Dalecarlian miscellaneous prepositions

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et ('to, of, at, with etc.')
Always controls the genitive.
Examples:
Han fór et sjús ('He went to the lake'),
Varum inti et hjáper fyr kunungiñum ('We were not of any help to the king'),

Fóstin et kvenner fið eina gullkragnuña þar ('The first one to reach the mill will find a golden crown there')

í [i:] ('in, into, inside, for, at')

  • Accusative when answering the question "For how long time?": Spíddum í tvǽr vikur, ('We were sick for two weeks')
  • Dative when answering the question "When?": Hoñ kam mitt í náttni, ('She came in the middle of the night')
  • Genitive when answering the question "When?": Ljótn var hjar í kvelds, ('The devil was here yesterday night')
  • Accusative when speaking of movement: Þeir gingu í skúlan, ('They went into the school')
  • Dative when staying at the same place: Þeir gingu í skúlañum, ('They studied at the school')<p>



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