Þér eigum vér veigar,
Valgautr, salar brautar
Fals, hrannvala, fannar,
framr valdr, ramar gjalda.
Valgautr, vér eigum gjalda þér ramar veigar salar Fals brautar fannar, framr valdr hrannvala.
Valgautr <= Óðinn = Gizurr>, we have to repay you for the powerful drinks of the hall of the Falr <dwarf> of the path of the snow-drift [MOUNTAINS > GIANT = Suttungr > CAVE > POETRY], outstanding owner of wave-horses [SHIPS > SEAFARER].
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- |