Knút munk þembiþrjóti
þeim, es nú sitr heima,
— satts, at heldr hǫfum hættan
hans kind — í dag binda.
Munk í dag binda knút þeim þembiþrjóti, es nú sitr heima; satts, at hǫfum heldr hættan kind hans.
I will today tie a knot for the swollen stubborn fellow who is now sitting at home; it is true that we have rather risked his offspring.
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- |