GunnLeif Merl I 67VIII/2 — inn ‘the’
‘Hittisk targa ok inn togni hjǫrr,
hjalmr ok hneitir, hlíf ok ǫrvar,
brynja in brezka ok brandr roðinn,
manns môttug hǫnd ok meðalkafli,
hvítmýlingar ok hǫlða brjóst.
‘Targa ok inn togni hjǫrr hittisk, hjalmr ok hneitir, hlíf ok ǫrvar, in brezka brynja ok roðinn brandr, môttug hǫnd manns ok meðalkafli, hvítmýlingar ok brjóst hǫlða.
‘Shield and the drawn sword meet, helmet and sword, shield and arrows, the British mail-shirt and red-stained sword, a man’s strong hand and a sword-grip, white-muzzled arrows and the breasts of men.
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 |