Engi oftreysti, þótt eigi sé gamall,
at muni lengi lifa;
skugga sinn hygg ek eigi mega skatna flýja
né heldr forðaz feigð.
Engi oftreysti, at muni lifa lengi, þótt sé eigi gamall; ek hygg skatna mega eigi flýja skugga sinn né heldr forðaz feigð.
Nobody may trust too much that he will live long, even if he is not old; I think that men cannot escape their shadow nor avoid the approach of death.
Pronouns and determiners: engi (none, no)
masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
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sing. | N A G D | engi engan, engi engis, enskis engum | engi enga engrar engri | ekki ekki engis, enskis engu |
pl. | N A G D | engir enga engra engum | engar engar engra engum | engi engi engra engum |