Hjálm Lv 13VIII (Ǫrv 23)/5 — gangaz ‘deeply moved’
Ber þú til sýnis — sá er minn vili —
Hjálmars brynju í höll konungs.
Hugr mun gangaz hilmis dóttur,
er hon höggna sér hlíf fyr brjósti.
Ber þú brynju Hjálmars til sýnis í höll konungs; sá er vili minn. Hugr dóttur hilmis mun gangaz, er hon sér hlíf höggna fyr brjósti.
Carry as visible proof Hjálmarr’s mail-coat into the king’s hall; that is my wish. The heart of the prince’s daughter will be deeply moved when she sees the shield before my breast slashed to pieces.
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 | ||||