Hjartfœrra veit harri
hreinvazta sik baztan.
Harri hjartfœrra hreinvazta veit sik baztan.
The lord of deer-traversed reindeer-seas [EARTH > RULER] knows himself to be the best.
[1, 2] veit sik baztan ‘knows himself to be the best’: This formula also occurs in the split refrain (klofastef) of Steinn ÓldrII (for that refrain, see Note to Steinn Óldr 1/8II).
Strong form: in -r
note the u-mutation in certain forms
masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
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sing. | N A G D | langr langan langs lǫngum | lǫng langa langrar langri | langt langt langs lǫngu |
pl. | N A G D | langir langa langra lǫngum | langar langar langra lǫngum | lǫng lǫng langra lǫngum |