Svart Skauf 26VIII/5 — hinn ‘The’
‘Þar húkta eg, þó mier ilt þætta,
heldr hundeygður, og hræddumz dauða.
Hljóp hinn háfætti fyrir holu munna;
hafði staf stóran; stakk inn til mín.
‘Þar húkta eg, þó þætta mier ilt, heldr hundeygður, og hræddumz dauða. Hinn háfætti hljóp fyrir munna holu; hafði stóran staf; stakk inn til mín.
‘There I cowered, though I thought it bad for me, rather dog-eyed, and feared death. The long-legged one ran before the mouths of the hole; he had a large stick; he jabbed [it] in at me.
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 |