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Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-8 §

Ok ‘’

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

er ‘’

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

hann ‘’

nom. m. sg.

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

kømr ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come

aptr ‘’

aptr (adv.; °compar. -ar): back

þá ‘’

2. þá (adv.): then

hefir ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

sveinninn ‘’

nom. sg. definite form;

sveinn (noun m.; °sveins; sveinar): boy, servant, attendant

ekki ‘’

2. ekki (adv.): not

at ‘’

3. at (prep.): at, to

gǫrt ‘’

n. pret. participle;

1. gera (verb): do, make

um ‘’

1. um (prep.): about, around

brauðgørðina ‘’

acc. sg. definite form;

brauðgerð (noun f.; °-ar): bread-making

Nú ‘’

nú (adv.): now

spyrr ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

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

Sigmundr ‘’

nom.

Sigmundr (noun m.): Sigmundr

hvárt ‘’

hvárt (adv.): whether

búit ‘’

n. pret. participle;

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

sé ‘’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. sg.

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

brauðit ‘’

nom. sg. definite form;

brauð (noun n.; °-s; -): bread

Hann ‘’

nom. m. sg.

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

segir ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

segja (verb): say, tell

Eigi ‘’

3. eigi (adv.): not

þorða ‘’

1st pers. pret. sg.

þora (verb): dare

ek ‘’

nom. sg.

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

at ‘’

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

taka ‘’

infinitive;

2. taka (verb): take

mjǫlbelginn ‘’

acc. sg. definite form;

mjǫlbelgr (noun m.): bag of flour

fyrir ‘’

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

því ‘’

því (adv.): therefore, because

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

þar ‘’

þar (adv.): there

lá ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

liggja (verb): lie

nǫkkut ‘’

nom. n. sg.

nøkkurr (pron.): some, a certain

kykt ‘’

nom. n. sg.

kvikr (adj.; °-van/-an): alive

í ‘’

í (prep.): in, into

mjǫlinu ‘’

dat. sg. definite form;

mjǫl (noun n.; °-s, dat. -vi/-i; -): flour, meal

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Ok er hann kømr aptr, þá hefir sveinninn ekki at gǫrt um brauðgørðina. Nú spyrr Sigmundr hvárt búit sé brauðit. Hann segir, ‘Eigi þorða ek at taka mjǫlbelginn, fyrir því at þar lá nǫkkut kykt í mjǫlinu.’

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