Blíðmæltr vera skalt við bragna lið,
ok hirð þitt fengit fé;
minni ok mannvit nem þú á margan veg,
ok kenn þat síðan sonum.
Blíðmæltr skalt vera við lið bragna, ok hirð fengit fé þitt; nem þú á margan veg minni ok mannvit, ok kenn þat síðan sonum.
You must be affably spoken with a company of men, and take care of the money you have gained; learn in many a way memory and understanding, and teach it later to your sons.
[1] skalt: so 624, skaltu 1199ˣ, 696XV
Verbs: Preterite-present verbs
The present tense of these verbs is like the past tense of strong verbs, and their past tense is weak.
eiga | mega | kunna | skulu | munu | muna | |||
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indic. pres. | sing. pl. | 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd | á átt á eigum eiguð eigu | má mátt má megum meguð megu | kann kannt kann kunnum kunnuð kunnu | skal skalt skal skulum skuluð skulu | mun munt mun munum munuð munu | man mant man munum munið muna |
indic. past stem subj. pres. stem subj. past stem | átt- eig- ætt- | mátt- meg- mætt- | kunn- kunn- kynn- | skyld- skyl- skyld- | mund- myn- mynd- | mund- mun- mynd- |