Þó munu — ef þat er satt, þá ferr illa —
hafa allir alkeypt ár, þá er kemr vár.
Þó allir munu hafa alkeypt ár, þá er kemr vár; ef þat er satt, þá ferr illa.
Still all will have paid very dearly for the year when spring comes; if that is true, then things will turn out badly.
[2] ferr ‘things will turn out’: Lit. ‘it will turn out’ (3rd pers. sg. pres. indic. of fara ‘go’). The ms. reads ‘fer’, taken as a spelling for ferr by Edd. Min., FSGJ and this edn. Skj B and Skald emend to fara, while Hálf 1864 and Hálf 1909 prefer fǫr ‘journey’.
Verbs: Strong Verbs
The stem of the subjunctive pl. is i-mutation of the indicative pl..
lúka ‘shut, end’
Indicative | Subjunctive | ||||
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Present | Past | Present | Past | ||
Active voice | |||||
sing. | 1 2 3 | lýk lýkr lýkr | lauk laukt lauk | lúka lúkir lúki | lyka lykir lyki |
pl. | 1 2 3 | lúkum lúkið lúka | lukum lukuð luku | lúkim lúkið lúki | lykim lykið lyki |
infinitive pres. part. past part. | lúka lúkandi lúkinn, lúkin, lúkit | ||||
Middle voice | |||||
sing. | 1 2 3 | lýkumk lýksk lýksk | laukumk laukzk lauksk | lúkumk lúkisk lúkisk | lykumk lykisk lykisk |
pl. | 1 2 3 | lúkumk lúkizk lúkask | lukumk lukuzk lukusk | lúkimk lúkizk lúkisk | lykimk lykizk lykisk |
infinitive pres. part. past part. | lúkask lúkandisk lúkizk |