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Chapter 7


The God Thor

        Þórr er þeirra framast, sá er kallaðr er Ása-Þórr eðr Öku-Þórr; hann er sterkastr allra goða ok manna. Hann á þar riki, er Þrúðvangar heita, enn höll hans heitir Bilskírnir: í þeim sal eru fimm hundruð gólfa ok fjórir tigir; þat er hús mest, svá at menn hafa gört.
        Þórr á hafra tvá, er svá heita: Tanngnjóstr ok Tanngrisnir, ok reið þá er hann ekr, en hafrarnir draga reiðina; þvi er hann kallaðr Öku-Þórr. Hann á ok þrjá kostgripi: einn þeirra er hamarrinn Mjölnir, er Hrimþursar ok bergrisar kenna, þá er hann kømr á lopt, ok er þat eigi undarligt: hann hefir lamit margan haus á feðrum eðr frændum þeirra. Annan grip á hann beztan, megingjarðar, ok er hann spennir þeim um sik, þá vex honum ásmegin hálfu. Hinn þriðja hlut á hann, þann er mikill gripr er í, þat eru járnglófar; þeirra má hann eigi missa við hamarskaptit. Enn engi er svá fróðr, at telja kunni öll stórvirki hans; enn segja kann ek þér svá mörg tíðindi frá honum, at dveljask munu stundirnar, áðr enn sagt er allt þat er ek veit.

Ása-Þórr, m. Thor of the Æsir   höll, f. hall
ás-megin, n. divine strength járn-glófr, m. iron glove
berg-risi, m. mountain giant kømr, comes (koma)
draga, to draw kenna, to know, feel
dveljask, to be delayed kost-gripr, m. choice thing
ekr, drives (aka) lamit, crushed (lemja)
feðrum, dat. pl. of faðir m. father lopt, n. (1, 6); á lopt, aloft
fimm, five megingjörð, f. girdle of might
fjórir, four (2) missa, to dispense with
framast, foremost reið, f. chariot
fróðr, learned salr, m. hall
frændi, m. kinsman spenna, to draw, gird
gólf, n. floor sterkastr, strongest
gripr, m. valuable thing stund, f. hour
gört, n. made (görr 1, 3) tann-, tooth-
hafr, m. he-goat tigr, m. ten
hálfu, by half, twice as much undarligr, wonderful
hamarr, m. hammer veit, know (vita)
hamar-skapt, n. hammershaft vex, grows (vaxa)
hundrað, n. hundred Öku- driving (aka)
hús, n. house



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