Mér gaf Hjálmarr inn hugumstóri
fimm bólstaði á fold saman.
Unða ek auði, meðan aðrir mik
hringa kvöddu ok heils friðar.
Hjálmarr inn hugumstóri gaf mér fimm bólstaði saman á fold. Ek unða auði, meðan aðrir kvöddu mik hringa ok heils friðar.
Hjálmarr inn hugumstóri (‘the Great-minded’) gave me five homesteads together in the land. I enjoyed my prosperity, while others demanded rings and sound peace from me.
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 |