Hildibrandr Lv 3VIII (Ásm 3)/2 — in ‘The’
Stendr mér at höfði hlíf in brotna.
Eru þar talðir tigir inir átta
manna þeira, er ek at morði varð.
In brotna hlíf stendr at höfði mér. Inir átta tigir manna, þeira er ek varð at morði, eru talðir þar.
The broken shield stands by my head. Eighty men, of whom I was the slayer, are counted there.
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 |