Sitja skulum vér í vetr ok sælliga lifa,
drekka ok dæma dýrar veigar,
kenna Húnum vápn at búa,
þau er djarfliga skulum fram bera.
Vér skulum sitja í vetr ok lifa sælliga, drekka dýrar veigar ok dæma, kenna Húnum at búa vápn, þau er skulum bera fram djarfliga.
We shall sit during winter and live prosperously, drink costly draughts and make conversation, teach the Huns to prepare the weapons that we shall carry forth boldly.
[1] skulum: skulu R715ˣ
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- |