Svá skalk hann kyrkja sem inn kámleita
véli viðbjarnar veggja aldinna.
Svá skalk kyrkja hann sem inn kámleita véli viðbjarnar aldinna veggja.
Thus I shall throttle him like the dark betrayer of the wood-bear of old walls [MOUSE > CAT].
[2-4] inn kámleita véli viðbjarnar aldinna veggja ‘the dark betrayer of the wood-bear of old walls [MOUSE > CAT]’: The interpretation of this unique kenning (cf. Meissner 111) is secured by the prose commentary in LaufE.
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. | ||
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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 |