GunnLeif Merl I 99VIII/1 — inn ‘The’
Rekr inn dýri Dávíð konungr
margfalda spô, ok mælir svá:
‘Fjǫll munu fagna ok inn fríði skógr,
en skœðar ár skella lófum,
ok dalir ymna dróttni syngja.’
Inn dýri Dávíð konungr rekr margfalda spô, ok mælir svá: ‘Fjǫll ok inn fríði skógr munu fagna, en skœðar ár skella lófum, ok dalir syngja ymna dróttni.’
The noble King David utters manifold prophecy and speaks thus: ‘The mountains and the fair forest will rejoice, and dangerous rivers clap their hands and the valleys sing hymns to the Lord.’
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 |