The list here [
http://www.northvegr.org/zoega/index.php ] is wrong about e-u. It should say:
e-m = einhverjum, masculine dative (þágufall) singular.
e-u = einhverju, neuter dative (þágufall) singular.
e-n = einhvern, masculine accusative (þolfall) singular.
--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, CalecM@... wrote:
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> Thanks to everyone who lent me a hand with this. There's just a couple of
> questions left, as I have compiled all the responses:
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> - The introduction to Zoega which is online (but not in the printed book)
> doesn't gloss e-n, although it uses it. Hmmm?
> - The online intro says that e-u is for accusative, but llama_nom says it's
> for neuter dative. Is this a discrepancy?
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> Again, thanks. Your condensed replies are now on a sticky note over my
> desk!
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> Alec
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> In a message dated 1/7/2010 6:03:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> 600cell@... writes:
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> --- In _norse_course@... (mailto:norse_course@yahoogroups.com)
> , "llama_nom" <600cell@> wrote:
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> > > e-t einhvert.
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> > That should be <eitthvert> "something" (neuter nominative, accusative).
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> I should say, rather, <eitthvat> "something" (something), and <eitthvert>
> "some, one" (when used as an adjective).
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> Ãat var eitthvert sumar, er Ãorsteinn reið til alþingis...
> "It happened one summer, when Ãorsteinn rode to the Althingi..."
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> ok muni hann hafa eitthvat illt à sinni
> "and he must have something bad in mind"
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> Hann mælir at eitthvat muni undir þessu blÃðlæti búa
> "He says that there must be something behind this display of affection"
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