Vocab Flashcards
á
with accusative when denoting movement
into / on / onto
-a
suffix on verbs
not
af
with dative
from , of
áðr
before, earlier, previously
aldri
never
allr
all
allan
a.s.m all
öllum
dsm all
öll
dsf. whole, all, entirely
annar/r
masc. other, another, a second
önnur
f. other, another, a second
annat
n. other, another, a second
aptr
back
arnarhamr
eagle shape
masculine
at
preposition
at, towards, up to, of, in
at
conjunction
that
at
particle with infinitive
to
átta
eight
auga
eye
nominative
báðir
both
austr
the east / eastwards
á bak
on horseback
bæði
both
nominative
beggja
both
genitive
bana
kill
weak verb with dative
banar
present. kill
weak verb with dative
banaði
killed (past tense)
weak verb with dative
bani
death
baugr
ring / arm ring
masculine
beinahrúga
bone-pile
bera
carry
infin. verb
berr
Carry (present tense)
bar
carried
betr / betri
better
biðja
to ask / beg
beztr / bezt
best
bað
asked / begged
binda
bind / tie / fasten
bíta
bite
strong verb
bíta á
bite into, pierce
bjóða
to offer
infin
býðr
offer
present
bauð
offered
past
síðan
then
adverb
ferr
goes
strong verb, 3rd sg. pres. indic. ‘fara’
sína
his
reflexive possessive
til
to
preposition. Triggers the genitive.
kemr
comes
strong verb, 3rd sg. pres indic of ‘koma’
konungr
king
konungs
king’s
genitive singular
hest
horse
þegar
immediately, at once
hestum
horses
dative
ok
and
spyrr
asks
weak verb, 3rd sg. pres. indic. ‘spyrja’
öngvan
no one
acc. masc. sing.
inn
in
í
acc. - in
dat. - into
Triggers dat. when location is denoted
Triggers acc. when motion denoted
þar
there
fátt
few
manna
of men
s.m.g.
sezk
sits himself down
weak verb. Reflexive -sk, 3rd sg. pres. indic.
sem
when
hefr
has
3rd sg. pres. indic. ‘hafa’ (weak verb)
nökkra
some, a little
a.f.s
hríð
a while
s.f.
nökkut
some, a little
a.n.s
heyrir
hears
3rd, sg. pres. indic. ‘heyra’ (weak verb)
einhverjum
some
d.m.s.
stað
place
d.m.s
lítr
looks
3rd sg. pres. indic. ‘líta’ (strong verb)
þangat
thither, there
adverb
sér
sees
3rd sg. pres. indic. ‘sjá’ (strong verb)
mikilli
big
adj. strong dative fem sing.
er
which
conjunction
var
was
3rd sg. past indic. ‘vera’ (strong verb)
mjök
very
adverb
gengr
goes
3rd sg. pres. indic. ‘ganga’ (strong verb)
hverr
who
interrog. nom. m. sg.
væri
were / was
3rd sg. past subj. ‘vera’ (strong verb)
þá
then
adverb
svarat
answered
weak verb, pp. nom. n. s
heldr
rather
adverb
óframliga
timidly
adverb
heiti
am called
1st sg. pres. indic. ‘heita’ (strong verb)
því
why
adverb interrogative
ertu
are you
ert -are, 2nd sg. pres indic. ‘vera’ (sv)
þú - you, nominative
ert - þú
hér
here
eða
or (often better translated as ‘and’ or ‘but’)
conjunction
gerir / görir
are … doing
2nd sg. pres. indic. ‘göra’ (wv)
hvat
what
pronoun interrrogative, acc. n. sg.
ek
I
nominative
göri
am making
1st sg. pres. indic ‘svara’ (wv)
mér
me / myself / for myself
pronoun, dative
skjaldborg
shield fortification
sf. acc.