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Vǫlsunga saga — chs 6-8 §

Þá ‘’

2. þá (adv.): then

mælti ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

Sigmundr ‘’

Sigmundr (noun m.): Sigmundr

ok ‘’

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

hló ‘’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

hlæja (verb): laugh

við ‘’

2. við (prep.): with, against

Eigi ‘’

3. eigi (adv.): not

get ‘’

1st pers. pres. sg.

2. geta (verb): to beget, give birth to, mention, speak of; to think well of, like, love

ek ‘’

nom. sg.

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

þik ‘’

acc. sg.

þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

hafa ‘’

hafa (verb): have

mat ‘’

acc. sg.

matr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir): food

af ‘’

af (prep.): from

þessu ‘’

dat. n. sg.

1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

brauði ‘’

dat. sg.

brauð (noun n.; °-s; -): bread

í ‘’

í (prep.): in, into

kveld ‘’

acc. sg.

kveld (noun n.; °-s): evening

því ‘’

því (adv.): therefore, because

at ‘’

4. at (conj.): that

þar ‘’

þar (adv.): there

hefir ‘’

3rd pers. pres. sg.

hafa (verb): have

þú ‘’

nom. sg.

þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

knoðat ‘’

pret. participle;

knoða (verb): knead

með ‘’

með (prep.): with

inn ‘’

acc. m. sg.

2. inn (art.): the

mesta ‘’

acc. m. sg. superlative;

meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most

eitrorm ‘’

acc. sg.

eitrormr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): poisonous snake

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Þá mælti Sigmundr ok hló við: ‘Eigi get ek þik hafa mat af þessu brauði í kveld, því at þar hefir þú knoðat með inn mesta eitrorm.’

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