Villat * flokk várn fylla?
Falsk riddari inn valski?
Villat * fylla flokk várn? Falsk inn valski riddari?
Does he not wish to complete our company? Was the Norman knight hiding?
[2] inn valski riddari ‘the Norman knight’: This was likely a Norman knight of the Giffard family (Gilfardus or Giffard) and could have been the one who mutilated Harold Godwineson’s body at the battle of Hastings in 1066 (see Gade 2001). Valskr denotes sby or sth. from Valland ‘northern France, Normandy’ (see Fritzner: valskr; Valland).
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. | ||
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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 |