SnSt Ht 35III/6 — it ‘the’
Reist at Vágsbrú vestan
— varrsíma bar fjarri —
heitfastr hávar rastir
hjálm-Týr svǫlu stýri.
Stǫkkr óx, es bar blakka
brims fyr jǫrð it grimma
herfjǫlð — húfar svǫlðu —
hrannláð, búandmanna.
Heitfastr hjálm-Týr reist hávar rastir svǫlu stýri vestan at Vágsbrú; varrsíma bar fjarri. Stǫkkr búandmanna óx, es it grimma hrannláð bar herfjǫlð blakka brims fyr jǫrð; húfar svǫlðu.
The pledge-firm helmet-Týr <god> [WARRIOR] carved deep currents with the cool rudder from the west towards Vágsbrú; the wake-line stretched far. The flight of the farmers grew as the grim wave-land [SEA] carried a great number of steeds of the surf [SHIPS] along the coast; the hulls became cool.
kennings
- it grimma hrannláð — the grim wave-land [SEA]
grammar
Pronouns and determiners: Definite article
The definite article is normally suffixed to nouns, except in some cases where it is used with an adjective. If the noun form ends in a vowel, the 'i' in the article is dropped. If the noun form ends in 'um', the 'm' and 'i' are both dropped. E.g. hesta (acc. pl.) > hestana (acc. pl. definite); hestum (dat. pl.) > hestunum (dat. pl. definite)
| masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sing. | N A G D | inn inn ins inum | in ina innar inni | it it ins inu |
| pl. | N A G D | inir ina inna inum | inar inar inna inum | in in inna inum |