Anon Sól 83VII/3 — it ‘the’
Dásamligt fræði var þér draumi kvadd,
en þú sázt it sanna;
fyrða engi var svá fróðr skapaðr,
er áðr hefði heyrt Sólarljóðs sögu.
Dásamligt fræði var kvadd þér draumi, en þú sázt it sanna; engi fyrða var skapaðr svá fróðr, er áðr hefði heyrt Sólarljóðs sögu.
Admirable advice was addressed to you in a dream, but you feared the truth; no man was created so wise that he would have heard ‘Sólarljóð’s’ tale before.
grammar
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 |