‘Geisar geimi; gengr hann upp í lopt;
slíkt es ógurligt ýta bǫrnum.
Slíkt es ógurligt upp at telja;
mun in forna mold af firum verða.’
‘Geimi geisar; hann gengr upp í lopt; slíkt es ógurligt bǫrnum ýta. Slíkt es ógurligt at telja upp; in forna mold mun verða af firum.’
‘The sea will surge; it will go up into the sky; such [a thing] is terrifying for the children of men [MANKIND]. Such [a thing] is terrifying to recount; the ancient earth will be emptied of men.’
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 |