Chapter 6

Sīðan lætr hann ī haf, ok kömr ī Noreg, ok lætr flytja upp varnað sinn, ok þurfti nū meira við þat en fyrr, er hann var ī Noregi. Hann fęrr nū sīðan ā fund Haralds konungs, ok vill ęfna þat er hann hēt honum, āðr hann fōr til Danmęrkr, ok kvęðr konung vel. Haraldr konungr tōk vel kvęðju hans, ok 'sęzk niðr,' sęgir hann, 'ok drekk hēr með oss'; ok svā gǫ̈rir hann. Þā spurði Haraldr kon- ungr: 'hvęrju launaði Sveinn konungr þēr dȳrit?' Auðun svarar: 'þvī, herra! at hann þā at mēr.' Konungr sagði: 'launat mynda ek þēr þvī hafa; hvęrju launaði hann ęnn?' Auðun svarar: 'gaf hann mēr silfr til suðr-gǫngu.' Þā sęgir Haraldr konungr: 'mǫrgum mǫnnum gefr Sveinn konungr silfr til suðrgǫngu eða annarra hluta, þōtt ekki fœri honum gǫ̈rsimar; hvat er ęnn fleira?' 'Hann bauð mēr,' sęgir Auðun, 'at görask skutilsveinn hans, ok mikinn sōma til mīn at lęggja.' 'Vel var þat mælt,' sęgir konungr, 'ok launa, myndi hann ęnn fleira.' Auðun sagði: 'gaf hann mēr knǫrr með farmi þeim er hingat er bęzt varit ī Noreg.' Þat var stōr-mannligt,' sęgir konungr, 'en launat mynda ek þēr þvī hafa. Launaði hann þvī fleira?' Auðun svaraði: 'gaf hann mēr leðrhosu fulla af silfri, ok kvað mik þā eigi fēlausan, ef ek helda þvī, þō at skip mitt bryti við Īsland.' Konungr sagði: 'þat var ā-gætliga gǫ̈rt, ok þat mynda ek ekki gǫ̈rt hafa; lauss mynda ek þykkjask, ef ek gæfa þer skipit; hvārt launaði hann fleira?' 'Svā var vīst, herra!' sęgir Auðun, 'at hann launaði: hann gaf mēr hring þenna er ek hęfi ā hęndi, ok kvað svā mega at berask, at ek tȳnda fēnu ǫllu, ok sagði mik þā eigi fēlausan, ef ek ætta hringinn, ok bað mik eigi lōga, nema ek ætta nǫkkurum tignum manni svā gott at launa, at ek vilda gefa; en nū hęfi ek þann fundit, þvī at þū āttir kost at taka hvārttvęggja frā mēr, dȳrit ok svā līf mitt, en þū lēzt mik fara þangat ī friði, sem aðrir nāðu eigi.' Konungr tōk við gjǫfinni með blīðu, ok gaf Auðuni ī mōti gōðar gjafir, āðr en þeir skilðisk. Auðun varði fēnu til Īslands-fęrðar ok fōr ūt þegar um sumarit til Īslands, ok þōtti vera inn mesti gæfumaðr.

VII. ÞRYMS-KVIÐA

1. Vreiðr var þā Ving-þōrr, er hann vaknaði, ok sīns hamars of saknaði: skęgg nam at hrista, skǫr nam at dȳja, rēð Jarðar burr um at þreifask.

2. Ok hann þat orða alls fyrst of kvað: 'heyr-ðu nū, Loki! hvat ek nū mæli, er engi veit jarðar hvęrgi [*] nē upp-himins: āss er stolinn hamri!'

3. Gengu þeir fagra Freyju tūna, [*] ok hann þat orða alls fyrst of kvað: 'muntu mēr, Freyja! fjaðr-hams ljā, ef ek minn hamar mætta-k hitta?'

Freyja kvað:

4. Þō munda-k gefa þēr, þōtt ōr gulli væri, ok-þō sęlja at væri ōr silfri.' [*]

5. Flō þā Loki, fjaðrhamr dunði, unz fyr utan kom āsa garða, ok fyr innan kom jǫtna heima.

6. Þrymr sat ā haugi, þursa drōttinn, greyjum sīnum gull-bǫnd snöri ok mǫrum sīnum mǫn jafnaði.

