ÞGísl Búdr 2I/8 — in ‘the’
Knúði hvasst harða
(hljópu marir barða)
hregg (á hefils vǫllum)
á humra fjǫllum.
Blô þó hrǫnn hlýrum;
hraut af brimdýrum
— kili skaut œst alda —
unnr in sviðkalda.
Hregg knúði harða hvasst á fjǫllum humra; marir barða hljópu á vǫllum hefils. Blô hrǫnn þó hlýrum; in sviðkalda unnr hraut af brimdýrum; œst alda skaut kili.
The storm pelted very sharply on the mountains of lobsters [SEA]; stallions of the stems [SHIPS] bounded across the plains of the clew-line [SEA]. The dark breaker washed prows; the singeing-cold billow dashed off the surf-animals [SHIPS]; the raging wave impelled the keel.
readings
[8] in: í Bb
notes
[8] in sviðkalda unnr ‘the singeing-cold billow’: This is to be preferred to the blander sjókalda ‘sea-cold’ (so 54, Bb), which appears to be a lectio facilior.
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 |