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Laxdœla saga — ch. 33 §33.35

standi ‘’

standa (verb): stand

standi yfir hǫfuðsvǫrðum: The sense seems to be ‘Bolli has power of life and death over Kjartan’.

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yfir ‘’

yfir (prep.): over

standi yfir hǫfuðsvǫrðum: The sense seems to be ‘Bolli has power of life and death over Kjartan’.

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hǫfuðsvǫrðum ‘’

hǫfuðsvǫrðr (noun m.): ?head guardian

standi yfir hǫfuðsvǫrðum: The sense seems to be ‘Bolli has power of life and death over Kjartan’.

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Kjartans ‘’

Kjartan (noun m.)

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Gestr svarar: ‘Þarfleysa er at segja þat, en eigi nenni ek at þegja yfir því, er á þínum dǫgum mun fram koma; en ekki kemr mér at óvǫrum, þótt Bolli standi yfir hǫfuðsvǫrðum Kjartans, ok hann vinni sér þá ok hǫfuðbana, ok er þetta illt at vita um svá mikla ágætismenn.’ Síðan riðu þeir til þings, ok er kyrrt þingit.

33.34Laxdœla saga — ch. 33

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