Northvegr - Easy Readings In Old Icelandic

... In Iron Age Britain two brothers struggle for supremacy. The Archdruid prophesies kingship for one, banishment for the other. But it is the exiled brother who will lead the Celts across the Alps into deadly collision with Rome...

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Easy Readings In Old Icelandic

Chapter 5

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        "Þá mælti Gangleri: "Hvat er fleira at segja stórmerkja frá askinum?" Hár segir: "Mart er þar af at segja. Örn einn sitr í limum asksins, ok er hann margs vitandi; en í milli augna honum sitr haukr sá, er heitir Veðrfölnir. Íkorni sá, er heitir Ratatöskr, rennr upp ok niðr eptir askinum, ok berr öfundarorð milli arnarins ok Níðhöggs. En fjórir hirtir renna í limum asksins ok bíta barr. Enn svá margir ormar eru i Hvergelmi með Níðhögg, at engi tunga má telja.
        "Enn er þat sagt, at nornir þær, er byggja Urðarbrunn taka hvern dag vatn í brunninum, ok með aurinn þann er liggr um brunninn, ok ausa upp yfir askinn, til þess at eigi skyli limar hans tréna eða fúna. En þat vatn er svá heilagt, at allir hlutir þeir sem þar koma í brunninn, verða svá hvítir sem hinna sú, er skjall heitir, er innan liggr við eggskurn. Sú dögg, er þaðan af fellr á jörðina, þat kalla menn hunangsfall, ok þar af fœðask býflugur. Fuglar tveir fœðask í Urðarbrunni; þeir heita Svanir, ok af þeim fuglum hefir komit þat fuglakyn, er svá heitir."

        eptir, along. engi, no. með, with it, as well. (í) milli, between. Þær, they, those (fem.).

	arnar, gen. s. of örn	hunangs-fall, n. honey-dew
	augna, gen. pl. of auga (4)	hvítr, white
	aurr, m. mud	íkorni, m. squirrel
	ausa, to pour	limr, m. branch (4)
	barr, m. needles (of pine, etc).	margr (mörg, mart), many
	bera, to bear, carry	Norn, f. weird sister
	bíta, to bite	ormr, m. serpent
	býfluga, f. bee	renna, to run (3)
	dögg, f. dew	sitja, to sit
	eggskurn, f. egg-shell	skjall, n. membrane of an egg
	fellr, falls (falla, 3)	stórmerki, n. pl. great wonders
	fleiri, more	telja, to reckon
	fugla-kyn, n. race of birds	tréna, to dry up
	fugl, m. bird	tunga, f. tongue
	fúna, to rot	Urðr, f. Fate
	fœðask, to feed (oneself), to be	vatn, n. water (3)
	reared (2)	verða, to become (2)
	haukr, m. hawk	vitandi, knowing
	heilagt, n. holy (4)	þaðan af, thence
	hinna, f. membrane	öfundar-orð, n. pl. slander
	hirtir, pl. of hjörtr, m. hart, stag.	örn, m. eagle.

hlutr, m. thing (1)

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