From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 10451
Date: 2009-07-05
> Hej, i got two examples here of time, the first one isNon-prepositional expressions of time normally use the
> dativ used (dögum):
> Þat var á dögum Haralds konungs ins hárfagra, Hálfdanar
> sonar ins svarta, at sá maðr kom skipi sínu til Íslands í
> Breiðdal, er Hallfreðr hét.
> and the second one is accusative used (nótt):
> Ok eina nótt dreymdi hann, at maðr kom at honum ok mælti:
> "þar liggr þú, Hallfreðr, ok heldr óvarliga. Fr þú á
> brott bú þitt ok vestr yfir Lagarfljót. Þar er heill þín
> öll,"
> Which one scould i use? :s
> Is the dögum in dative only becuase of á?Partly, but <á> can take either the accusative or the