ÞjóðA Magnfl 13II/2 — inn ‘the’
Áðr svanfoldar seldi
sólrýrandi inn dýri
— jarls lá ferð á ferli —
fjǫrgrið stǫfum hjǫrva.
Áðr inn dýri svanfoldar sólrýrandi seldi fjǫrgrið stǫfum hjǫrva; ferð jarls lá á ferli.
Before the excellent diminisher of the sun of the swan-land [(lit. ‘sun-diminisher of the swan-land’) SEA > GOLD > GENEROUS MAN] granted life-truce to the staves of swords [WARRIORS]; the jarl’s troop were on the move.
readings
[2] ‑rýrandi inn: ‑stýrandi inn E, ‑stýrandinn J2ˣ, ‑rýrandin Hr
kennings
- inn dýri svanfoldar sólrýrandi — the excellent diminisher of the sun of the swan-land [GENEROUS MAN]
grammar
Pronouns and determiners: Definite article
The definite article is normally suffixed to nouns, except in some cases where it is used with an adjective. If the noun form ends in a vowel, the 'i' in the article is dropped. If the noun form ends in 'um', the 'm' and 'i' are both dropped. E.g. hesta (acc. pl.) > hestana (acc. pl. definite); hestum (dat. pl.) > hestunum (dat. pl. definite)
| masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sing. | N A G D | inn inn ins inum | in ina innar inni | it it ins inu |
| pl. | N A G D | inir ina inna inum | inar inar inna inum | in in inna inum |