‘Falla ór orða almærri vǫk
dynjandi ár dróttar stýris.
Þær munu dǫggva dýrar jarðir
geðs í glæstum gollorheimi
ok þurrar kverkr þjóðar margrar.
‘Dynjandi ár falla ór almærri vǫk orða stýris dróttar. Þær munu dǫggva dýrar jarðir geðs í glæstum gollorheimi ok þurrar kverkr margrar þjóðar.
‘Resounding rivers will fall from the much-famed gap of words [MOUTH] of the ruler of the entourage [PRINCE]. They will spread dew on the beloved lands of the mind [HEARTS] in the splendid home of the pericardium [BREAST] and on the dry throats of many a people.
Verbs: Preterite-present verbs
The present tense of these verbs is like the past tense of strong verbs, and their past tense is weak.
eiga | mega | kunna | skulu | munu | muna | |||
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indic. pres. | sing. pl. | 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd | á átt á eigum eiguð eigu | má mátt má megum meguð megu | kann kannt kann kunnum kunnuð kunnu | skal skalt skal skulum skuluð skulu | mun munt mun munum munuð munu | man mant man munum munið muna |
indic. past stem subj. pres. stem subj. past stem | átt- eig- ætt- | mátt- meg- mætt- | kunn- kunn- kynn- | skyld- skyl- skyld- | mund- myn- mynd- | mund- mun- mynd- |