ǪrvOdd Ævdr 63VIII (Ǫrv 133)/7 — inn ‘inn’
Þótta ek hæfr at hjörregni,
þá er vér börðumz á Brávelli.
Bað Hringr þá hamalt fylkja
Odd inn víðförla at orrostu.
Ek þótta hæfr at hjörregni, þá er vér börðumz á Brávelli. Þá bað Hringr Odd inn víðförla fylkja hamalt at orrostu.
I was thought to be fit for sword-rain [BATTLE], when we fought at Brávǫllr. Then Hringr ordered Oddr inn víðförli (‘the Widely-travelled’) to draw up a wedge-shaped column at the battle.
notes
[7] Odd inn víðförla ‘Oddr inn víðförli (“the Widely-travelled”)’: This cognomen, in the form Víðfǫrull, is adopted by Oddr in his wanderings before he reveals his identity at the court of King Herrauðr, but only in ms. 7 (Ǫrv 1888, 139). In the other mss he calls himself Næframaðr ‘Bark-man’ (Ǫrv 1888, 130-6). He is also given the cognomen víðfǫrli in Fornk (see Note to [All] above).
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 |