From: fjornir
Message: 2470
Date: 2002-12-13
> kømr: strong verb, 3rd person, singular, present tense,Correct.
> indicative, active
> Norðrlönd: strong noun, neuter, plural, accusativeCorrect.
> tíðenda: strong noun, neuter, plural, genitiveCorrect.
> Ólöfu: strong noun (proper name), feminine, singular, dativeAccusative - see next letter.
> dóttur: unique noun, feminine, singular, accusativeCorrect.
> Þorsteins: strong noun (proper name), masculine, singular, genitiveCorrect.
> rauðs: adjective, masculine, singular, genitiveCorrect.
> þeim: pronoun, masculine, singular, dativePlural, as you spotted yourself. It's interesting that
> vildi: irregular verb, 3rd person, plural, past tense,Correct.
> subjunctive, active
> kaupa: strong verb, infinitiveCorrect.
> "Vildi kaupa" is in the subjunctive mood, which means thatYes. A more specific rule is that clauses introduced with
> it is indicative of a hypothetical outcome. Hólmgeirr doesn't
> know what they want to buy, whereas, in sentence 1, the
> brothers have a definite wish, thus it is in the indicative
> mood.
> A man is named Eyvindr - he lived in Norway.Very good! (In my new spelling standard the 'o'
> Maðr er nefndr Eyvindr - hann byggði í Noregi.
> His brother was called Gunnarr.Very good!
> Gunnarr hét bróðir hans.
> The brothers were both big and strong.The adjectives should have the plural form
> Þeir brðr váru bæði mikill ok sterkr.