Ástríði lát œðri,
Alfhildr, an þik sjalfa,
þér þótt þinn hagr stórum
— þat vildi goð — batni.
Alfhildr, lát Ástríði œðri an þik sjalfa, þótt hagr þinn batni þér stórum; goð vildi þat.
Álfhildr, set Ástríðr higher than yourself, though your position is improving for you greatly; God willed it.
[3] þér ‘for you’: Konráð Gíslason (1892) explains the word, which might otherwise seem pleonastic, as an intensifier, signifying Sigvatr’s warning to Álfhildr that the improvement in her circumstances (since she is now mother to a king) should be matched by an improvement in her attitude.
Pronouns and determiners: Second person
sing. | dual | pl. | |
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N A G D | þú þik þín þér | (þ)it ykkr ykkar ykkr | (þ)ér yðr yðar yðr |