Þrymr kvað:

7. 'Hvat er með āsum? hvat er með ālfum? hvī er-tu einn kominn ī Jǫtunheima?'

Loki kvað:

'Ilt er með āsum, ilt er með ālfum; hęfir þū Hlō-riða hamar of fōlginn?'

Þrymr kvað:

8. 'Ek hęfi Hlōriða hamar of fōlginn ātta rǫstum fyr jǫrð neðan; hann engi maðr aptr of heimtir, nema fœri mēr Freyju at kvān.' [*]

9. Flō þā Loki, fjaðrhamr dunði, unz fyr utan kom jǫtna heima ok fyr innan kom āsa garða; mœtti hann Þōr miðra garða, ok hann þat orða alls fyrst of kvað:

10. 'Hęfir þū örindi sem ęrfiði? sęg-ðu ā lopti lǫng tīðindi: opt sitjanda sǫgur of fallask, ok liggjandi lygi of bęllir.'

Loki kvað:

11. 'Hęfi-k ęrfiði ok örindi: Þrymr hęfir þinn hamar, þursa drōttinn; hann engi maðr aptr of heimtir, nema honum fœri Freyju at kvān.'

12. Ganga þeir fagra Freyju at hitta, ok hann þat orða alls fyrst of kvað: 'bitt-u þik, Freyja, brūðar līni! vit skulum aka tvau ī Jǫtunheima.'

13. Vreið varð þā Freyja ok fnāsaði, allr āsa salr undir bifðisk, stǫkk þat it mikla męn Brīsinga: 'mik veizt-u verða ver-gjarnasta, ef ek ęk með þēr ī Jǫtunheima.'

14. Sęnn vāru æsir allir ā þingi ok āsynjur allar ā māli, ok of þat rēðu rīkir tīvar, hvē þeir Hlōriða hamar of sœtti.

15. Þā kvað þat Heimdallr, hvītastr āsa (vissi hann vel fram, sem vanir aðrir): 'bindum vēr Þōr þā brūðar līni, hafi hann it mikla męn Brīsinga!

16. Lātum und honum hrynja lukla ok kvenn-vāðir of knē falla, en ā brjōsti breiða steina, ok hagliga of hǫfuð typpum!'

17. Þā kvað þat Þōrr, þrūðugr āss: 'mik munu æsir argan kalla, ef ek bindask læt brūðar līni.'

18. Þā kvað þat Loki, Laufeyjar sonr: 'þęgi þū [nū], Þōrr! þeira orða; þegar munu jǫtnar Āsgarð būa, nema þū þinn hamar þēr of heimtir.'

19. Bundu þeir Þōr þā brūðar līni ok inu mikla męni Brīsinga.

20. Lētu und honum hrynja lukla ok kvenn-vāðir of knē falla, en ā brjōsti breiða steina, ok hagliga of hǫfuð typðu.

21. Þā kvað þat Loki, Laufeyjar sonr: 'mun ek ok með þēr ambātt vera, vit skulum aka tvær ī Jǫtunheima.'

22. Sęnn vāru hafrar heim of reknir, skyndir at skǫklum, skyldu vel ręnna: bjǫrg brotnuðu, brann jǫrð loga, ōk Ōðins sonr ī Jǫtunheima.

23. Þā kvað þat Þrymr, þursa drōttinn: 'standið upp, jǫtnar! ok strāið bękki! nū fœra mēr Freyju at kvān, Njarðar dōttur, ōr Nōa-tūnum.

24. Ganga hēr at garði gull-hyrndar kȳr, öxn al-svartir jǫtni at gamni; fjǫlð ā ek meiðma, fjǫlð ā ek męnja, einnar mēr Freyju āvant þykkir.'

25. Var þar at kveldi of komit snimma, ok fyr jǫtna ǫl fram borit; einn āt oxa, ātta laxa, krāsir allar, þær er konur skyldu, drakk Sifjar verr sāld þrjū mjaðar.

26. Þā kvað þat Þrymr, þursa drōttinn: 'hvar sāttu brūðir bīta hvassara? sāk-a-k brūðir bīta breiðara, nē inn meira mjǫð mey of drekka.'

27. Sat in al-snotra ambātt fyrir, er orð of fann við jǫtuns māli: 'āt vætr Freyja ātta nāttum, svā var hon ōð-fūs ī Jǫtunheima.'

