Nús, þats flaust ór festum
flýtr hertoga ins nýta;
né fákr á ver víka
veðrsollit kom betri.
Nús, þats flaust ins nýta hertoga flýtr ór festum; né kom betri fákr víka á veðrsollit ver.
Now the ship of the capable duke dashes from its moorings; a better horse of bays [SHIP] has not ventured on the storm-swollen sea.
[2] ins nýta hertoga ‘of the capable duke’: I.e. Skúli Bárðarson, who was the first Norwegian to bear the title hertogi ‘duke’. See Notes to Ólhv Hryn 5/8 and Sturl Hákkv 23/8.
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. | ||
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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 |