SnSt Ht 31III/6 — skal ‘shall’
Stáls dynblakka støkkvi
stinngeðs samir minnask
— álms bifsœki aukum
Yggs feng — á lof þengils.
Odds bláferla jarli
ǫrbrjót né skal þrjóta
— Hárs saltunnu hrannir
hrœrum — óð at stœra.
Samir støkkvi dynblakka stáls minnask á lof stinngeðs þengils; aukum feng Yggs bifsœki álms. Né skal þrjóta ǫrbrjót bláferla odds at stœra jarli óð; hrœrum hrannir saltunnu Hárs.
It is fitting for the compeller of the prow’s din-steeds [SHIPS > SEAFARER = Snorri] to recall the praise of the strong-minded lord; we [I] increase Yggr’s <= Óðinn’s> booty [POETRY] for the tremble-seeker of the elm-bow [WARRIOR = Skúli]. Nor shall the liberal breaker of the spear-point’s dark paths [SHIELDS > WARRIOR = Snorri] cease to magnify the praise to the jarl; we [I] stir the waves of Hárr’s <= Óðinn’s> hall-barrel [POETRY].
notes
[6] skal þrjóta ‘shall ... cease’: Impersonal construction with ǫrbrjót bláferla odds ‘the liberal breaker of the spear-point’s dark paths [SHIELDS > WARRIOR]’ (ll. 5, 6) as the acc. object.
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- | ||