Bölvat er okkr, bróðir; bani em ek þinn orðinn;
þat mun æ uppi; illr er dómr norna!
Bölvat er okkr, bróðir; ek em orðinn bani þinn; þat mun æ uppi; dómr norna er illr!
We are cursed, brother; I have become your slayer; that will always be remembered; the judgement of the norns is evil!
[1] bölvat er okkr ‘we are cursed’: An impersonal construction with the p. p. of bǫlva ‘curse’, the 3rd pers. sg. pres. indic. of vera ‘be’ and the acc./dat. dual pers. pron.
Pronouns and determiners: First person
sing. | dual | pl. | |
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N A G D | ek mik mín mér | vit okkr okkar okkr | vér oss vár oss |