Vammlausa skaltu, vísi,
ef viltu griðum þyrma,
— heim höfum hilmi sóttan —
heðan mik fara láta.
Vísi, skaltu láta mik fara heðan vammlausa, ef viltu þyrma griðum; höfum sóttan hilmi heim.
Leader, you must let me go away unblemished, if you wish to keep to the terms of the safe-conduct; I have visited the ruler.
[1] Vammlausa skaltu vísi: ‘Vamlau(sa skal)[…](si)’(?) 147
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- |