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.
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- |