2.
Ek man jötna / ár um borna,
I remember Jotnar / early born,
- man verb 1st sg pres ind act muna to remember
- jǫtuna acc pl jǫtunn m giant
- ár adv early, anciently
- um prep. +acc about around
- borinn past participle of bera
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | jǫtunn | jǫtunninn | jǫtnar | jǫtnarnir |
| accusative | jǫtun | jǫtuninn | jǫtna | jǫtnana |
| dative | jǫtni | jǫtninum | jǫtnum | jǫtnunum |
| genitive | jǫtuns | jǫtunsins | jǫtna | jǫtnanna |
Strong declension of borinn
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | borinn | borin | borit |
| accusative | borinn | borna | borit |
| dative | bornum | borinni | borinu |
| genitive | borins | borinnar | borins |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | bornir | bornar | borin |
| accusative | borna | bornar | borin |
| dative | bornum | bornum | bornum |
| genitive | borinna | borinna | borinna |
þá er forðum / mik fœdda höfðu;
those who in old / foster me have;
- þá pron. m. pl
- forðum adv. once, formerly
- mik acc. ek
- fœdda acc fem past part.
| infinitive | fœða | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | fœðandi | |
| past participle | fœddr | |
| infinitive | hafa | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | hafandi | |
| past participle | hafðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | hefi | hafða |
| 2nd-person singular | hefir | hafðir |
| 3rd-person singular | hefir | hafði |
| 1st-person plural | hǫfum | hǫfðum |
| 2nd-person plural | hafið | hǫfðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | hafa | hǫfðu |
níu man ek heima, / níu íviðjur,
nine homes I remember, / nine wooded rooms,
- man verb 1st sg pres ind act muna to remember
- heima noun pl acc heimr a place of abode, a region or world
- íviðjur giantesse, ogress, í-viðr, thus meaning “one in the woods”
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | íviðja | íviðjan | íviðjur | íviðjurnar |
| accusative | íviðju | íviðjuna | íviðjur | íviðjanar |
| dative | íviðju | íviðjunni | íviðjum | íviðjunum |
| genitive | íviðju | íviðjunnar | íviðjna | íviðjnanna |
mjötvið mæran / fyr mold neðan.
wise tree bright / before ground below
- fyr =fyrir prep. +acc./dat. before, against
- mold noun sg acc mold f. mould, earth (hlóðu síðan at grjóti ok jósu at moldu) ;
- mæran acc. m. sg. mærr famous, glorious
- neðan adv. beneath, below
- mjötviðr =Yggdrasill
- mjǫt n. pl. right measure
- viðr m. wood
| neuter | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mjǫt | mjǫtin |
| accusative | mjǫt | mjǫtin |
| dative | mjǫtum | mjǫtunum |
| genitive | mjǫta | mjǫtanna |
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | viðr | viðrinn | viðir | viðirnir |
| accusative | við | viðinn | viðu | viðuna |
| dative | viði | viðinum | viðum | viðunum |
| genitive | viðar | viðarins | viða | viðanna |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mærr | mær | mært |
| accusative | mæran | mæra | mært |
| dative | mærum | mærri | mæru |
| genitive | mærs | mærrar | mærs |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | mærir | mærar | mær |
| accusative | mæra | mærar | mær |
| dative | mærum | mærum | mærum |
| genitive | mærra | mærra | mærra |