28. Laut und līnu, lysti at kyssa, en hann utan stǫkk ęnd-langan sal: 'hvī eru ǫndōtt augu Freyju? þykkir mēr ōr augum eldr of bręnna.'

29. Sat in alsnotra ambātt fyrir, er orð of fann við jǫtuns māli: 'svaf vætr Freyja ātta nāttum, svā var hon ōðfūs ī Jǫtunheima.'

30. Inn kom in arma jǫtna systir, hin er brūð-fjār of biðja þorði: 'lāttu þēr af hǫndum hringa rauða, ef þū ǫðlask vill āstir mīnar, āstir mīnar, alla hylli!'

31. Þā kvað þat Þrymr, þursa drōttinn: 'berið inn hamar brūði at vīgja, lęggið Mjǫllni ī meyjar knē, vīgið okkr saman Vārar hęndi!'

32. Hlō Hlōriða hugr ī brjōsti, er harð-hugaðr hamar of þękði; Þrym drap hann fyrstan, þursa drōttin, ok ætt jǫtuns alla lamði.

33. Drap hann ina ǫldnu jǫtna systur, hin er brūðfjār of beðit hafði; hon skell of hlaut fyr skillinga, en hǫgg hamars fyr hringa fjǫlð. Svā kom Ōðins sonr ęndr at hamri.

NOTES

The references marked Gr. are to the paragraphs of the Grammar.

I. THOR

Line 3. *Hann ā þar rīki er Þrūð-vangar heita*, 'he reigns (there) where it is called Þ.,' i.e. in the place which is called Þ. The plur. _heita_ agrees with _þrūðvangar_, as in l. 14 below: _þat eru jārnglōfar_ 'that is (his) iron gloves.'

l. 5. *þat er hūs mest, svā at męnn hafa gǫ̈rt*, 'that is the largest house, so that men have made (it),' i.e. the largest house that has been built. Note the plur. _hūs_ of a single house; each chamber was originally regarded as a house, being often a detached building.

l. 13. *spęnnir þeim*, Gr. § 154; cp. 2. 49.

II. THOR AND ŪTGARÐALOKI

l. 1. *fōr með hafra sīna...ok með honum sā, āss er...* We see here that _með_ generally takes an acc. to denote passive, and a dat. to denote voluntary accompaniment.

l. 5. *soðit* refers to some such subst. as _slātr_ (meat) understood.

l. 11. *sprętti ā...* _ā_ is here an adv.

l. 12. *til męrgjar.* _til_ here implies intention--to get at the marrow.

l. 20. *þat er sā augnanna*, 'the little he saw of the eyes.'-- Thor frowned till his eyebrows nearly covered his eyes, and the man felt as if he were going to fall down dead at the mere sight of them.

l. 21. The second *hann* refers, of course, to Thor.

l. 34. *til myrkrs*, till it was dark.

l. 36. *þeir*, the masc. instead of the neut. pl., as in l. 32 *foll.*, showing that _leituðu_ is meant to refer only to the men of the party, and not to include Rǫskva. (Gr. § 179.)

l. 46. *sēr hvar lā maðr*, 'saw where a man lay,' i.e. saw a man lying.

l. 51. *einu sinni*, for once in his life.

l. 52. *nęfndisk Skrȳmir*, said his name was Skr.

l. 66. *būið til* (_prp._) *nātt-verðar yðr*, prepare supper for yourselves.

l. 77. *Er þat þēr satt at sęgja*. _satt_ is in apposition to _þat_--'that is to be told you as the truth, (namely) that...'

l. 88. *sjā sik*, see himself alive.

l. 104. *þann* = _þann veg_, that way, course.

l. 108. *at æsirnir bæði þā heila hittask*. The full sense is, 'that Thor and Loki expressed a wish that they and Skrȳmir might meet again safe and sound.'

ll. 111, 112. *sęttu hnakkann ā bak sēr aptr*, threw back the backs of their heads till they touched their backs, i.e. threw back their heads.

l. 118. *œrit stōra*, 'rather big,' i.e. very big.

l. 120. *glotti um tǫnn*, 'grinned round a tooth,' i.e. showed his teeth in a malicious grin. Two MSS. read _við_ instead of _um_.

