ǪrvOdd Ævdr 57VIII (Ǫrv 127)/5 — sínum ‘its’
Veit ek, at fossum falla lét
Jórdán um mik fyr útan Grikki.
Helt þó sínum, sem hverr vissi,
ítrgör skyrta öllum kostum.
Ek veit, at Jórdán lét falla fossum um mik fyr útan Grikki. Þó helt ítrgör skyrta öllum kostum sínum, sem hverr vissi.
I know that the Jordan caused [water] to fall in torrents about me beyond the Greeks. Yet the splendidly made shirt retained all its special qualities, as everyone knows.
readings
[5] Helt þó sínum: so 471, helt en þó 343a, helt þó 173ˣ
notes
[5] sínum ‘its’: This reflexive possessive adj. is only in ms. 471, but it provides a metrical line, lacking in the other two mss, as well as good sense with the phrase öllum kostum ‘all special qualities’ (l. 8). It is also in the prose texts, ok helt hon ǫllum kostum sínum sem áðr ‘and it [the shirt] kept all its special qualities as before’ (ms. 344a, Ǫrv 1888, 118), ok helt hon ǫllum kostum sínum ‘and it kept all its special qualities’ (ms. 7, Ǫrv 1888, 119).
grammar
Pronouns and determiners: Possessive
| masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sing. | N A G D | minn minn mín mínum | mín mína minnar minni | mitt mitt míns mínu |
| pl. | N A G D | mínir mína minna mínum | mínar mínar minna mínum | mín mín minna mínum |