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Then went reigns all / to their ruling seats,

Þá adv. then
gengu 3pl. past. ganga ‎(singular past indicative gekk, plural past indicative gengu, past participle genginn) to go, walk
regin regin n pl (plural only, Norse mythology) the gods, the ruling powers
öll nom. n. pl. allr (not comparable) all, entire, whole
á prep. onto +acc., on +dat.
rökstóla =rök+stóla, acc. pl.
rök n pl ‎(plurale tantum) judgement, doom
stóll m (genitive stóls, plural stólar) a stool, chair, throne

the high-holy gods / held council:

ginnheilug =gin-heilǫg, nom. n. pl. gin-heilagr, a. most holy.
goð nom. pl. goð n (genitive goðs, plural goð) (Heathenry) a god, deity (specifically of the Norse pantheon, but also of any god)
ok conj ok and; bæði ok, both and (b er hann vitr ok framgjarn);
um prep. +acc about around
þat acc. n. sg. it
gættusk mp. past 3pl. gæta ‎(singular past indicative gætti, plural past indicative gættu, past participle gættr) to watch, guard, take care of (in the mediopassive) to take counsel

whether Aesir should / sacrifice offer,

hvárt neut. from ‘hvárr’, as interr. adv., whether, direct and indirect;
skyldu verb 3rd pl perf ind act skulu shall
æsir nom. pl. áss m (genitive ásar, plural æsir) (Norse mythology) one of the gods, Æsir
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afráð acc. sg. or pl. afráð payment ; gjalda afráð, to pay heavily, suffer severely af-ráð, n. payment; gjalda afráð, to pay heavily, suffer severely.
gjalda inf. gjalda to repay, return; g gjöf við gjöf, to pay back gift for gift; g aptr, to restore, pay back;

or should gods all / the guilds own.

eða hvárt … eða, whether (if) … or;
goðin nom. pl. def. goð n (genitive singular goðs, nominative plural goð) an idol, a pagan god
öll adj pl neut acc allr all, entire, whole;
gildi gildi, n. (1) payment, tribute (rare); (2) recompense, return/

gildr (gild, gilt), a. (1) valued at (g. tveim mörkum); (2) of full value;
eiga inf. own, possess

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	goð	goðið	goð	goðin
accusative	goð	goðið	goð	goðin
dative	goði	goðinu	goðum	goðunum
genitive	goðs	goðsins	goða	goðanna

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