Burt er Snarvendill, ór slíðrum horfinn;
má ek eigi víg vekja, veldr því Ölvir.
Hefna munda ek Harðar, ef hann hér væri,
ok rjóða minn mæki í manna blóði.
Snarvendill er burt, horfinn ór slíðrum; ek má eigi vekja víg, Ölvir veldr því. Ek munda hefna Harðar, ef hann væri hér, ok rjóða mæki minn í blóði manna.
Snarvendill is gone, disappeared from the scabbard; I cannot stir up battle, Ǫlvir causes that. I would avenge Hǫrðr, if it were here, and redden my sword in the blood of men.
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- |