Völuspá 25

25.

Þá gengu regin öll / á rökstóla,

Then went reigns all / to their ruling seats,

ginnheilug goð, / ok um þat gættusk:

the high-holy gods / held council:

hverr hefði lopt allt / lævi blandit

who had ear all / with evil mixed,

  • hverr pronoun sg nom hverr (feminine hver, neuter hvert) who, which (of many), each, every
  • hefði verb 3rd sg.pl. perf subj act hafa to have (þeir höfdu sjau skip ok flest stór) ; h elda, to keep up a five;
  • lopt wiktionary
  • lopt noun sg nom lopt air, atmosphere, sky / lopt, n. (1) air, atmosphere, sky. (2) loft, upper room (3) balcony
  • allt adj sg neut acc allr all, entire, whole;
  • lævi læ (dat. lævi), n., poet. venom, bane; blanda lopt lævi, to poison the air;
  • blandit part. acc. n. sg. blanda mix

eða ætt jötuns / Óðs mey gefna.

or the Jotun’s / Od’s made given?

  • eða or
  • ætt dat. ætt f (genitive singular ættar, nominative plural ættir) family (referring to an extended family, dynasty, etc.) (biology, taxonomy) family / ætt (pl. -ir), f. (1) quarter of the heaven,
    direction, = átt (flugu þau í brott bæði samt í sömu æ.); (2) one’s family, extrac- tion, pedigree
  • jötuns gen.
  • Óðs gen. Óðr In Norse mythology, the husband of Freya and father of Hnoss and Gersemi / óðr mad, furious, violent
  • mey noun sg acc mey = mær
  • gefna acc f. sg. part. gefa

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