Hi Nikolai,
For reference, your example is page 34. The previous one is:
"Hann hefndi dráps þorgríms"
which is another example of an object in the genitive. Michael Barnes
explains that: "hefna is one of the few verbs that take a direct
object in the genitive." It is also the case of 'leita' (at least in
that context) :
leita (að), v. (1) to seek, search, with gen.
Many verbs take an object in the dative, too, many of which denoting
instrumentality, but it is not always the case (eg. unna: to love.)
Keep studying Old Norse !
Kveðja
Gaël
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 9:22 PM, nikolai_sandbeck
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nikolai_sandbeck@ yahoo.com> wrote:
> i bought "A new introduction to old norse" and i was reading about
the
> usage of nouns. but i got a problem. they give an example which
> is "Hann sendi þá vestr at leita ǫndvegissú lna sinna" they dont say
> why "ǫndvegissú lna" has to be in genetiv
>
> can somebody please tell me why? =)
> thank you very much =)
>
> note: ǫndvegissú lna = high-seat-posts
> and it is the ending -na in (ǫndvegis) súlna which is genetiv (plural)
>
>