l. 121. *er annan veg en ek hygg, at...?* is it otherwise than as I think, namely that...? i.e. am I not right in thinking that...?

l. 127. *engi er hēr sā inni er...* = engi er hēr-inni sā-er...

l. 129. *freista skal*, Gr. § 192.

l. 140. *kallar þess meiri vān at hann sē...* 'says that there is more probability of that, namely that he is...than of the contrary,' i.e. says that he will have to be...

l. 150. *fōthvatari en svā*, 'more swift-footed than so--under these circumstances,' i.e. than you.

l. 156. *ok er Þjālfl eigi þā kominn...* = þā er Þjālfi eigi kominn...

l. 172. *at sinni*, this time.

l. 172. *hann*, acc.

l. 173. *laut ōr horninu*, bent back from the horn.

l. 188. *mestr* refers to _drykkr_ understood.

l. 218. *kalli*, Gr. § 192.

l. 241. *þō* refers to _uni_.

III. BALDER

l. 7. *engi* agrees with _dōmr_.

IV. THE DEATH OF BALDER

l. 11. *hann*, acc.

l. 20. *ungr*, too young.

l. 31. *ū-happ* is in apposition to _þat_; cp. 3. 7.

ll. 33, 34. *vāru með einum hug til...* had the same feelings towards.

l. 36. *var...fyrr*, was beforehand, prevented.

l. 42. *vili*, subj. 'whether he will';--change of construction.

l. 55. *nema*, 'unless,' here = 'until.'

l. 89. *heim*. This use of _heim_ in the sense of 'someone else's home.' is frequent. Cp. our 'drive a nail home.'

l. 94. *svā* refers to _ok ef allir hlutir..._, the _ok_ being pleonastic.

l. 108. *hvar*, cp. 2. 46.

l. 113. *karl*, 'old man,' here = Odin.

V. HĒÐINN AND HEGNI

l. 6. *Hēðinn* = hann; this use of a proper name instead of a pronoun is frequent.

l. 9. *þar*. Cp. 1. 3.

VI. THE DEATH OF OLAF TRYGGVASON

l. 17. *svā at*, so that, i.e. just when.

l. 30. *er*, namely that.

l. 33. *austan at sigla*, is in a kind of apposition to _fęrðina_.

l. 40. *svā*, also.

l. 48. *muni fyrir*, awaits you, is impending.

l. 53. *meira*, adv., better, faster.

l. 149. *bar hann hātt*, impers. w. acc.; he was in a conspicuous place.

l. 244. *við fimtānda mann*, one of fifteen, with fourteen men.

l. 259. *vāpna* is governed by the second half of the genitival compound _klæða-būnað_, which is here considered as two independent words.

VII. AUÐUN

l. 17. *var fyrir*, was to be found.

l. 26. *tvau verð slīk*, double the price you gave.

l. 55. *fē* is probably dat. here, but may be nom.

l. 56. *ęptir sem...*, according as, in accordance with what.

l. 64. *nū...nū*, lately...just now.

l. 116. *hęldr* is here used pleonastically in a kind of apposition to the preceding _bętr_.

l. 125. *en*, and = while.

l. 129. *þessi einn var svā hlutrinn, at...*, this single thing is the case, namely that... i.e. the only thing is that...

VIII. ÞRYMSKVIÐA

l. 7. *jarðar* is governed by _hvęrgi_.

l. 9. *tūna*. Poetical construction of gen. to denote goal of motion.

l. 15. *þō* goes with the following _at_ = _ok sęlja, þōat_ (_þōtt_) _væri ōr silfri_.

l. 32. *fœri* may be either sg. or pl. 3 pers.

GLOSSARY

æ _follows_ að, ð _follows_ d, ę _follows_ e, œ _follows_ oð, ǫ _follows_ o, ö _follows_ ǫ, þ _follows_ t.

The declensions of nouns are only occasionally given.

(-rs) etc. means that the _r_ of the nom. is kept in inflection.

