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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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GunnLeif Merl I 11VIII/5 — engi ‘nobody’

Ok inn fróði halr         frétti lofða,
hvat und vatni         væri niðri.
Ok, es engi þat         annarr vissi,
sagði fylki         fleinþollr spǫkum:

Ok inn fróði halr frétti lofða, hvat væri niðri und vatni. Ok, es engi annarr vissi þat, sagði fleinþollr spǫkum fylki:

And the wise man asked people what was further down beneath the lake. And, when nobody else knew that, the spear-fir [WARRIOR = Merlin] said to the sagacious king:

grammar

Pronouns and determiners: engi (none, no)

masc.fem.neut.
sing. N
A
G
D
engi
engan, engi
engis, enskis
engum
engi
enga
engrar
engri
ekki
ekki
engis, enskis
engu
pl. N
A
G
D
engir
enga
engra
engum
engar
engar
engra
engum
engi
engi
engra
engum
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