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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic


Chapter 9


Frey and Gertha

        Gýmir hét maðr, enn kona hans Örboða; hon var bergrisa ættar; dóttir þeirra er Gerðr, er allra kvenna er fegrst. Þat var einn dag, er Freyr hafði gengit í Hliðskjálf, ok sá of heima alla; enn er hann leit i norðrætt, þá sá hann á einum bœ mikit hús ok fagrt, ok til þess húss gekk kona, ok er hon tók upp höndum, ok lauk hurð fyrir sér, þá lýsti af höndum hennar bæði í lopt ok á lög, ok allir heimar birtusk af henni; ok svá hefndi honum þat mikla mikillæti, er hann hafði sezk í þat helga sæti, at hann gekk í braut fullr af harmi. Ok er hann kom heim, mælti hann ekki; hvárki svaf hann né drakk; engi þorði ok at krefja hann orða. Þá lét Njörðr kalla til sín Skírni, skósvein Freys, ok bað hann ganga til Freys, ok beiða hann orða, ok spyrja, hverjum hann væri svá reiðr at hann mælti ekki við menn. Enn Skírnir kvezt ganga mundu, ok eigi fúss, ok kvað illra svara vera ván af honum. Enn er hann kom til Freys, þá spurði hann, hví Freyr var svá hnipinn ok mælti ekki við menn. Þá svarar Freyr, ok sagði, at hann hafði sét konu fagra, ok fyrir hennar sakar var hann svá harmfullr, at eigi mundi hann lengi lifa, ef han skyldi eigi ná henni; "ok nú skaltu fara, ok biðja hennar mér til handa, ok hafa hana heim hingat, hvárt er faðir hennar vill eða eigi, ok skal ek þat vel launa þér." Þá svarar Skírnir, sagði svá, at hann skal fara sendiferð, enn Freyr skal fá honum sverð sitt; þat var svá gott sverð, at sjálft vásk; enn Freyr lét eigi þat til skorta, ok gaf honum sverðit. Þá fór Skírnir, ok bað honum konunnar, ok fekk heit hennar, ok níu nóttum síðar skyldi hon þar koma, er Barrey heitir, ok ganga þá at brullaupinu með Frey.

bað, p. t. of biðja   ganga, to go; p.t. gekk, pl. gengu
beiða, to ask (4)       (4); p. p. gengit.
biðja, to ask handa, g. pl. of hönd; mér til h.,
birtusk, were made bright       for me
      (birta-sk) harmfullr, sorrowful
braut, í, away harmr, m. sorrow
brullaupr, m. wedding hefndi, punished (hefna)
drakk, drank (drekka, 4) heim, home
fá, to give heit, f. promise
fegrstr, superl. of fagr (2) helga, holy (heilagr 4)
fekk, gt (fá) hingat, hither
fúss, willing hnipinn, dejected
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hönd, f. hand, arm orð, n. word
hurð, f. door reiðr, m. angry
hvárki, neither sakar, sake (sök f.)
hvárt, whether sendiferð, f. errand
hverjum, with whom (hverr, 1) sezk, p. p. of setjask (5)
krefja, to crave, ask sét, seen (sjá)
kvað, said (kveða) síðar, later
kvenna, g. pl. of kona sjálfr, self
kvezk, declares himself (kveða-sk) skaltu = skalt þú
lauk, opened (lúka) skorta, to lack
launa, to reward skósveinn, m. page
leit, p. t. of lita, to look skyldi, should (skulu)
lengi, long spurði, asked (spyrja)
lét, caused, let (láta) spyrja, to ask (1)
lögr, m. sea svaf, slept (sofa)
lýsti, shone (lýsa, 3) svar, n. answer
mikillæti, n. presumption sverð, n. sword
mundi, would (p. t.) sæti, n. seat (hásæti 5)
mundu, would (past inf.) tók upp, lifted up (taka)
ná, to get ván, f. expectation
norðrætt, f. the North vásk, fought (vega-sk)
nótt, f. night þorði, dared (þora)



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