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  3. /jötunninn

jötunninn

jötunninn
the giant
From Lesson 198:The past perfect tense (hafði + sagnbót)·Icelandic

Usages of jötunninn

Jötunninn hafði stolið sverðinu áður en guðinn vaknaði.
The giant had stolen the sword before the god woke up.
Hetjan fór til jötunsins þegar bardaginn hafði byrjað.
The hero went to the giant when the battle had started.
Jötunninn sem hetjan hafði talað við vildi hefnd.
The giant that the hero had spoken to wanted revenge.
Við bundum úlfinn á meðan jötunninn svaf.
We bound the wolf while the giant was sleeping.
Vísan sem sögð var af jötninum er fræg.
The verse which was spoken by the giant is famous.

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