‘Es í reiðingu ráð þjóðkonungs
inn fyrra hlut fylkis ævi.
En inn øfri aldr auðvarpaðar
líkar helgum himinstilli vel.
‘Ráð þjóðkonungs es í reiðingu inn fyrra hlut ævi fylkis. En inn øfri aldr auðvarpaðar líkar helgum himinstilli vel.
‘The behaviour of the mighty king will waver for the first part of the leader’s life. But the later life of the wealth-flinger [GENEROUS MAN] will please the holy ruler of heaven [= God] well.
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 |