GunnLeif Merl I 42VIII/6 — in ‘the’
‘Eru laufviðar ljósum fjǫtri
takmǫrk gefin í tali ára.
Munat hann ríkja of in rǫmmu skǫp
né því inu fagra fróni ráða.
‘Takmǫrk eru gefin ljósum fjǫtri laufviðar í tali ára. Hann munat ríkja of in rǫmmu skǫp né ráða því inu fagra fróni.
‘Limits are set to the white fetter of the leafy tree [SNAKE] as to number of years. He will not govern the mighty fates nor rule that fair land.
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 |