En Óláfr
átti inn kyrri
frœknan son
ok fjárgóðan.
Réð Magnús
fyr mani Yggjar
tíu vetr
at tali fyrða.
En Óláfr inn kyrri átti frœknan ok fjárgóðan son. Magnús réð fyr mani Yggjar tíu vetr at tali fyrða.
But Óláfr inn kyrri (‘the Quiet’) had a bold and generous son. Magnús ruled Yggr’s <= Óðinn’s> girl [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)] for ten years according to people’s reckoning.
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. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |