Anon Pét 47VII/7 — skalt ‘You shall’
Þurkar þegn og styrkir
þeingill skýja leingi,
kveðr og kyssir síðan
kátr elsku munn vátan:
‘Feingin er líkn fyr laungu;
lát af, sonr, að gráta!
Enn skalt fótspor finna
flest mín alt í pínu.’
Þeingill skýja þurkar þegn og styrkir leingi; kátr elsku kveðr og kyssir síðan munn vátan: ‘Líkn er fyr laungu feingin; lát af að gráta, sonr! Skalt enn finna flest fótspor mín alt í pínu.’
The king of the clouds [= God (= Christ)] dries [the eyes of] his follower and encourages him for a long time; joyful with love he greets him and then kisses the mouth wet [with tears]: ‘Mercy has long since been obtained; cease from weeping, my son! You shall yet follow in most of my footsteps all the way to martyrdom.’
notes
[7] skalt enn ‘you shall yet’: Ms. ‘en’. The adv. seems more likely than conj. en in stressed position. Both Skj B and Skald print enn (cf. Skj B: endnu skal du).
grammar
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | ||