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Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar §60.1

Edited by Natalie Van Deusen

Kom ‘come’

nom. m. 3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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þar ‘there’

þar (adv.): there

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kveldi ‘the evening’

dat. sg.

kveld (noun n.; °-s): evening

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reið ‘rode’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. ríða (verb): ride

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borgina ‘town’

acc. sg. definite form;

borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold

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hafði ‘had’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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síðan ‘at that time’

síðan (adv.): later, then

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alvæpni ‘fully armed’

acc. sg.

alvæpni (noun n.; °; -): °full weaponry

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hafði ‘was’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

hafa (verb): have

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Egill ‘Egill’

nom. sg.

Egill (noun m.): Egill

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spurði ‘asked’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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hvar ‘which’

hvar (adv.): where

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garðr ‘house’

nom. sg.

garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard

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væri ‘was’

subj. 3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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borginni ‘the town’

dat. sg. definite form;

borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold

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Arinbjǫrn ‘Arinbjǫrn’

nom. sg.

Arinbjǫrn (noun m.)

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var ‘was’

nom. m. 3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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sagt ‘told’

nom. n. pret.

segja (verb): say, tell

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reið ‘rode’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. ríða (verb): ride

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garðinn ‘the compound’

acc. sg. definite form;

garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard

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kom ‘arrived’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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stofunni ‘the hall’

dat. sg. definite form;

stofa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): sitting room

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steig ‘dismounted’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

stíga (verb): step

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hitti ‘found’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

hitta (verb): meet, encounter

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mann ‘a man’

acc. sg.

maðr (noun m.): man, person

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máli ‘spoke to him’

dat. sg.

1. mál (noun n.; °-s; -): speech, matter

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Var ‘was’

nom. m. 3rd pers. pret. sg.

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

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sagt ‘told’

nom. n. pret. sg.

segja (verb): say, tell

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Arinbjǫrn ‘Arinbjǫrn’

nom. sg.

Arinbjǫrn (noun m.)

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sat ‘sat’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

sitja (verb): sit

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matborði ‘table’

dat. sg.

matborð (noun n.)

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Egill ‘Egill’

nom. sg.

Egill (noun m.): Egill

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mælti ‘spoke’

3rd pers. pret. sg.

1. mæla (verb): speak, say

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vilda ‘would like it’

1st pers. pres. sg.

vilja (verb): want, intend

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góðr ‘good’

nom. m. sg.

góðr (adj.): good

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gengir ‘could go’

subj. 2nd pers. pres. sg.

2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

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stofuna ‘the hall’

acc. sg. definite form;

stofa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): sitting room

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spyr ‘ask’

imp. 2nd pers. sg.

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

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Arinbjǫrn ‘Arinbjǫrn’

acc. sg.

Arinbjǫrn (noun m.)

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hvárt ‘whether’

hvárt (adv.): whether

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vill ‘would’

subj. 3rd pers. pres. sg.

vilja (verb): want, intend

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heldr ‘prefer’

heldr (adv.): rather

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tala ‘to speak’

infinitive;

3. tala (verb): speak, talk

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Egil ‘Egil’

acc. sg.

Egill (noun m.): Egill

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Skallagrímsson ‘Skallagrímsson’

acc. sg.

Skallagrímsson (noun m.)

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Kom hann þar at kveldi dags, ok reið hann þegar í borgina. Hann hafði síðan hatt yfir hjálmi ok alvæpni hafði hann. Egill spurði hvar garðr væri í borginni er Arinbjǫrn átti. Honum var þat sagt; hann reið þangat í garðinn. En er hann kom at stofunni, steig hann af hesti sínum ok hitti mann at máli. Var honum þá sagt, at Arinbjǫrn sat yfir matborði. Egill mælti: ‘Ek vilda, góðr drengr, at þú gengir inn í stofuna, ok spyr Arinbjǫrn, hvárt hann vill heldr úti eða inni tala við Egil Skallagrímsson.’

Eg var...: WolfAug 9 10 4°Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar60.2

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