Feigr er nú Finnr inn ragi,
er hann fóttreðr flein sinn rangan.
Feigr er nú inn ragi Finnr, er hann fóttreðr rangan flein sinn.
Doomed is now the cowardly Saami, since he treads underfoot his own crooked arrow.
[2] inn ragi Finnr ‘the cowardly Saami’: Cf. Ket 5/6.
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. | ||
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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 |