GunnLeif Merl I 28VIII/6 — ins ‘of the’
‘Ok ôttungar ins ítra grams
laða at lofðungi landi ok þegnum.
En eptir þat orms ins hvíta
verðr meira vald en verit hafði.
‘Ok ôttungar ins ítra grams laða landi ok þegnum at lofðungi. En eptir þat verðr vald ins hvíta orms meira en hafði verit.
‘And the descendants of the illustrious king will attract land and subjects to the ruler. But after that the power of the white snake will become greater than it had been.
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 |