Skaltu eigi gulli né gersimum
með heilum hug heima ráða.
Kemr þér bani brátt at höndum,
ef vit skulum úti oddum leika.
Skaltu eigi ráða heima gulli né gersimum með heilum hug. Bani kemr þér brátt at höndum, ef vit skulum leika oddum úti.
You shall not possess [your] gold or treasures at home with a cheerful mind. Death will strike you quickly if we two have to play with weapon-points out here.
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- |