Kápharnáum — korni
Kristr sáði þar lista —
borgin bar sú mörgum
blóm ítarlig sóma.
Ágætismenn ýtum
upp runnir þar kunnir
(annan stað má eg inna)
oft þar vóru (stóran).
Kápharnáum, sú borgin bar ítarlig blóm sóma mörgum — Kristr sáði þar korni lista. Ágætismenn, ýtum þar kunnir, vóru oft upp runnir þar; eg má inna annan stóran stað.
Capernaum, that city bore glorious fruits of honour for many — Christ sowed there the seed of virtues. Outstanding persons, who there were well known to men, had often grown up there; I can speak of another great city.
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- |