Kunn bjók kvæði
konungs bróður þjóð
(þann veitk þengil)
þrenn (fjǫlmennan).
Fram skal in fjórða
fólkglaðs vaða
ljóss elds lagar
lofun friðrofa.
Bjók bróður konungs þrenn kvæði, kunn þjóð; veitk þann þengil fjǫlmennan. In fjórða lofun fólkglaðs friðrofa ljóss elds lagar skal vaða fram.
I prepared three praise poems, known to people, for the king’s brother [= Skúli]; I know that lord to have a large following. The fourth encomium about the battle-glad truce-breaker of the fair fire of the ocean [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN] must issue forth.
[5] in: corrected from ‘eð’ W
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. | ||
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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 |