Hér er Hlöðr kominn, Heiðreks arfi,
bróðir þinn inn böðskái.
Mikill er sá maðr ungr á mars baki;
vill nú, þjóðann, við þik tala.
Hlöðr er kominn hér, arfi Heiðreks, inn böðskái bróðir þinn. Sá ungr maðr er mikill á mars baki; vill nú, þjóðann, tala við þik.
Hlǫðr has come here, Heiðrekr’s heir, your brother, the battle-ready. That young man is mighty on horseback; he wishes now, prince, to talk with you.
[4] inn: om. R715ˣ
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 |