‘Svífr it hvassa hagl tvíviðar
— hnígr hǫlða lið — hart af strengjum.
En geyst hinig gaflok fara;
megut Skǫglar ský við skotum halda.
‘It hvassa hagl tvíviðar svífr hart af strengjum; lið hǫlða hnígr. En gaflok fara geyst hinig; ský Skǫglar megut halda við skotum.
‘The cutting hail of the bow [ARROWS] flies hard from the strings; the troop of men sinks down. And javelins travel this way ferociously; the clouds of Skǫgul <valkyrie> [SHIELDS] cannot withstand the volleys.
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 |