Easy Readings In Old Icelandic
Chapter 1
The following words, occuring in the above passage, are of constant occurance in Icelandic, and should be carefully learned at the outset.
at, at, in, to. eða, or. en, but; than. er, is. er, who, which, that. eru, are. hann, he. hinn, the, that. hvar, where. hvat, what. í, in, into. með, with. of, during. ok, and. sá, that (one), he. sem, as. skal, shall. svá, so, thus. til, to (with gen.). var, was. vera, to be, þá, then. þá, that (a. s. f.). þar, there. þat, that. þeir, they.
| áðr, before | elztr, oldest | |
| aldir, pl. of öld, f. age | fara, to go | |
| aldri, never | forn, old | |
| Allfáðr, m. 'All-father' | frama-verk, n. great deed | |
| allr, all | fúni, rot (fúna) | |
| Ásgarðr, m. the home of the Gods | gaf, gave (gefa) | |
| átti, had (eiga) | goð, n. (heathen) god | |
| brenni, burn (brenna) | Guð, m. God | |
| eign, f. possession | görr, made |
| gørði, made (gørva) | rétt, rightly | |
| hafðisk, occupied himself | ríki, n. kingdom | |
| (hafa-sk) | ræðr, rules (ráða) | |
| hefir, has (hafa) | segir, says (segja) | |
| heimr, m. world | siðaðr, behaved | |
| heitir, is called (heita) | sinn, sín, sitt, one's own | |
| Hel, f. the goddess Death | sjálfr, self | |
| himinn, m. heaven | skal, pl. skulu, shall | |
| hlutr, m. thing | smár, small | |
| hóf, began (hefja) | smíðaði, made (smíða) | |
| Hrim þurs, m. frost giant | spyrr, asks (spyrja) | |
| hverr, who. | stjórna, to govern | |
| jörð, f. earth | stórr, great | |
| lifir, lives (lifa) | svarra, to answer | |
| líkami, m. body | tólf, twelve | |
| lopt, n. air | týnask, to perish | |
| má, is able (mega) | unnit, accomplished (vinna) | |
| mál, n. speech | vándr, bad, wicked | |
| mann, acc. s. of maðr, m. man | várr, vár, várt, our | |
| mold, f. mould | væri, were (vera) | |
| mælti, spoke (mæla) | þaðan, thence | |
| niðr, down | þótt (= þó at), although | |
| Nifl-hel, f. the lower hell | œztr, highest | |
| níundi, ninth | önd, f. spirit | |
| nöfn, pl. of nafn, n. name | ösku, d. s. of aska f. ashes |
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