Hello,
I am quite an advanced learner of Old Norse, I think, but I came across the following sentence from Egils saga einhenda that I cannot resolve grammatically although the meaning is obvious to me: "Þar munu ekki fleiri þínir líkar,"
Here is the context:
"Eigi þóttist Ásmundr vænna mann sét hafa. Heilsar nú hvárr öðrum.
Ásmundr spurði hann at nafni. Hann kveðst Árán heita, sonr Róðíáns
konungs af Tattaríá, - "hefi ek verit í hernaði." "Hversu gamall ertu?"
sagði Ásmundr. "Tólf vetra," sagði Árán. "Þar munu ekki fleiri þínir
líkar," sagði Ásmundr. "Engum var ek þar líkr," sagði Árán
My question is: How should I analyze the word "líkar"? If it is an adjective, which seems to me most likely, why is it in the feminine form and not masculine "líkir" to go with "þínir"? Or is it a verb? That doesn't make much sense either...
I would be very grateful for any comment.
David