Rann ek at víðri vagns slóðgötu,
áðr ek strengvölum stríðum mættak.
Munda ek Ásmund auði mínum
aptr ódáinn öllum kaupa.
Ek rann at víðri slóðgötu vagns, áðr ek mættak stríðum strengvölum. Ek munda kaupa Ásmund aptr ódáinn öllum auði mínum.
I ran along a wide waggon trackway, before I met with fierce bow-string sticks [ARROWS]. I would [rather] buy Ásmundr back to life with all my riches.
[5] Munda ek: mundig 567IV
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 | |||
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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- |