: _s?? inn ungi ma?°r_ 'that
young man,' _hafit ??at it dj?«pa_ 'the deep sea.'
184. The definite article is generally not expressed at all, or
else _einn_, _einnhv?™rr_ is used.
185. A noun (often a proper name) is often put in apposition to a
dual pron. of the first and second persons, or a plur. of the
third person: _??it f?“lagar_, 'thou and thy companions,' _me?° ??eim
??ka_ 'with him and ??ki.' Similarly _st?™ndr ????rr upp ok ??eir
f?“lagar_ 'Thor and his companions get up.'
186. The plurals _v?“r_, _???“r_ are sometimes used instead of the
singulars _ek_, _???«_, especially when a king is speaking or being
spoken to.
187. _sik_ and _s?“r_ are used in a strictly reflexive sense,
referring back to the subject of the sentence, like _se_ in
Latin: _??orr bau?° honum til matar me?° s?“r_ 'Thor asked him to
supper with him.'
Verbs
188. The tenses for which there is no inflection in the active,
and all those of the passive, are formed by the auxiliaries
_skal_ (shall), _hafa_ (have), _vera_ (be) with the infin.
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