Veizt eigi þú, — vesöl ertu mála,
fullfeikn kona — hví þú fagna skalt.
Sjá mun Tyrfingr, ef þú trúa mættir,
ætt þinni, mær, allri spilla.
Þú veizt eigi, hví þú skalt fagna; ertu vesöl mála, fullfeikn kona. Sjá Tyrfingr mun spilla allri ætt þinni, mær, ef þú mættir trúa.
You do not know why you must rejoice; you are wretched in your utterances, destructive woman. That Tyrfingr will destroy all your family, girl, if you are able to believe it.
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- |