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How do you say lost in Old Norse?
I'm trying to translate something into Old Norse and having a horrible time with this one word... I know that to lose or forget something is týna, but how do you conjugate that to past tense? I'm trying to say 'lost'. Could someone please help me out here? I'd really appreciate it, and thank you for reading!
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- HrōðgarLv 47 years agoFavorite Answer
The verb týna is weak and so has the preterite (indicative):
týndi, týndir, týndi, týndum, týnduð, týndu
Also, the verb láta would work just as well, the preterite (indicative) of which is:
lét, lézt, lét, létum, létuð, létu
Remember that týna takes the dative (e.g. týndu þeir lífi sinnu = they lost their life), but láta governs the accusative (e.g. lét ek mitt hross! = I lost my horse!).
- Anonymous7 years ago
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