Ógnrakkr, skalat okkur,
álmr dynskúrar málma,
(svá bauð lind) í landi
(líns) hugrekki dvína.
Ógnrakkr álmr dynskúrar málma, hugrekki okkur skalat dvína í landi; svá bauð lind líns.
Battle-brave elm of the din-shower of weapons [BATTLE > WARRIOR], our boldness of heart must not diminish in the land; thus the linden of linen [WOMAN] commanded.
[1] skalat: skal at Tˣ, C, ‘s[…]a’ U
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- |