RvHbreiðm Hl 60III/8 — inn ‘inn’
Haraldr kunni gný gerva
— glaðr vas hrafn fyr Jaðri —
— þars svát víg á vági
vargs gráðtapaðr háði,
þvít við hodda hneiti
hvatráðan burr Kjǫtva
barðisk Bokks í firði —
bendags inn hárfagri.
Haraldr inn hárfagri kunni gerva gný bendags; hrafn vas glaðr fyr Jaðri, þars svát gráðtapaðr vargs háði víg á vági, þvít burr Kjǫtva barðisk í Bokksfirði við hvatráðan hneiti hodda.
Haraldr inn hárfagri (‘the Fair-haired’) could create clamour of the wound-daylight [SWORD > BATTLE]; the raven was cheerful off Jæren, there where the greed-terminator [FEEDER] of the wolf [WARRIOR] held a battle in the bay, because the son of Kjǫtvi [= Þórir] fought in the Billy-goat’s fjord against the quick-witted cutter of treasures [GENEROUS MAN].
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 |