SnSt Ht 25III/5 — kann
Rǫst gefr ǫðlingr jastar
— ǫl virðik svá — firðum;
þǫgn fellir brim bragna
— bjórr forn es þat — horna.
Máls kann mildingr heilsu
— mjǫðr heitir svá — veita;
strúgs kømr í val veiga
— vín kallak þat — galli.
Ǫðlingr gefr firðum rǫst jastar; svá virðik ǫl; brim horna – þat es forn bjórr – fellir þǫgn bragna. Mildingr kann veita heilsu máls; mjǫðr heitir svá; galli strúgs – þat kallak vín – kømr í val veiga.
The ruler gives men the whirlpool of yeast [ALE]; that I consider ale; the surf of horns [BEER] – that is ancient beer – removes people’s silence. The generous one provides the cure of speech [MEAD]; mead is called thus; the destruction of dignity [WINE] – that I call wine – joins the selection of strong drinks.
grammar
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | ||