Kálf Kátr 4VII/4 — geingu ‘current’
Kæna setti Kosti dóttur
(kunni hun ung að mæla tungur
allar þær) til bóknáms báru
Baldur eims (er geingu í heimi).
Ástargjörn hefir allar listir
ambátt himna drottins framdar;
fegri var sjá en flestar meyjar
falda Þrúðr og hátta prúðust.
Baldur eims báru setti kæna dóttur Kosti til bóknáms; hun kunni ung að mæla allar þær tungur er geingu í heimi. Ástargjörn ambátt drottins himna hefir allar listir framdar; sjá Þrúðr falda var fegri en flestar meyjar og prúðust hátta.
The Baldur <god> of the fire of the wave [GOLD > MAN] set Kostus’s skilful daughter [= Catherine] to book-learning; at a young age she could speak all the languages that were current in the world. The loving handmaid of the Lord of the heavens [= God > HOLY WOMAN] has performed all arts; that Þrúðr <goddess> of headdresses [WOMAN] was more beautiful than most maidens and the best mannered.
grammar
Verbs: Strong Verbs
The stem of the subjunctive pl. is i-mutation of the indicative pl..
lúka ‘shut, end’
| Indicative | Subjunctive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | Past | Present | Past | ||
| Active voice | |||||
| sing. | 1 2 3 | lýk lýkr lýkr | lauk laukt lauk | lúka lúkir lúki | lyka lykir lyki |
| pl. | 1 2 3 | lúkum lúkið lúka | lukum lukuð luku | lúkim lúkið lúki | lykim lykið lyki |
| infinitive pres. part. past part. | lúka lúkandi lúkinn, lúkin, lúkit | ||||
| Middle voice | |||||
| sing. | 1 2 3 | lýkumk lýksk lýksk | laukumk laukzk lauksk | lúkumk lúkisk lúkisk | lykumk lykisk lykisk |
| pl. | 1 2 3 | lúkumk lúkizk lúkask | lukumk lukuzk lukusk | lúkimk lúkizk lúkisk | lykimk lykizk lykisk |
| infinitive pres. part. past part. | lúkask lúkandisk lúkizk | ||||