Ek hef orðgnótt miklu
— opt finnum þat — minni,
— framm telk leyfð fyr lofða
ljósa — an myndak kjósa.
Ek hef miklu minni orðgnótt, an myndak kjósa; finnum þat opt; telk ljósa leyfð framm fyr lofða.
I have much less word-abundance than I would choose; we [I] often find that; I deliver a clear [poem of] praise before men.
[1] miklu: mikla U
[1] miklu ‘much’: Emended from ms. mikla by Rask (SnE 1818, 176) and followed by all subsequent eds. The ms. reading could be retained within an interpretation ‘I have great word-abundance, [and yet] less than I would choose’, but this would be forced (cf. SnE 1998, I, 207).
Strong form: in -ll
masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
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sing. | N A G D | gamall gamlan gamals gǫmlum | gǫmul gamla gamallar gamalli | gamalt gamalt gamals gǫmlu |
pl. | N A G D | gamlir gamla gamalla gǫmlum | gamlar gamlar gamalla gǫmlum | gǫul gǫmul gamalla gǫmlum |