SnSt Ht 53III/3 — kann ‘can’
Stjóri vensk at stœra
stór verk dunu geira;
halda kann með hildi
hjaldr-Týr und sik foldu.
Harri slítr í hverri
Hjarranda fǫt snerru;
falla þar til fyllar
fjallvargs jǫru þollar.
Stjóri dunu geira vensk at stœra stór verk; hjaldr-Týr kann halda foldu und sik með hildi. Harri slítr fǫt Hjarranda í hverri snerru; þollar jǫru falla þar til fyllar fjallvargs.
The commander of the din of spears [BATTLE > WARRIOR] accustoms himself to magnifying great deeds; the battle-Týr <god> [WARRIOR] can subjugate the land with battle. The lord rips the garments of Hjarrandi <= Óðinn> [BYRNIES] in every attack; fir-trees of battle [WARRIORS] fall there as the fill of the mountain-wolf.
readings
notes
[3] kann ‘can’: So W, U. Ms. R reads ‘taɴ’ (the first letter is <t> and not <c>), but it looks as though an attempt has been made at a correction to ‘kaɴ’ or ‘haɴ’.
grammar
Verbs: Preterite-present verbs
The present tense of these verbs is like the past tense of strong verbs, and their past tense is weak.
| eiga | mega | kunna | skulu | munu | muna | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indic. pres. | sing. pl. | 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd | á átt á eigum eiguð eigu | má mátt má megum meguð megu | kann kannt kann kunnum kunnuð kunnu | skal skalt skal skulum skuluð skulu | mun munt mun munum munuð munu | man mant man munum munið muna |
| indic. past stem subj. pres. stem subj. past stem | átt- eig- ætt- | mátt- meg- mætt- | kunn- kunn- kynn- | skyld- skyl- skyld- | mund- myn- mynd- | mund- mun- mynd- | ||