Sviðr lætr sóknar naðra
slíðrbraut jǫfurr skríða;
ótt ferr rógs ór réttum
ramsnákr fetilhamsi.
Linnr kná sverða sennu
sveita bekks at leita;
ormr þyrr vals at varmri
víg-Gjǫll sefa stígu.
Sviðr jǫfurr lætr naðra sóknar skríða slíðrbraut; ramsnákr rógs ferr ótt ór réttum fetilhamsi. Linnr sennu sverða kná at leita bekks sveita; ormr vals þyrr stígu sefa at varmri víg-Gjǫll.
The wise prince makes adders of battle [SWORDS] slide along the scabbard-road [SHEATH]; the strong snake of strife [SWORD] goes briskly out of the straight baldric-slough [SHEATH]. The serpent of the flyting of swords [BATTLE > SWORD] seeks the brook of blood; the reptile of corpses [SWORD] rushes along paths of the mind [CHESTS] to the warm battle-Gjǫll <river> [BLOOD].
Verbs: Strong Verbs
The stem of the subjunctive pl. is i-mutation of the indicative pl..
lúka ‘shut, end’
Indicative | Subjunctive | ||||
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Present | Past | Present | Past | ||
Active voice | |||||
sing. | 1 2 3 | lýk lýkr lýkr | lauk laukt lauk | lúka lúkir lúki | lyka lykir lyki |
pl. | 1 2 3 | lúkum lúkið lúka | lukum lukuð luku | lúkim lúkið lúki | lykim lykið lyki |
infinitive pres. part. past part. | lúka lúkandi lúkinn, lúkin, lúkit | ||||
Middle voice | |||||
sing. | 1 2 3 | lýkumk lýksk lýksk | laukumk laukzk lauksk | lúkumk lúkisk lúkisk | lykumk lykisk lykisk |
pl. | 1 2 3 | lúkumk lúkizk lúkask | lukumk lukuzk lukusk | lúkimk lúkizk lúkisk | lykimk lykizk lykisk |
infinitive pres. part. past part. | lúkask lúkandisk lúkizk |