Nú mun ek kasta kápu minni,
þeiri er gör var af grön jöfra
en hlaðbúin á hliðar báðar;
mun ek hennar móðr missa verða.
Ek mun nú kasta kápu minni, þeiri er var gör af grön jöfra, en hlaðbúin á báðar hliðar; móðr mun ek verða missa hennar.
Now I will cast off my cloak, the one that was made from the moustaches of princes, and edged with lace on both sides; exhausted, I will have to let go of it.
[7] mun ek hennar móðr: so 471, mun ek hennar mjök móðr 343a, mun ek móðr mjök 173ˣ
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- |