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Unz þrír kvámu / ór því liði
To three there came / from the land
- Unz conj unz till, until (glaðr skyli gumna hverr, usinn bíðr bana); til þess unz, until,
- þrír wiktionary
- kvámu 3pl. past koma to come, arrive
- ór ór (takes dative) out of, from
- því dat. sg. þat
- liði dat. sg. lið n (genitive liðs, plural lið) host, folk, people
| infinitive | koma | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | komandi | |
| past participle | kominn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | kem | kom, kvam |
| 2nd-person singular | kemr | komt, kvamt |
| 3rd-person singular | kemr | kom, kvam |
| 1st-person plural | komum | kómum, kvámum |
| 2nd-person plural | komið | kómuð, kvámuð |
| 3rd-person plural | koma | kómu, kvámu |
öflgir ok ástkir / æsir at húsi,
this high and mighty / Aesir to the house,
- öflgir nom. m. pl. ǫflugr (comparative ǫflgari, superlative ǫflgastr) strong, powerful
- ástkir nom. m. pl. ást-igr, a. dear, lovely; pl. contr. ást- gir, ástgar
- æsir nom. pl. áss m (genitive ásar, plural æsir) (Norse mythology) one of the gods, Æsir
- at prep at +dat. to
- húsi noun sg dat hús
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǫflugr | ǫflug | ǫflugt |
| accusative | ǫflgan | ǫflga | ǫflugt |
| dative | ǫflgum | ǫflugri | ǫflugra |
| genitive | ǫflugs | ǫflugrar | ǫflugs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | ǫflgir | ǫflgar | ǫflug |
| accusative | ǫflga | ǫflgar | ǫflug |
| dative | ǫflgum | ǫflgum | ǫflgum |
| genitive | ǫflgra | ǫflgra | ǫflgra |
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hús | húsit | hús | húsin |
| accusative | hús | húsit | hús | húsin |
| dative | húsi | húsinu | húsum | húsunum |
| genitive | hús | húsins | húsa | húsanna |
fundu á landi / lítt megandi
found they on land, / less mighty,
- fundu noun pl acc fundr finding, discovery (fundr fjárins, f islands);
- á prep. +dat. on, in
- landi noun sg dat land land, opp to sea; lands
- lítt Adverb lítt (comparative miður, superlative minnst) little, not very
- lítt adj sg neut nom lítt little; ek kann l til laga, I know but little of the law; hann nam lítt stað, he made a little stand;
- lítt adj sg neut acc lítt little; ek kann l til laga, I know but little of the law; hann nam lítt stað, he made a little stand;
- megandi present part. mega (preterite-present verb, third-person singular present indicative má, third-person singular past indicative mátti, supine mátt) (transitive, intransitive, governs the accusative) to be allowed, to be permitted, to may, /(intransitive) to must, to have to, / to have the strength, to be able, mega to be able to do, with acc; eigi eru Asynjur úhelgari ok eigi megu þær minna, they are not less powerful; svá at vér mættim ekki, so that we could do nothing; m betr, to be the stronger; m við em, to be able to withstand one (hann mun ekki m einn við mörg
Ask ok Emblu / örlöglausa.
Ask and Emblu / void of destiny.
- Ask noun sg acc askr ash, ash-tree; askr m (genitive asks, plural askar) ash (tree), wooden vessel or dish
- Emblu Embla (Norse mythology) Embla, A female given name
- örlöglausa örlög n pl (plurale tantum) destiny / lauss, a. loose, empty, free / ørlög-lauss, a. futureless, with fortune still undecided; -símu, n. pl., -þættir, m. pl. threads, strands of fate (snøru af afli -þáttu).