A

-a _adv._ not. ā _sf._ river. ā _see_ *eiga*. ā _prp. w. acc. and dat._ on, in. āðr _adv., cj._ before. aðrir _see_ *annar*. æsir _see_ *āss*. ætla _wv._ 3, consider, deem: 'ætlask fyrir,' intend. ætt _sf._ 2, race, descent, family. ætta _see_ *eiga*. af _prp. w. dat._ from; of; with; _adv._ 'drekka af,' drink off. af-hūs _sn._ out-house, side room. afl _sn._ strength, might. af-taka _wf._ damage, injury. āgætliga _adv._ splendidly. aka _sv._ 2, drive (a chariot, etc.). ākafliga _adv._ vehemently, hard--'kalla a.' call loudly. akarn _sn._ acorn. akkeri _sn._ anchor. ālar-ęndir _sm._ thong-end, end of a strap. al-būinn _adj. w. gen._ quite ready. aldinn _adj._ old. aldri _adv._ never. ā-lęngðar _adv._ for some time. ālfr _sm._ elf. ā-lit _snpl._ appearance, countenance [līta]. all-harðr _adj._ very hard, very violent. all-lītill _adj._ very little. all-mann-skœðr _adj._ (very injurious to men), very murderous (of a battle) [skaði, 'injury']. all-mikill _adj._ very great. allr _adj._ all, whole; 'með ǫllu,' entirely; 'alls fyrst,' first of all. all-stōrum _adv._ very greatly. all-valdr _sm._ monarch, king. al-snotr _adj._ very clever. al-svartr _adj._ very black, coal-black. alt _adv._ quite. ambātt _sf._ 2, female slave, maid. and-lit _sn._ face [līta]. annarr _prn._ second; following, next; other; one of the two-- 'annar...annarr,' one...the other. aptann _sm._ evening. aptastr _adj._ most behind. aptr _adv._ back, backwards, behind. ār _sf._ oar. ār _sn._ year. ār _see_ *ā*. argr _adj._ cowardly, base. ār-maðr _sm._ steward. armr _adj._ wretched. ās-męgin _sn._ divine strength. āss _sm._ 3, (Scandinavian) god. āst _sf._ 2, affection, love, _often in pl._ āst-sæll _adj._ beloved, popular. [sæll, 'happy']. āsynja _wf._ (Scandinavian) goddess [āss]. āt _see_ *eta*. at _prp. w. dat._ at, by; to, towards, up to; for; in accordance with, after. at _adv._ to. -at _adv._ not. at-laga _wf._ attack [lęggja]. at-rōðr (-rar) _sm._ 2, rowing against, attack. ātta _num._ eight. ātta see *eiga*. auð-kęndr _adj._ easy to be recognized, easily distinguishable. auðr _adj._ desert, deserted, without men. auð-sēnn _adj._ evident. auga _wn._ eye. aug-sȳn _sf._ sight. auka _sv._ 1, increase; _impers., w. dat. of what is added_ 'jōk nū miklu ā,' much was added to it (his hesitation increased). austan _adv._ from the east. aust-maðr _sm._ Easterner, Norwegian. austr _sn._ the east--'ī au.,' eastwards. austr _adv._ eastwards. austr-vegr _sm._ the East, _especially_ Russia. āvalt _adv._ continually, all the time. ā-vanr _adj._ wanting; _impers. neut. in_ 'einnar mēr Freyju āvant þykkir,' Freyja alone I seem to want. ā-vinnr _adj._ toilsome, _only in the impers. neut._ 'mun ā-vint verða um sǫxin,' it will be a hard fight at the prow.

