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Tefldu í túni, / teitir váru,

With games in the yard / joyous they were,

• Tefldu verb 3rd pl perf ind act tefla to play at tables, chess, draughts, etc
• í (with dative) in remaining in a place (with accusative) in motion towards a place
• túni dat. sg. tún n (genitive túns, plural tún) a hedged plot, enclosure, courtyard, homestead, a field or meadow around the dwelling
• teitir adj pl masc nom teitr (comparative teitari, superlative teitastr) glad, cheerful, merry
• váru past 3pl. vera be

infinitive	tefla
present participle	teflandi
past participle	tefldr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	tefli	teflda
2nd-person singular	teflir	tefldir
3rd-person singular	teflir	tefldi
1st-person plural	teflum	tefldum
2nd-person plural	teflið	teflduð
3rd-person plural	tefla	tefldu

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tún	túnit	tún	túnin
accusative	tún	túnit	tún	túnin
dative	túni	túninu	túnum	túnunum
genitive	túns	túnsins	túna	túnanna

var þeim vettugis / vant ór gulli;

to them was naught / the lack of gold;

• þeim dat. pl. to them
• vettugis vættki (gen. vættkis, vættugis;dat. vættugi), n. no whit nothing, nought, = ekki vætta;
• vætta (-tta, -tt), v. = vænta (-nta, -nt), v. to give one hope of,
• vant adj sg neut nom vanr lacking, wanting, with gen.
• ór ór ‎(takes dative), out of, from, made out of, denoting a substance, from among (a group)
• gulli noun sg dat gull n (genitive gulls, plural gull) (uncountable, singular only) gold, (countable) a jewel, thing of value, especially a finger-ring

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanr	vǫn	vant
accusative	vanan	vana	vant
dative	vǫnum	vanri	vǫnu
genitive	vans	vanrar	vans
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vanir	vanar	vǫn
accusative	vana	vanar	vǫn
dative	vǫnum	vǫnum	vǫnum
genitive	vanra	vanra	vanra

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gull	gullit	gull	gullin
accusative	gull	gullit	gull	gullin
dative	gulli	gullinu	gullum	gullunum
genitive	gulls	gullsins	gulla	gullanna

unz þrjár kvámu / þursa meyjar

then three there came, / Thuss maidens,

• unz conj unz till, until (glaðr skyli gumna hverr, usinn bíðr bana); til þess unz, until,
• þrjár nom. f. pl. three
• kvámu past 3pl. koma ‎(singular past indicative komi, plural past indicative kómu, past participle kominn) to come, arrive
• þursa gen. pl. þurs m (genitive þurs, plural þursar) (Norse mythology) a giant, ogre, monster
• meyjar nom. pl. mær f (genitive meyjar, plural meyjar) maid, girl, virgin, (poetic) daughter

	plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrír	þrjár	þrjú
accusative	þrjá	þrjár	þrjú
dative	þremur/ þrem	þremur/ þrem	þremur/ þrem
genitive	þriggja	þriggja	þriggja

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mær	mærin	meyjar	meyjarnar
accusative	mey	meyina	meyjar	meyjarnar
dative	mey, meyju	meyinni, meyjunni	meyjum	meyjunum
genitive	meyjar	meyjarinnar	meyja	meyjanna

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þurs	þursinn	þursar	þursarnir
accusative	þurs	þursinn	þursa	þursana
dative	þursi	þursinum	þursum	þursunum
genitive	þurs	þursins	þursa	þursanna

infinitive	koma
present participle	komandi
past participle	kominn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	kem	kom, kvam
2nd-person singular	kemr	komt, kvamt
3rd-person singular	kemr	kom, kvam
1st-person plural	komum	kómum, kvámum
2nd-person plural	komið	kómuð, kvámuð
3rd-person plural	koma	kómu, kvámu

ámátkar mjök / ór jötunheimum.

all-powerful, / from Jotunhome.

• ámátkar =ámáttigar, nom. f. pl. ámáttigr (not comparable) very powerful, piteous, loathsome
• mjök mjǫk (comparative meirr, superlative mest) much, very, almost, nearly
• ór +dat. out of
• jötunheimum dat. pl. Jǫtunheimr m (genitive Jǫtunheims) jǫtunn ‎(“jotun, giant”) +‎ heimr ‎(“home, earth, world”) (Norse mythology) Jotunheim

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heimr	heimrinn	heimar	heimarnir
accusative	heim	heiminn	heima	heimana
dative	heimi	heiminum	heimum	heimunum
genitive	heims	heimsins	heima	heimanna

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ámáttigr	ámáttig	ámáttigt
accusative	ámáttigan	ámáttiga	ámáttigt
dative	ámáttigum	ámáttigri	ámáttigu
genitive	ámáttigs	ámáttigrar	ámáttigs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ámáttigir	ámáttigar	ámáttig
accusative	ámáttiga	ámáttigar	ámáttig
dative	ámáttigum	ámáttigum	ámáttigum
genitive	ámáttigra	ámáttigra	ámáttigra

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