Hjálmþér ek heiti; hverr spyrr at því,
seggr inn svartleiti á sædýri?
Drepa skulum drengi, en dýrgripi eignaz,
fúll falsari, ella flý í brott.
Ek heiti Hjálmþér; hverr spyrr at því, inn svartleiti seggr á sædýri? Skulum drepa drengi, fúll falsari, en eignaz dýrgripi ella flý í brott.
I am called Hjálmþér; who asks about it, swarthy man on the sea-beast [SHIP]? We shall kill the fellows, foul imposter, and get the treasures or [else] you must flee.
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- |