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  1. Icelandic
  2. /Adjectives in the dative plural (-um)
  3. /forn

forn

forn
ancient
From Lesson 79:Adjectives in the dative plural (-um)·Icelandic

Usages of forn

Þú finnur myndirnar í fornum kössum.
You find the pictures in antique boxes.
Við sitjum á fornum stólum í galleríinu.
We sit on antique chairs in the gallery.
Ég efast um að kvæðið sé fornt.
I doubt that the poem is ancient.
Það er erfitt að túlka fornu frásögnina.
It is difficult to interpret the ancient narrative.
Það sem sjúklingurinn þarf er forn læknisdómur.
What the patient needs is an ancient remedy.
Það sem við þurfum að leysa er þessi forni leyndardómur.
What we need to solve is this ancient mystery.
Helgidómurinn og ríkidómurinn eru báðir fornir.
The relic and the wealth are both ancient.

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