Af annars dauða væntu aldrigi,
at þér gagn geriz;
aldrlagi sínu ræðr engi maðr;
nær stendr hölðum hel.
Væntu aldrigi, at þér gagn geriz af annars dauða; engi maðr ræðr aldrlagi sínu; hel stendr nær hölðum.
Never hope that you may profit from another’s death; nobody controls his own life’s end; death is close to men.
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 |