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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic
Chapter 11
Gefjón's
Ploughing
Gylfi
konungr réð þar löndum, er nú heitir Svíþjóð.
Frá honum er þat sagt, an hann gaf einni farandi konu at
launum skemtunar sinnar eitt plógsland í ríki sínu,
þat er fjórir yxn drgi upp dag ok nótt. Enn
sú kona var ein af Ása ætt; hon er nefnd Gefjón.
Hon tók fjóra yxn norðan ór Jötunheimum,
enn þat vóru synir jötuns ok hennar, ok setti þá
fyrir plóg; enn plógrinn gekk svá hart ok djúpt,
at upp leysti landit; ok drógu yxnin þat land út á
hafit, ok vestr, ok námu staðar í sundi nökkvoru.
Þar setti Gefjón landit, ok gaf nafn, ok kallaði Sælund.
Ok þar sem landi hafpi upp gengit, varð eptir vatn; þat
er nú Lögrinn kallaðr í Svíþjóð,
ok liggja svá víkr í Leginum, sem nes í Sælundi.
| djúpt, deep (djúpr
8) |
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Leginum, d. of Lögr-inn |
| drógu, drew (draga) |
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leysti, loosened (leysa) |
| drgi, should draw
(draga) |
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Lögrinn, m. Lake
Mälar in Sweden |
| farandi, vagrant |
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námu, took (nema) |
| hart, hard (harðr) |
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nefnd, named (nefna) |
| laun, n. pl. reward
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nes, n. headland |
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| nökkvorr, certain
(10) |
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staðar nema, to
stop |
| norðan, from the
north |
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sund, n. sound, strait |
| plógr, m. plough |
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Svíþjóð,
f. Sweden |
| plógsland, n.
ploughland |
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Sælund, Sjælland
in Denmark |
| réð, ruled
(raða 1) |
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vestr, westwards |
| ríki, n. kingdom
(1) |
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vík, f. bay |
| skemtun, f. entertainment |
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yxn, pl. of oxi, m.
ox. |
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