B

bað _see_ *biðja*. bāðir _prn._ both, _neut. as adv. in_ 'bæði...ok,' both...and. bāðu _see_ *biðja*. bǣða _see_ *biðja*. bǣði _see_ *bāðir*. baggi _wm._ bag; bundle. bak _sn._ back, 'vęrja eitt baki,' defend a thing with the back, i.e. turns one's back to it = be a coward. bak-borði _wm._ larboard. bāl _sn._ flame; funeral pile. bāl-fǫr _sf._ funeral. bani _wm._ death. bar _see_ *bera*. bardagi _wm._ battle. barð _sn._ edge, rim; projection in the prow of a ship formed by the continuation of the keel. barða _see_ *bęrja*. barði _wm._ war-ship with a sharp prow, ram. barn _sn._ child. batt _see_ *binda*. bauð _see_ *bjōða*. beiða _wv._ 1, _w. gen. of thing and dat. of pers. benefited_, ask, demand. bein _sn._ bone. bękkr _sm._ 2, bench. bęlla _wv._ 1, occupy oneself with, deal in, _generally in a bad sense_. bera _sv._ 4, carry, take; bear, endure. berask at, happen. b. fram, bring forward, out. b. vāpn niðr, shoot down. b. rāð sīn saman, hold council, deliberate. berg-risi _wm._ hill-giant. bęrja _wv._ 1b, strike--'b. grjōti,' stone. *bęrjask*, fight. bęrr _adj._ bare, unsheathed (of a sword). ber-sęrkr _sm._ 2, wild fighter, champion. [Literally 'bear-shirt,' i.e. one clothed in a bear's skin.] bętr _see_ *vel*. bętri _see_ *gōðr*. bęzt _see_ *vel*. bęztr _see_ *gōðr*. beygja _wv._ 1, bend, arch. bīða _sv._ 6, _w. gen._ wait for; _w. acc._ abide, undergo. biðja _sv._ 5, ask, beg, pray, _w. gen. of thing, acc. of the pers. asked, and dat. of the person benefited_; express a wish, bid--'bað hann vel kominn' (vera _understood_), bad him welcome; call on, challenge, command, tell. bifask _wv._ 1, tremble, shake. bil _sn._ moment of time. bila _wv._ 2, fail. bilt _neut. adj. only in the impers._ 'einum verðr bilt,' one hesitates, is taken aback, is afraid. binda _sv._ 3, bind, tie up; dress. birta _wv._ 1, show [bjartr]. bīta _sv._ 6, bite; cut. bittu _see_ *binda*. bitu _see_ *bīta*. bjarn-dȳri _sn._ bear. bjartr _adj._ bright, clear. bjō _see_ *būa*. bjōða _sv._ 7, _w. acc. and dat._ offer, propose--'b. einum fang,' challenge to wrestling; invite. b. upp, give up. bjǫrg _sf._ help; means of subsistence, store of food. blāsa _sv._ 1, blow; blow trumpet as signal. bleyða _wf._ coward. blīða _wf._ gentleness, friendliness. blindr _adj._ blind. blōð _sn._ blood. blōt-bolli _wm._ sacrificial bowl. bœtr _see_ *bōt*. boga-skot _sn._ bowshot. bogi _wm._ bow. bog-maðr _sm._ bowman, archer. bōndi _sm._ 4, yeoman, householder, (free) man [būa]. borð _sn._ side of a ship, board; rim, the margin between the rim of a vessel and the liquid in it--'nū er gott beranda b. ā horninu,' now there is a good margin for carrying the horn, i.e. its contents are so diminished that it can be lifted without spilling. borg _sf._ fortress, castle. borg-hlið _sn._ castle gate. bōt _sf._ 3, mending, improvement; _plur._ *bœtr*, compensation. bǫrn _see_ *barn*. brā _sf._ eyelid. brā _see_ *bregða*. bragð _sn._ trick, stratagem [bregða]. brann _see_ *bręnna*. brast _see_ *bresta*. brātt _adv._ quickly. braut _sf._ way--*ā braut*, _adv._ away. braut _see_ *brjōta*. braut, brott _adv._ away. bregða _sv._ 3, _w. dat._ jerk, pull, push; b. upp, lift, raise (to strike). change, transform. breiðr _adj._ broad. bręnna _wf._ burning; incremation. bręnna _sv._ 3, burn _intr._ bręnna _wv._ 1, burn _trans._ bresta _sv._ 3, break, crack, burst. brestr _sm._ crack; loss. brjōst _sn._ breast. brjōta _sv._ 7, break--'b. (skip)' suffer shipwreck, _also impers._ 'skip (acc.) brȳtr,' the ship is wrecked. broddr _sm._ point. brōðir _sm._ 4, brother. brotinn _see_ *brjōta*. brotna _wv._ 3, break _intr._ brott _see_ *braut*. brott-laga _sf._ retreat. brū _sf._ bridge. brūð-fē _sn._ bridal gift. brūðr _sf._ 2, bride. brūn _sf._ 3, eyebrow. bryggja _wf._ pier. brynja _wf._ corslet. brȳnn _see_ *brūn*. bryn-stūka _wf._ corslet-sleeve. bryti _see_ *brjōta*. brȳtr _see_ *brjōta*. bū _sn._ dwelling, home. būa _sv._ 1, dwell; inhabit, possess, prepare. *būask*, get ready, prepare _intr._ 'er būit við at...' it is likely to be that..., there is danger of... buðu _see_ *bjōða*. būinn _adj._ ready; in a certain condition--'(við) svā būit' _adv._ under such circumstances; capable, fit for--'vel at sēr būinn,' very capable, very good (at). bundu _see_ *binda*. burr _sm._ son. bȳðr _see_ *bjōða*. bȳr _see_ *būa*. byrja _wv._ 3, begin. byr-vænn _adj._ promising a fair wind.

