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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
all
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
befel
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.
Black
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
blood-fowl
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
blood-stained
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
bloody
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
bodies
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
Byrny-shearing
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
came
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
clave
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
Cleaver
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
corpses
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
covered
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
der
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
drank
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
dreamed
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
eagle
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
Gainst
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From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.
Gilsbank
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
Gunnlaug
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
head
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
heads
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
hewing
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
hilt-finned
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
home
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
how
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
Iceland
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
Illugi
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
Knew
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
leg
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
men's
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
Methinks
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
Mossfell
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
night
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
Now
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
Onund
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
others
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
out
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
portent
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
Raven
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
Raven's
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
Red
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
remembered
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
ruin
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From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.
sang
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
sea-flood
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From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.
self-same
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
Sharp
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
shields
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From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.
sleep
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
slender
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
song
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
south
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
stave
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
steel-fish
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
summer
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
sword
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
sword-edge
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
Sword-Odin
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
there
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
tidings
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
Trod
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
undone
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From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
war-rod
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
warm
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
wielded
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From this reading ‘Gainst shields beyond the sea-flood The ruin of shields was wielded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This portent befel south at Mossfell, the self-same night, that Onund dreamed how Raven came to him, covered all over with blood, and sang:-- “Red is the sword, but I now Am undone by Sword-Odin.
woke
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From this reading Now this summer, before these tidings were brought out hither to Iceland, Illugi the Black, being at home at Gilsbank, dreamed a dream: he thought that Gunnlaug came to him in his sleep, all bloody, and he sang in the dream this stave before him; and Illugi remembered the song when he woke, and sang it before others:--
wound-eager
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
wound-erne
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
wounded
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From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
wounds
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From this reading “Knew I of the hewing Of Raven’s hilt-finned steel-fish Byrny-shearing--sword-edge Sharp clave leg of Raven.-- Of warm wounds drank the eagle, When the war-rod slender, Cleaver of the corpses, Clave the head of Gunnlaug.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Methinks the blood-fowl blood-stained In blood der men’s heads stood there, The wound-erne yet wound-eager Trod over wounded bodies?”
