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Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-8 §

Hon ‘’

nom. f. sg.

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

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hafði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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þá ‘’

2. þá (adv.): then

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raun ‘’

acc. sg.

raun (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): ordeal, proof, experience

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gǫrt ‘’

n. pret. participle;

1. gera (verb): do, make

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við ‘’

2. við (prep.): with, against

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ina ‘’

acc. m. pl.

2. inn (art.): the

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fyrri ‘’

acc. m. pl. comparative;

1. fyrri (adj. comp.; °superl. fyrstr): first

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sonu ‘’

acc. pl.

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

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sína ‘’

acc. m. pl.

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

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áðr ‘’

áðr (adv.; °//): before

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hon ‘’

nom. f. sg.

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

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sendi ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

senda (verb): send

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þá ‘’

acc. m. pl.

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

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til ‘’

til (prep.): to

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Sigmundar ‘’

gen.

Sigmundr (noun m.): Sigmundr

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at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

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hon ‘’

nom. f. sg.

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

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saumaði ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

sauma (verb): sew

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at ‘’

3. at (prep.): at, to

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hǫndum ‘’

dat. pl.

hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand

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þeim ‘’

dat. m. pl.

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

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með ‘’

með (prep.): with

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holdi ‘’

dat. sg.

hold (noun n.; °-s; -): flesh

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ok ‘’

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

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skinni ‘’

dat. sg.

skinn (noun n.; °-s; -): skin, fur, leather

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þeir ‘’

nom. m. pl.

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

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þoldu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

þola (verb): suffer, endure

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illa ‘’

adverbial;

illr (adj.): bad, evil, unwell

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ok ‘’

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

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kriktu ‘’

3rd pers. pret. pl.

krikða (verb): complain, cry out

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um ‘’

1. um (prep.): about, around

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Hon hafði þá raun gǫrt við ina fyrri sonu sína, áðr hon sendi þá til Sigmundar, at hon saumaði at hǫndum þeim með holdi ok skinni; þeir þoldu illa ok kriktu um.

13Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-815

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