Hins fýsi ek nú, at Hálfr vaki,
er ekki af eklu eldar kynd*ir.
Áttu, menbrjótr, mági þínum
grimmlunduðum gjafir at launa.
Nú fýsi ek hins, at Hálfr vaki, eldar er ekki kynd*ir af eklu. Áttu, menbrjótr, at launa grimmlunduðum mági þínum gjafir.
Now I advise that Hálfr should wake up, the fires are not lit scantily. You, necklace-breaker [GENEROUS RULER], have to reward your cruel-minded kinsman for his gifts.
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. | ||
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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 |