The impersonal verb in Old Icelandic
The impersonal verb in Old Icelandic
The impersonal verb in Old Icelandic
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or the article for "me<strong>in</strong> H .. I t is prooaoly the former, OIl<br />
the analogy of p .. 45, 1.148: II e var3 peim pat fyrir at ...<br />
n<br />
o ,<br />
which also has vero plus dative plus lIpatll..<br />
Hmvever, the<br />
analogy is not close, oecause <strong>in</strong> t~1is<br />
last quotation there<br />
is no noun near which could have an article. ilya til could<br />
also De an aDject, apposi te wi th 'limiki t me<strong>in</strong>i!.<br />
:Y;Qlsunga saga:<br />
Sigi.l1li.Yldi pyi;:kir hann mjQk { CBtt Volsunga ... (p. 23, 1.50)<br />
I.<br />
Is "hann" suoject or aDject?<br />
If ooject, the expression must<br />
De <strong>impersonal</strong> as there is no other word which could De the<br />
stated s1..fbject.<br />
kioellus Islandoru.m:<br />
.. .. hafoi alt farizk vel at. (pe36, 1.72)<br />
<strong>The</strong> most idiomatic Engli sh translation would make "all ll<br />
subject: lIall had gone vvell with their journey!!.<br />
HAItI! is<br />
an adverc here, a ~oarallel<br />
form to the usual ooli que case<br />
or phrase for the focus of the action.<br />
the suoject here..<br />
So the expression might not De <strong>impersonal</strong>.<br />
Lei f' s Voy-age (Flateyjarobk):<br />
.... 1?btti<br />
-<br />
monnum.<br />
.<br />
hann verit hafa ~forvit<strong>in</strong>n.(-P<br />
-<br />
.. 44, 1.110)<br />
'-<br />
It is uncerta<strong>in</strong> 'lv-hether i1hann il<br />
is nom<strong>in</strong>ative or accusative.<br />
It is probaoly not nom<strong>in</strong>ative because it appears thus just<br />
Defore the <strong>in</strong>f<strong>in</strong>i tive, <strong>in</strong> the mam'ler of an accusative a:.n.d<br />
<strong>in</strong>f<strong>in</strong>itive construction.
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