Appendix: Phrases Describing Transformations
bregða á sik ásjónu
to change oneself into the appearance of
bregða á sik -ham
to change oneself into the shape of
bregða á sik -líki
to change oneself into the form of
bregða á sik mynd
to change oneself into the appearance of
bregða á sik sýn
to change oneself into the appearance of
bregða á sik yfirlit
to change oneself into the appearance of
bregða sér at yfirlitum
to change oneself into the appearance of
bregða sér/sik -líki
to change (oneself) into the form of
bregða(sk) í -ham
to change (oneself) into the shape of
bregða(sk) í -líki
to change (oneself) into the form of
draga (af) ham
to wear/remove skin
fá -ham
to obtain the skin/shape of
fara í -belg
to put on the skin of
fara í -ham
to put on the skin/shape of or to travel in skin/shape of
fara í -líki
to go/travel in the form of
fara ór -ham
to take off the skin/shape of
fela(sk) í -líki
to hide (oneself) in the form of
fljúga í -ham
to fly in the shape/skin of
gera sjónhverfingar
to perform sight-deceptions
hafa álit
to have the appearance of
hafa -ham
to have the skin/shape of
hafa -líki
to have the form of
hafa lit
to have the appearance of
hamask í -líki
to change into the form of
hljópa í -líki
to leap out in the form of
kasta -belg
to cast off the skin of
koma í -ham
to put on the skin/shape of or to come in the skin/shape of
koma í -liki
to come in the form of
koma ór -ham
to take off the skin/shape of
ljá -ham
to lend the skin/shape of
missýna
to deceive one’s sight
sitja í -ham
to sit in the form of
skipta ásjónum
to (ex)change appearances
skipta hǫmum
to exchange skins
skipta líkjum
to (ex)change forms
skipta litum
to exchange appearances
skipta um mynd ok ásjónur
to (ex)change appearances and bearings
skipta yfirlitum
to exchange outward appearances
standa í -liki
to stand in the form of
sýnask (sem)
to appear (as, like)
sýnask í -líki
to appear in the form of
(um)snúask
to mutate
taka á sik ásjónu
to take on the appearance of
taka á sik mynd
to take on the appearance of
taka -ham
to take (on) the skin/shape of
taka við yfirlitum
to take on the appearances of
vera
to be
vera horfinn
to vanish
vera í -líki
to be in the form of
vera líkr
to be like
vera þvílíkr
to be just like
verða (at)
to become
víxla hǫmum
to exchange skins
víxla litum
to exchange appearances