Hitt hlægir mik helzt í máli:
mun ekki Ásmundi öll vá sofa.
Þrír eru fallnir af því liði
Eynefs synir, en einn lifir.
Hitt hlægir mik helzt í máli: öll vá mun ekki sofa Ásmundi. Þrír synir Eynefs eru fallnir af því liði, en einn lifir.
This makes me laugh especially about the matter: not all danger will be dormant for Ásmundr. Three sons of Eynefr <sea-king> [SEAFARERS] have fallen of this host, yet one lives.
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 |