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