Easy Readings In Old Icelandic
Chapter 4
The Ash of Yggdrasil
Þá
mælti Gangleri: "Hvar er höfuð-staðrinn eða
helgi-staðr-inn goðanna?" Hár svarar: "Þat
er at aski Yggdrasils; þar skulu goðin eiga dóma sína
hvern dag." Þá mælti Gangleri: "Hvat er at
segja frá þeim stað?" Þá segir Jafnhár:
"Askrinn er allra trjá mestr ok beztr; limar hans dreifask
yfir heim allan, ok standa yfir himni. Þrjár rtr trésins
halda því upp, ok standaafar breitt. Ein er með Ásum,
enn önnur með Hrímþursum, þar sem forðum
var Ginnuinga-gap; hin þriðja stendr yfir Niflheimi, ok undir
þeirri rót er Hvergelmir, en Níðhöggr gnagar
neðan rótina. Enn undir þeirri rót, er til Hrímþursa
horfir, þar er Mímisbrunnr, er spekt ok mannvit er í
fólgit; ok heitir sá Mímir, er á brunninn.
Hann er fullr of vísindum, fyrir því at hann drekkr
ór brunninum af horninu Gjallarhorni. Þar kom Allföðr,
ok beiddisk eins drykkjar af brunninum, en hann fekk eigi fyrr en hann
lagði auga sitt at veði. Þriðja rót asksins stendr
á himni; ok undir þeirri rót er brunnr sá,
er mjök er heilagr, er heitir Urðarbrunnr; þar eigu goðin
dómstað sinn. Hvern dag ríða Æsir þangat
upp um Bifröst; hon heitir ok Ásbrú."
eigi, not. frá,
from, about. fyrir, for. fyrir því at, because. fyrr, before.
mjök, much. ok, also. skal, skulu, shall. þangat, thither.
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á, owns (eiga) |
halda, to hold |
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afar, extremely |
heilagr, holy |
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askr, m. ash-tree |
helgistaðr, m. sanctuary |
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beiddisk, asked for
(beiða-sk) |
höfuðstaðr,
m. chief seat |
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beztr, best |
lagði, laid (leggja,
3) |
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breitt, n. broad (breiðr) |
limr, m. limb, branch |
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brunnr, m. well, spring |
mannvit, n. intelligence |
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dómr, m. judgement,
court |
mestr, greatest |
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dómstaðr,
m. judgement-place |
mælti, spoke (mæla,
1) |
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dreifask, to spread |
ríða, to
ride |
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drekka, to drink |
rót (pl. rtr),
f. root |
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drykkr, m. a drink |
segja, to say (1, 3) |
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eiga, to have, possess |
spekt, f. wisdom |
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eigu, (they) have |
standa, to stand |
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forðum, of old |
tré, n. tree |
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fólgit, hidden
(fela) |
trjá, gen. pl.
of tré |
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fullr, full |
veð, n. pledge |
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gnaga, to gnaw |
þrjár,
fem. of þrír, three (2) |
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