Völuspá 29

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Valði henni Herföðr / hringa ok men,

Selected her Herfather / rings and gold,

  • valði 3sg. past. velja (singular past indicative valdi, plural past indicative valdu, to choose, to select
  • henni sg. dat. her
  • Herföðr velja (singular past indicative valdi, plural past indicative valdu, to choose, to select, Father of Hosts / herr (gen. hers, older herjar), m. (1) crowd, great number
  • hringa noun pl acc hringr ring, circle
  • men noun sg.pl. acc men necklace (hann batt menit á háls sér); fig in pl, treasures, jewels (fjöld á ek menja) / men (gen. pl. menja), n. necklace (hann batt menit á háls sér); fig. in pl., trea- sures, jewels (fjöld á ek menja).

féspjöll spaklig / ok spáganda;

riches wisely, / that she wisdom tell.

  • féspjöll acc. féspjöll, n. pl. spells to get wealth.
  • spaklig acc. spak-ligr, a. wise, sage;
  • spáganda acc. spágandr, m. divination-rod;

sá hon vítt ok um vítt / of veröld hverja.

Saw she far and wide / in homes all.

  •  3sg. past. sjá
  • vítt vítt, adv. far, = víða. / víða (-ara, -ast), adv. (1) widely far and wide, in many places (2) largely, ex- tensively (hann ló v. frá).
  • of prep of with dat and acc, over = yfir (fara of fjöll; sitja of borði); of time, = um;
  • veröld acc verǫld f (genitive veraldar) the world
  • hverja acc. f. sg. hverr (feminine hver, neuter hvert) who, which (of many) each, every

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