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