Sá ek um síðir, hvar saman fóru
karlar röskvir ok konur þeira.
Þá lét ek fjóra frændr Ölvarar,
eggleiks hvata, öndu týna.
Ek sá um síðir, hvar röskvir karlar ok konur þeira fóru saman. Þá lét ek fjóra frændr Ölvarar, hvata eggleiks, týna öndu.
I saw at last where brave men and their women were moving together. Then I caused four of Ǫlvǫr’s kinsmen, keen in the play of swords [BATTLE], to lose their lives.
[2] fóru: so 471, 173ˣ, kómu 343a
[2] fóru ‘were moving’: The reading of 343a, kómu ‘were coming’, also makes sense.
Verbs: Strong Verbs
The stem of the subjunctive pl. is i-mutation of the indicative pl..
lúka ‘shut, end’
Indicative | Subjunctive | ||||
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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 |