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Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 §5.5

Þeir ‘’

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

blendu ‘’

2. blanda (verb; °blendr; blett, blendu; blandinn): mix, blend (strong)

hunangi ‘’

hunang (noun n.; °-s): honey

við ‘’

2. við (prep.): with, against

blóðit ‘’

blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood

ok ‘’

3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

varð ‘’

1. verða (verb): become, be

þar ‘’

þar (adv.): there

af ‘’

af (prep.): from

mjǫðr ‘’

mjǫðr (noun m.; °dat. miði): mead

sá ‘’

1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

er ‘’

2. er (conj.): who, which, when

hverr ‘’

2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every

er ‘’

2. er (conj.): who, which, when

af ‘’

af (prep.): from

drekkr ‘’

2. drekka (verb; °drekkr; drakk, drukku; drukkinn/drykkinn): drink

verðr ‘’

1. verða (verb): become, be

skáld ‘’

skáld (noun n.; °-s; -): poet

eða ‘’

eða (conj.): or

frœðamaðr ‘’

frœðamaðr (noun m.): poet, knowledgable man

Dvergarnir ‘’

dvergr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): dwarf

sǫgðu ‘’

segja (verb): say, tell

Ásum ‘’

2. Áss (noun m.; °áss, dat. ási/ás; ásar): god

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

Kvasir ‘’

Kvasir (noun m.): Kvasir

hefði ‘’

hafa (verb): have

kafnat ‘’

kafna (verb): suffocate, choke

í ‘’

í (prep.): in, into

mannviti ‘’

1. mannvit (noun n.): understanding

fyrir ‘’

fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of

fyrir því at ‘because’: Phrase.

því ‘’

1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

fyrir því at ‘because’: Phrase.

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

fyrir því at ‘because’: Phrase.

engi ‘’

2. engi (pron.): no, none

var ‘’

2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

þar ‘’

þar (adv.): there

svá ‘’

svá (adv.): so, thus

fróðr ‘’

fróðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): wise

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

spyrja ‘’

spyrja (verb; spurði): ask; hear, find out

kynni ‘’

kunna (verb): know, can, be able

hann ‘’

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

fróðleiks ‘’

fróðleikr (noun m.): knowledge

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Þeir blendu hunangi við blóðit, ok varð þar af mjǫðr sá, er hverr, er af drekkr, verðr skáld eða frœðamaðr. Dvergarnir sǫgðu Ásum, at Kvasir hefði kafnat í mannviti, fyrir því at engi var þar svá fróðr, at spyrja kynni hann fróðleiks.

5.4 Skáldskaparmál — chs 1-6 5.6

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