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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic


Chapter 23


Thora and Her Snake

        Herruðr hét jarl ríkr ok ágætr á Gautlandi. Hann var kvángaðr; dóttir hans hét Þóra; hon var allra kvenna fríðust sýnum, ok kurteisust at sér um alla hluti, þá er til handa má bera, ok betra er at hafa, en án vera; þat var hennar kenningarnafn, at hon var kölluð borgarhjörtr, fyrir því at svá bar hon af öllum konum at fegrð, sem hjörtr af öðrum dýrum. Jarlinn unni mikit dóttur sinni; hann lét gøra henni eina skemmu, skamt frá höll konungs, ok um þá skemmu var skíðgarðr. Þat lagði jarl í vanda sinn, at senda dóttur sinni hvern dag nokkut til skemtanar, enn þat mælti hann, at því mundi hann fram halda. Frá því er sagt, at hann lét fœra henni lítinn lyngorm einhvern dag, ákaflega fagran, ok þessi ormr þótti henni góðr, ok lét hann í sitt eski, ok bar undir gull; skamma stund var hann þar, áðr hann óx mikit ok svá gullit undir honum; þar kømr of síðir, at eigi hefir hann rúm i skemmunni, ok gullit vex undir honum jafnt sem ormrinn sjálfr; nú liggr hann utan um skemmuna, svá at saman tók höfuð ok sporðr, ok illr gørist hann viðreignar, ok þorir engi maðr at koma til skemmunnar fyrir þessum ormi, nema sá einn, er honum fœrir fœðslu, ok oxa þarf hann i mál. Jarli þykkir mikit mein á þessu, ok strengir þess heit, at hann mun þeim manni gefa dóttur sína, hvat manna sem hann er, ef at bana yrði orminum, ok gull þat, er undir honum er, skal vera hennar heimanfylgja. Þessi tíðindi spyrjask víða of land, enn þó treystisk engi til að ráða fyrir þessum mikla ormi.

ágætr, famous (14)   heimanfylgja, f. dowry
ákaflega, extremely heit, f. vow (14)
án, without hjörtr, m. hart, stag
bera af, to excel hlutr, m. thing
bera til handa, to befall one jafnt, equally
borgarhjörtr, m. 'castle-hart' jarl, m. earl
dýr, n. animal kenningarnafn, n. nick-name
eski, n. casket kurteiss, well-bred
fegrð, f. beauty kvángaðr, married
fríðastr, fairest (17) lyngormr, m. heath-snake
fœra, to bring mál, n. meal
fœðsla, f. food mein, n. hurt, harm
halda fram, to continue óx, grew (vaxa, 7)
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oxi, m. ox spyrjask, are heard of
ráða fyrir, to dispose of sýn, f. appearance
rúm, n. room treystisk, ventured (treystask)
síðir, of, at last vandi, n. custom
skammr, short vex, grows (vaxa, 7)
skamt, a short way víða, widely
skemma, f. bower viðreign, f. dealing with
skemtan, f. amusement yrði, should be (verða)
skíðgarðr, m. palisade þora, to dare
strengja, to swear (14) þótti, seemed
stund, f. time (22) þykkir, seems (þykkja 3)
sporðr, m. tail (8)        




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