[4] í margri ben (f. dat. sg.) ‘in many a wound’: The prep. í ‘in’ takes the dat. when it occurs with the verb rjóða ‘redden’ (see Fritzner: rjóða). Í marga ben lit. ‘into many a wound’ (so Kˣ, 39, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ) is acc. sg.
References
- Bibliography
- Fritzner = Fritzner, Johan. 1883-96. Ordbog over det gamle norske sprog. 3 vols. Kristiania (Oslo): Den norske forlagsforening. 4th edn. Rpt. 1973. Oslo etc.: Universitetsforlaget.