Keth Lv 3VIII (Ket 5)/4 — inn
Hængr ek heiti kominn ór Hrafnistu
hefnir Hallbjarnar; hví skríðr þú svá, inn armi?
Friðmálum mæla mun ek eigi við Finn ragan;
heldr mun ek boga benda þann er mér Brúni gaf.
Ek heiti Hængr, kominn ór Hrafnistu, hefnir Hallbjarnar; hví skríðr þú svá, inn armi? Ek mun eigi mæla friðmálum við ragan Finn; heldr ek mun benda boga, þann er Brúni gaf mér.
I am named Hœngr (‘Salmon’), come from Hrafnista, avenger of Hallbjǫrn [= Ketill]; why do you glide thus, wretch? I will not speak words of peace to a cowardly Saami; rather I will bend the bow, which Brúni gave me.
readings
[4] hví skríðr þú svá inn armi: hygg ek eigi friðar biðja 471
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 |