres. sg.

segja (verb): say, tell

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gullauðigr ‘’

nom. m. sg.

gullauðigr (adj.): rich in gold

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skyldu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

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hǫfðu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

hafa (verb): have

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gullinu ‘’

dat. sg. definite form;

gull (noun n.): gold

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skiptu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

skipta (verb): share, divide, exchange

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skyldi ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

skulu (verb): shall, should, must

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taka ‘’

infinitive;

2. taka (verb): take

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munnfylli ‘’

unknown. sg.

munnfyllr (noun f.): mouthfull

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allir ‘’

nom. m. pl.

allr (adj.): all

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hǫfum ‘’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

hafa (verb): have

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kalla ‘’

infinitive;

kalla (verb): call

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gullit ‘’

nom. sg. definite form;

gull (noun n.): gold

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felum ‘’

3rd pers. pres. pl.

2. fela (verb): hide

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skáldskap ‘’

dat. sg.

skáldskapr (noun m.): poetry

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kǫllum ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

kalla (verb): call

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Bragi svarar: ‘Ǫlvaldi hét faðir hans, ok merki munu þér at þykkja, ef ek segi þér frá honum. Hann var mjǫk gullauðigr, en er hann ok synir hans skyldu skipta arfi, þá hǫfðu þeir mæling á gullinu, er þeir skiptu, at hverr skyldi taka munnfylli sína ok allir jafnmargar. Einn þeira var Þjazi, annarr Iði, þriði Gangr. En þat hǫfum vér orðtak með oss at kalla gullit munntal þessa jǫtna, en vér felum í rúnum eða í skáldskap, svá at vér kǫllum þat mál eða orðtak, tal þessa jǫtna.’

4.1Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-64.3

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