Easy Readings In Old Icelandic
Chapter 2
af, out of. at, that (conj.). einn, one. hon, she. minn, my. mun, will, must. ór, out of. sú (fem.), that. váru, were. vér, we. við, with, by. þann (a. s. m.), the, that. þau (n. pl.), they, those. þeirrar (g. s. f.), that.
| annarr, other | kom, came (koma) | |
| brœðr, pl. of bróðir, m. brother | kona, f. wife, woman | |
| bygði, dwelt (byggja) | kveld, n. evening | |
| dagr, m. day | kýr, f. cow | |
| dóttir, f. daughter | lifði, lived (lifa, 1) | |
| draup, dripped (drjúpa) | maðr, m. man (1) | |
| fagr, fair | máttugr, mighty | |
| fekk, pl. fengu, got (fá) | mikill, big | |
| fjórir, four | mjólk-á, f. river of milk | |
| fyrstr, first | nefndr, named (nefna) | |
| fœddi, bore (fœða) | næst, next (following) | |
| fœddisk, fed itself (fœða-sk) | runnu, ran (renna) | |
| gamall, old | saltr, salt | |
| gat, begot (geta) | sleikti, licked (sleikja) | |
| hár, n. hair | sonr, m. son | |
| hét, was called (heita, 1) | speni, m. teat | |
| höfuð, n. head | steinn, m. stone | |
| hrím, n. hoar-frost, rime | stýrandi, ruling (stýra) | |
| hrímsteinn, m. rimy stone | trúa, f. belief, faith | |
| jarðar, g. s. of jörð (1) | varð, became (verða) | |
| jötunn, m. giant | þriði, third | |
| köllum, (we) call (kalla) | þrjá, acc. m. of þrir, three. |
Those words to which (1) is added have already occured in the first exercise. Similar reference-numbers are used throughout the book.
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