Hjþ Lv 4VIII (HjǪ 7)/2 — in
Kantu mjúkligar, mær in harðleita,
leika at hrækerti en hölðar aðrir sex.
Sel þú mér sárloga sveipinn orms dýnu;
fús em ek fljóð at kyssa; fer sem má jöfri.
In harðleita mær, kantu leika at hrækerti mjúkligar en sex aðrir hölðar. Sel þú mér sárloga sveipinn dýnu orms; ek em fús at kyssa fljóð; fer jöfri sem má.
Hard-faced girl, you know how to play with the corpse-candle [SWORD] more nimbly than six other champions. Give me the wound-flame [SWORD], wrapped in the eiderdown of the serpent [GOLD]; I am eager to kiss the woman; let it go as it may with the prince [me].
readings
[2] mær in harðleita: so with brackets in another hand indicating placement in this position from a position as l. 4 papp6ˣ
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 |