ǪrvOdd Ævdr 46VIII (Ǫrv 116)/8 — ins ‘of what’
Fórum heim þaðan hoskir drengir,
en haug Þórði hávan urpum.
Maðr engi þorði oss mót gera;
var oss vættegis vant ins góða.
Fórum heim þaðan, hoskir drengir, en urpum Þórði hávan haug. Engi maðr þorði gera oss mót; var oss vættegis vant ins góða.
We travelled home from there, wise fellows, and threw up a high burial mound for Þórðr. No man dared to act against us; there was no lack to us of what was good.
grammar
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |