‘Þá munu gumnar gráta á nóttum
ok þjóð gera þægjar bœnir.
Þá munu hǫlðar til himins kosta;
fá it langa líf lǫfðar nýtir.
‘Þá gumnar munu gráta á nóttum ok þjóð gera þægjar bœnir. Þá munu hǫlðar kosta til himins; nýtir lǫfðar fá it langa líf.
‘Then men will weep at night and people will say acceptable prayers. Then men will strive after heaven; worthy men will obtain the long life.
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. | ||
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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 |