The impersonal verb in Old Icelandic
The impersonal verb in Old Icelandic
The impersonal verb in Old Icelandic
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the actior. of the passive <strong>verb</strong> or is its agent, but <strong>in</strong> -<br />
<strong>Icelandic</strong> it is subord<strong>in</strong>ated graIT'll1atically to the imper'sonal<br />
<strong>verb</strong> and put <strong>in</strong> the genitive case.<br />
HrafL,.J\:.els sag1?:.,:_<br />
Er pa:' alls gcett, ef p{n ere •• (p.82, 1.767)<br />
Literally this is lilt is then ta~Ken care of all, if of ;smut! ..<br />
<strong>The</strong> focus is geni ti ve .<br />
<strong>The</strong> use of the <strong>impersonal</strong> here<br />
Iler:paps raises <strong>in</strong>to prom<strong>in</strong>ence the timeless, permanent<br />
hal"'mony of lire, with all th<strong>in</strong>gs orcLered and <strong>in</strong> the right<br />
place, rather than that a hUrnan or hunans create this harmon~T •<br />
• • en ef alli"ars veror aUGite •• (p.94, 1.193)<br />
<strong>The</strong> subject is not lIannarsll, for this is a genitive and l.lsed ad<strong>verb</strong>ially;<br />
but it is unex-flres sed, ma.'i{i!lg "veraI'll all <strong>impersonal</strong><br />
vex'b. rI'~'le ilT1lJerSonal is comb<strong>in</strong>ed with the passive here, as<br />
frequently- •<br />
GLJl,SS IV (e): Impersonal with a genitive and an <strong>in</strong>direct<br />
object.<br />
Frol;]' Laxdoe 1 a !3aga:<br />
/<br />
• pess batnar per,<br />
/<br />
en peygi mer. (p .152, 1.71)
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