33. Drap hann ina ?«ldnu j?«tna systur,
hin er br?«?°fj??r of be?°it haf?°i;
hon skell of hlaut fyr skillinga,
en h?«gg hamars fyr hringa fj?«l?°.
Sv?? kom ???°ins sonr ?™ndr at hamri.
NOTES
The references marked Gr. are to the paragraphs of the Grammar.
I. THOR
Line 3. *Hann ?? ??ar r?«ki er ??r?«?°-vangar heita*, 'he reigns
(there) where it is called ??.,' i.e. in the place which is called
??. The plur. _heita_ agrees with _??r?«?°vangar_, as in l. 14
below: _??at eru j??rngl??far_ 'that is (his) iron gloves.'
l. 5. *??at er h?«s mest, sv?? at m?™nn hafa g?«??rt*, 'that is the
largest house, so that men have made (it),' i.e. the largest
house that has been built. Note the plur. _h?«s_ of a single
house; each chamber was originally regarded as a house, being
often a detached building.
l. 13. *sp?™nnir ??eim*, Gr. ?§ 154; cp. 2. 49.
II. THOR AND ??TGAR??ALOKI
l. 1. *f??r me?° hafra s?«na...ok me?° honum s??, ??ss er...* We
see here that _me?°_ generally takes an acc.
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