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Laxdœla saga — ch. 33 §33.2

Einhverju ‘’

einshverr (pron.; °m. dat. ·hverjum, f. dat. ·hverri): a certain

sinni ‘’

2. sinni (noun n.; °-s;): time, occasion; company, following

bar ‘’

3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry

enn ‘’

2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again

svá ‘’

svá (adv.): so, thus

til ‘’

til (prep.): to

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

Gestr ‘’

2. Gestr (noun m.)

reið ‘’

1. ríða (verb): ride

til ‘’

til (prep.): to

þings ‘’

þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly

ok ‘’

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

gisti ‘’

gista (verb): visit, stay the night

á ‘’

3. á (prep.): on, at

Hóli ‘’

2. Hól (noun n.): [Hóll]

Hann ‘’

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

býsk ‘’

2. búa (verb; °býr (1. pers. býg NjM 330²⁴); bjó/bjuggi/bjǫggi/byggi, bjuggu/bjǫggu (præt. conj. byggi); búinn (n. sg. búit/bút)): prepare, ready, live

um ‘’

1. um (prep.): about, around

morguninn ‘’

morginn (noun m.; °morgins, dat. morgni; morgnar): morning

snimma ‘’

snemma (adv.): early

því ‘’

því (adv.): therefore, because

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

leið ‘’

leið (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir/-ar): path, way

var ‘’

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

lǫng ‘’

langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long

hann ‘’

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

ætlaði ‘’

ætla (verb): intend, mean, think

um ‘’

1. um (prep.): about, around

kveldit ‘’

kveld (noun n.; °-s): evening

í ‘’

í (prep.): in, into

Þykkvaskóg ‘’

Þykkvaskógr (noun m.)

til ‘’

til (prep.): to

Ármóðs ‘’

Ármóðr (noun m.): Ármóðr

mágs ‘’

mágr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): brother-, father-, or son-in-law

síns ‘’

3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

hann ‘’

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

átti ‘’

2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have

Þórunni ‘’

Þórunn (noun f.)

systur ‘’

systir (noun f.; °systur; systur): sister

Gests ‘’

2. Gestr (noun m.)

þeira ‘’

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

synir ‘’

sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son

váru ‘’

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

þeir ‘’

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

Ǫrnólfr ‘’

Ǫrnolfr (noun m.)

ok ‘’

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

Halldórr ‘’

Halldórr (noun m.): Halldórr

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Einhverju sinni bar enn svá til, at Gestr reið til þings ok gisti á Hóli. Hann býsk um morguninn snimma, því at leið var lǫng; hann ætlaði um kveldit í Þykkvaskóg til Ármóðs, mágs síns; hann átti Þórunni, systur Gests; þeira synir váru þeir Ǫrnólfr ok Halldórr.

33.1 Laxdœla saga — ch. 33 33.3

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