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daga _wv._ 3, dawn. dagan _sf._ dawn. dagr _sm._ day. dalr _sm._ valley. dauðr _adj._ dead. dęgi _see_ *dagr*. deyja _sv._ 2, die. djūpr _adj._ deep. dō _see_ *deyja*. dōmr _sm._ decision. dōttir _sf._ 3, daughter. dǫgurðr _sm._ breakfast [-urð = -verðr, _cp._ nāttverðr]. dōkkr (-vir) _adj._ dark. draga _sv._ 2, draw, drag. d. saman, collect. drakk _see_ *drekka*. drap _see_ *drepa*. draumr _sm._ dream. dręginn _see_ *draga*. dreif _see_ *drīfa*. dręki _wm._ dragon; dragon-ship, ship with a dragon's head as a beak. drekka _sv._ 3, drink. drepa _sv._ 5, strike; kill. dreyma _wv._ 1, _impers. w. acc. of pers. and acc. of the thing_ dream [draumr]. drīfa _sv._ 6, drive; hasten. drjūpa _sv._ 7, drop. drō _see_ *draga*. drōgu _see_ *draga*. drōttinn _sm._ lord. drōttin-hollr _adj._ faithful to its master. drukkinn _adj. (ptc.)_ drunk. drupu _see_ *drjūpa*. drykkja _wf._ drinking [drekka]. drykkju-maðr _sm._ drinker. drykkr _sm._ 2, draught. duna _wv._ 3, resound. dunði _see_ *dynja*. dvalða _see_ *dvęlja*. dvęlja _wv._ 1b, delay. *dvęljask*, dwell, stop. dvergr _sm._ dwarf. dyðrill _sm._ (?). dȳja _wv._ 1b, shake. dynja _wv._ 1b, resound. dȳr _sn._ animal, beast. dyrr _sfnpl._ door.

E

eða _cj._ or. ef _cj._ if. ęfna _wv._ 1, perform, carry out. ęggja _wv._ 3, incite. eiðr _sm._ oath. eiga _wf._ property. eiga _swv._ possess, have: have as wife, be married to; have _in the sense of_ must. eigi _adv._ not; no. eign _sf._ property. eignask _wv._ 3, appropriate, gain. eik _sf._ 3, oak. einka-māl _snpl._ personal agreement, special treaty. einn _num., prn._ one; the same; a certain, a; alone, only-- 'einn saman,' alone, mere. einn-hvęrr _prn._ a certain, some, a. eira _wv._ 1, _w. dat._ spare. eitr _sn._ poison. ek _prn._ I. ęk _see_ *aka*. ekki _prn. neut._ nothing; _adv._ not. eldr _sm._ fire. ęlli _wf._ old age. ellifti _adj._ eleventh. ellifu _num._ eleven. em _see_ *vera*. en _cj._ but; and. en _adv._ than, _after compar._ ęndask _wv._ 1, end, suffice for. ęndi, ęndir _sm._ end. ęnd-langr _adj._ the whole length--'ęndlangan sal,' the whole length of the hall. ęndr _adv._ again. engi _prn._ none, no. ęnn _adv._ yet, still; besides; after all. ęptir _prp. w. acc._ after (of time). _w. dat._ along, over; in quest of, after; according to, by. _adv._ afterwards; behind [aptr]. ęptri _adj. compar._ hind. er _prn. rel._ who, which, _rel. adv._ where; when; because, that. er _see_ *vera*. er _see_ *þū*. ęrfiði _sn._ work; trouble. ert _see_ *vera*. eru _see_ *vera*. eta _sv._ 5, eat. ey _sf._ island.

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