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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic


Chapter 28


(Continuation)

        Ok nú er þessi sögn var þar komit, er hann hafði þetta mælt: "gnyðja mundu grísir," þokar Björn höndum sínum á spjótskaptinu, ok svá hafði hann tekit fast, at handastaðinn sá á eftir. Þá er sendimenn luku frásögu þessi, hristir Björn spjótit í sundr, svá at stökk í tvá hluti. Enn Hvítserkr hélt töfl einni, er hann hafði drepit, ok hann kreisti hana svá fast, at blóð stökk undan hverjum nagli. Enn Sigurðr ormr-í-auga hafði haldit á knífi einum, ok skóf nagl sinn, er þessi tíðindi vóru sögð, ok hugði svá vandlega at þessum tíðendum, at hann kendi eigi fyrr, enn knífrinn stóð í beini ok brásk hann ekki við. Enn Ívarr spyrr at öllu sem gørst, enn litr hans var stundum rauðr, enn stundum blár, enn lotum var hann bleikr, ok hann var svá þrútinn, at hans hörund var alt blásit af þeim grimmleik, er í brjósti hans var. Nú tekr Hvítserkr til orða, ok sagði, at svá mætti hefndina bráðast upp hefja, at drepa sendimenn Ellu konungs. Ívarr segir: "Þat skal eigi vera, þeir skulu fara í friði, hvert er þeir vilja, ok ef nokkurr hlutr er sá, at þá skorti, skulu þeir mér til segja, ok skal ek fá þeim." Ok nú er þeir hafa lokit erendi sínu, snúa þeir utar eptir höllinni, ok til skips síns; ok er þeim gefr byr, láta þeir í haf, ok fersk þeim vel, þar til er þeir koma á fund Ellu konungs, ok segja honum frá, hversu hverjum þeira hefir við brugðit þessa tíðenda sögn.

blár, blue     hugði, gave heed (hyggja, 27)
blásit, blown up (blása)   hvert, whither-so-ever
bleikr, pale   kendi, felt (kenna)
bráðast, most quickly   knífr, m. knife
brásk, started (bregðask)   kreisti, squeezed (kreista)
brugðit, affected (bregða)   litr, m. color
brjóst, n. breast   lokit, ended (lúka)
byrr, m. fair wind   lota, f. turn, time
drepa, to put to death   luku, ended (lúka)
drepit, taken (drepa)   nagl, m. nail
eptir, along   rauðr, red
erendi, n. errand   skóf, pared (skafa)
fersk, it goes (farask)   skorta, to lack
frásaga, f. account   snúa, to turn (27)
friðr, m. peace   spjótskapt, n. spear-shaft
fundr, m. meeting (18)   stökk, sprang (stökkva)
grimmleikr, m. fury   stundum, sometimes
gørst, most closely   sundr, í, asunder
handastaðr, m. hand-mark   töfl, f. chess-piece
hefja upp, to begin   þoka, to move along
hefnd, f. revenge   þrútinn, swollen
hörund, n. flesh, body   utar, outwards
hrista, to shake vandlega (27)  




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