Sér á seima rýri,
sigðis látrs at átti,
hrauns glaðsendir handa,
Hermóðr fǫður góðan.
Sér á rýri seima, glaðsendir hrauns handa, at Hermóðr látrs sigðis átti góðan fǫður.
One can see from the diminisher of gold [GENEROUS MAN], cheerful sender of the rock of hands [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN], that the Hermóðr <god> of the lair of the sword [SHIELD > WARRIOR] had a worthy father.
[2] átti: atti or ‘atri’ C
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- |