THE INTERLINEAR POETIC EDDA
by William P. Reaves

© 2014
 

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This is the first Interlinear Translation of the Poetic Edda, providing a word-for-word translation of the Old Icelandic verses into English, along with dictionary definitions of each word and useful explanatory notes.
  
Completed Verses to Date:
Völuspa  1
Völuspa  2
Völuspa  3
Völuspa 53		 Alvíssmál 26
Last Updated: November 2014

ALL ENTRIES APPEAR IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
Uniform Title(s) of the Poem
Direct Translation of the Title
Manuscript(s)
 1/1: Verse and line number
A translation of the line into English.
  Old Icelandic Word: ferr Hlínar  
  English Definition: goes, fares, travels Hlin's  
  Page number reference in the Cleasby/Vigfusson Dictionary or the Lexicon Poeticum (1932) 142 LP 263  
  The infinitive form of the verb or noun; or in the case of pronouns and epithets, a definition of the referant. fara Hlín 1. a byname of Frigg. 2. A maid servant of Frigg according to
Gylf. 35.*		  

*Explanatory Textual Notes, provided as needed.
Full Translation of the Verse*
*with Textual Notes
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