Bið ek þik, bróðir, bænar einnar,
einnar bænar eigi þú synja.
Mik skaltu verja váðum þínum,
sem fjörsbani fár annars mun.
Ek bið þik, bróðir, einnar bænar, einnar bænar, synja þú eigi. Skaltu verja mik váðum þínum, sem fár fjörsbani annars mun.
I ask you one favour, brother, one favour, do not deny me [that]. You must wrap me in your garments, as no life-slayer of another [man] would do.
Verbs: Preterite-present verbs
The present tense of these verbs is like the past tense of strong verbs, and their past tense is weak.
eiga | mega | kunna | skulu | munu | muna | |||
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indic. pres. | sing. pl. | 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd | á átt á eigum eiguð eigu | má mátt má megum meguð megu | kann kannt kann kunnum kunnuð kunnu | skal skalt skal skulum skuluð skulu | mun munt mun munum munuð munu | man mant man munum munið muna |
indic. past stem subj. pres. stem subj. past stem | átt- eig- ætt- | mátt- meg- mætt- | kunn- kunn- kynn- | skyld- skyl- skyld- | mund- myn- mynd- | mund- mun- mynd- |