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Page 41
... poor people without sufficiently remunerating them — yet this has been done ! The Icelanders are inclined to be hospitable , but they cannot afford to follow their inclinations . " " Is no reliance to be placed on the statement of ...
... poor people without sufficiently remunerating them — yet this has been done ! The Icelanders are inclined to be hospitable , but they cannot afford to follow their inclinations . " " Is no reliance to be placed on the statement of ...
Page 53
... poor Böthvar , and it would be a disgrace to the family that the gallant boy should remain uncommemorated in song . As soon as your elegy is complete , we will hold a funeral banquet , at which you shall recite it . Now , what think you ...
... poor Böthvar , and it would be a disgrace to the family that the gallant boy should remain uncommemorated in song . As soon as your elegy is complete , we will hold a funeral banquet , at which you shall recite it . Now , what think you ...
Page 72
... poor woman with great solemnity ; " and this is hraun - súppi ( lava - broth ) ! Wonderful , wonderful ! " " We'll give it a little extra relish , " observed Mr. Briggs , throwing in some slices of concentrated soup . " Now , old woman ...
... poor woman with great solemnity ; " and this is hraun - súppi ( lava - broth ) ! Wonderful , wonderful ! " " We'll give it a little extra relish , " observed Mr. Briggs , throwing in some slices of concentrated soup . " Now , old woman ...
Page 74
... poor ; but these magazines fell into disuse after the Reformation . This kind of butter is prepared by freeing it from all its milk by repeated churning and wash- ing . When it has been deprived of every trace of milk , it is laid aside ...
... poor ; but these magazines fell into disuse after the Reformation . This kind of butter is prepared by freeing it from all its milk by repeated churning and wash- ing . When it has been deprived of every trace of milk , it is laid aside ...
Page 77
... poor shivering fellows , and they began to wish that some one of their number would swim across and bring over a light . No one , however , offered , and the crew hesitated about pushing the ship off and rowing across , lest they should ...
... poor shivering fellows , and they began to wish that some one of their number would swim across and bring over a light . No one , however , offered , and the crew hesitated about pushing the ship off and rowing across , lest they should ...
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Akureyri Alleluiah Althing answered asked basalt beautiful bird bishop Bjarg blue boat boiling bonder Briggs brother brought called church clouds cold colour crag Danish door Drangey Edmund Evans Egill eruption exclaimed eyes farm farmer father feet fish fjord flung Gellir Geysir Glámr grass Greenland Grettir grey Grímr hands head heap heithi Hekla hill Hólar horses Hrolleifr Icel Iceland Illugi Ingimund island Jökull Jón Katla Kolr Krafla lake land lava looked merchant miles morning mountain Myvatn natives never night Oddr Ofeigr Periphrasis pony priest quoth reached Reykjanes Reykjavík ride river rock rode rolled round saddle Saga sand Savigniac side snow spot spring stone stood story stream Strokr summer Svínavatn swans Thorbjorn Thorfin Thorgils Thorhall Thorir Thorstein trachyte Trölladyngja tún turf vale Vatnsdalr vessel visited whilst whimbrel wild wind winter