Anon (FoGT) 31III/8 — in ‘the’
Eigi er ván, að vága
viljag hyrjar þilju
eiga orðagnóga
— em eg reiðr — konu leiðaz,
þá er mier, en frá færumz,
forðum, bænarorðum;
sitja verðr og sýta
sig brúðr in óprúða.
Eigi er ván, að viljag eiga orðagnóga þilju hyrjar vága – eg em reiðr – [eg vil] leiðaz konu, þá er mier [kastaði] forðum, en færumz frá bænarorðum; in óprúða brúðr verðr sitja og sýta sig.
It is not to be expected that I will want to marry the loquacious plank of the fire of the waves [GOLD > WOMAN] – I am angry – [I want to] avoid that woman, who formerly [rejected] me, and get out of the courtship; let the inelegant woman sit and commiserate with herself.
grammar
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |