GunnLeif Merl II 28VIII/3 — erut ‘will not be’
‘Vaxa þar allir upp brœðr saman;
erut gjarnir þeir gótt at vinna.
Refr á móður ræðr grimmliga;
tapar henni sá týnir sauða;
es grenbúi gjarn á ríki.
‘Allir brœðr vaxa þar upp saman; þeir erut gjarnir at vinna gótt. Refr ræðr grimmliga á móður; sá týnir sauða tapar henni; grenbúi es gjarn á ríki.
‘The brothers will all grow up together there; they will not be eager to do good. The fox will attack its mother savagely; that destroyer of sheep [FOX] will kill her; the lair-dweller [FOX] will be eager for power.
readings
[3] erut: erat Hb
notes
[3] erut ‘are not’: Emended from ms. erat (refreshed) in Bret 1848-9 (eru-at) and apparently independently by Kock (NN §2741; Skald), followed by Merl 2012. Retained in Skj B, but the sg. verb does not agree with the immediately following pl. adj. and pron. Contrast the cases mentioned in the Note to I 36/9‑12.
grammar
Irregular verbs: vera (to be)
| indic. | subj. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pres. | past | pres. | past | ||
| sing. pl. | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | em ert er erum eruð eru | var vart var várum váruð váru | sé sér sé sém séð sé | væra værir væri værim værið væri |
| imperative past part. | ver, verið verit | ||||