Fremstr varð Skúli.
Skala lof dvala;
semk mildum gram
mærð fjǫlsnœrða.
Meir skalk stœri
styrs hróðr fyrir
— kærr vask harra —
hers gnótt bera.
Skúli varð fremstr … Skala dvala lof; semk mildum gram fjǫlsnœrða mærð. Meir skalk bera hróðr stœri styrs fyrir gnótt hers; vask kærr harra.
Skúli became the foremost … I shall not delay the praise; I put together a many-stranded poem for the generous prince. As before, I shall bear the fame of the increaser of battle [WARRIOR] before a multitude of men; I was dear to the lord.
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 | |||
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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- |