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Laxdœla saga — ch. 33 §33.14

Ek ‘’

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

þóttumk ‘’

2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

eiga ‘’

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

þá ‘’

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

gersemi ‘’

gǫrsemi (noun f.): costly thing, treasure

en ‘’

2. en (conj.): but, and

þat ‘’

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

þótti ‘’

2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

mér ‘’

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

helzt ‘’

heldr (adv.): rather

at ‘’

3. at (prep.): at, to

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

hann ‘’

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

var ‘’

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

nǫkkurs ‘’

nøkkurr (pron.): some, a certain

til ‘’

til (prep.): to

þungr ‘’

þungr (adj.): heavy

því ‘’

því (adv.): therefore, because

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

ek ‘’

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

fekk ‘’

2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

varla ‘’

varla (adv.): hardly

valdit ‘’

valda (verb): cause

ok ‘’

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

bar ‘’

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

ek ‘’

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

hallt ‘’

3. hallr (adj.): tilting, awry

hǫfuðit ‘’

hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head

ok ‘’

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

gaf ‘’

gefa (verb): give

ek ‘’

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

þá ‘’

2. þá (adv.): then

hjálminum ‘’

1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet

enga ‘’

2. engi (pron.): no, none

sǫk ‘’

sǫk (noun f.; °sakar; sakar/sakir): cause, offence

á ‘’

3. á (prep.): on, at

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

ok ‘’

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

ætlaða ‘’

ætla (verb): intend, mean, think

ekki ‘’

2. ekki (adv.): not

at ‘’

5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

lóga ‘’

lóga (verb): part with

honum ‘’

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

en ‘’

2. en (conj.): but, and

þá ‘’

2. þá (adv.): then

steypðisk ‘’

steypa (verb): throw down, cast off

hann ‘’

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

af ‘’

af (prep.): from

hǫfði ‘’

hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head

mér ‘’

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

ok ‘’

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

út ‘’

út (adv.): out(side)

á ‘’

3. á (prep.): on, at

Hvammsfjǫrð ‘’

Hvammsfjǫrðr (noun m.)

ok ‘’

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

eptir ‘’

eptir (prep.): after, behind

þat ‘’

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

vaknaða ‘’

vakna (verb): wake, awake

ek ‘’

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

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‘Ek þóttumk eiga þá gersemi; en þat þótti mér helzt at, at hann var nǫkkurs til þungr, því at ek fekk varla valdit, ok bar ek hallt hǫfuðit, ok gaf ek þá hjálminum enga sǫk á því ok ætlaða ekki at lóga honum, en þá steypðisk hann af hǫfði mér ok út á Hvammsfjǫrð, ok eptir þat vaknaða ek.

33.13 Laxdœla saga — ch. 33 33.15

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