Fylgðak frœknum, sem framast kunnak,
Eysteins fǫður í Atals drífu.
Opt brák hjǫrvi með Haralds frænda
vanr vásfǫrum, þars vega þurfti.
Fylgðak frœknum fǫður Eysteins í drífu Atals, sem framast kunnak. Opt brák, vanr vásfǫrum, hjǫrvi með frænda Haralds, þars þurfti vega.
I followed the bold father of Eysteinn [= Magnús] in Atall’s <sea-king’s> snow-storm [BATTLE] as best I could. Often I, accustomed to hard journeys, brandished the sword with Haraldr’s kinsman [= Magnús], where one needed to fight.
[2] kunnak: so F, kunna Mork, H, Hr
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- |