HSn Magndr 1III/4 — gekk ‘went’
Heiðingja sleit hungri;
hárr gylðir naut sára;
granar rauð gramr á Fenri;
gekk ulfr í ben drekka.
Sleit hungri heiðingja; hárr gylðir naut sára; gramr rauð granar á Fenri; ulfr gekk drekka í ben.
The heath-dweller’s <wolf’s> hunger was brought to an end; the grey howler <wolf> enjoyed wounds; the ruler reddened the whiskers on Fenrir <wolf>; the wolf went to drink from wounds.
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 | ||||