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Herv Lv 18^VIII (Heiðr 44)/1 — ganga ‘go’

⬅︎ 2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

Ek mun ganga         til gjálfrmara;
nú er hilmis mær         í hugum góðum.
Lítt ræki ek þat,         lofðunga niðr,
hvé synir mínir         síðan deila.

Ek mun ganga til gjálfrmara; nú er mær hilmis í góðum hugum. Ek ræki þat lítt, niðr lofðunga, hvé synir mínir deila síðan.

I will go to the sea-horses [SHIPS]; now the prince’s girl is in good spirits. I care little, son of rulers, how my sons contend afterwards.

grammar

Verbs: Strong Verbs

The stem of the subjunctive pl. is i-mutation of the indicative pl..

lúka ‘shut, end’

		Indicative		Subjunctive
		Present	Past	Present	Past
	Active voice
sing.	1 2 3	lýk lýkr lýkr	lauk laukt lauk	lúka lúkir lúki	lyka lykir lyki
pl.	1 2 3	lúkum lúkið lúka	lukum lukuð luku	lúkim lúkið lúki	lykim lykið lyki
infinitive pres. part. past part.		lúka lúkandi lúkinn, lúkin, lúkit
	Middle voice
sing.	1 2 3	lýkumk lýksk lýksk	laukumk laukzk lauksk	lúkumk lúkisk lúkisk	lykumk lykisk lykisk
pl.	1 2 3	lúkumk lúkizk lúkask	lukumk lukuzk lukusk	lúkimk lúkizk lúkisk	lykimk lykizk lykisk
infinitive pres. part. past part.		lúkask lúkandisk lúkizk

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