Mundi Ormr ófrýnn vera,
ef hann á kvöl þessa kynni at líta
ok grimmliga gjalda þursi
várar viðfarar víst, ef hann næði.
Ormr mundi vera ófrýnn, ef hann kynni at líta á þessa kvöl ok víst gjalda þursi viðfarar várar grimmliga, ef hann næði.
Ormr would be displeased if he could look upon this torment and certainly pay back the giant terribly for our [my] treatment, if he could.
[4] kynni at líta: ‘kappmenn fæe’ 554h βˣ
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- |