ESk Lv 12III/1 — in ‘The’
Hrynja lét in hvíta
hausmjǫll ofan lausa
strind aurriða strandar
stalls af svarðar fjalli.
In hvíta strind stalls aurriða strandar lét hausmjǫll hrynja lausa ofan af fjalli svarðar.
The white land of the resting-place of the trout of the beach [SERPENT > GOLD > WOMAN] let the skull’s powder-snow [HAIR] fall loose down from the mountain of the scalp [HEAD].
kennings
- In hvíta strind stalls aurriða strandar — The white land of the resting-place of the trout of the beach [WOMAN]
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 |