Example Sentences

Basic clauses

ik timb hus.
I build a house.

ik timbde husen.
I built the house.

han skal timb hus.
He will build a house.

ik ett trett nu.
I am tired now.

ik vil rest.
I want to rest.

ik hav skrivde.
I have written.

han hav komde hem.
He has come home.

The -de form marks the completed event; hav gives it present relevance.

At liv ett at sterf.
To live is to die.

At skriv ett god.
To write is good.

ik liv.
I live.

han skal kan timb hus.
He will be able to build a house.

Dodd ett livs end.
Death is life’s end.

mannens hus
the man’s house

iks frend
my friend

ik mog þis werk.
I like this work.

ik sprek nordsippisk.
I speak Nordsippisk.

nordsippisk ett sprak.
Nordsippisk is a language.

mashin sterfde.
The machine died / stopped functioning.

Bind þat ord.
Commit that word.

du timb vat ka?
What do you build?

hvem timb husen ka?
Who builds the house?

han skal kom hir nar ka?
When will he come here?

enn katt — one cat
tvaa kattar — two cats
enntin kattar — eleven cats
þriitigg seks jarar — thirty-six years

Ik ett þriitigg seks jarar.
I am thirty-six years old.

tuu mang hundar — too many dogs
zer god — very good

mergod mat — better food
merhard werk — harder work
ferrhard werk — less difficult work

Ik hav mergod makþingar.
I have better things to do.

krigbund — war group / war league
krigbunden — the war group / the war league

nutag — today
vortag — yesterday
efttag — tomorrow
midtag — midday / noon
midnatt — midnight

venst, venst, venst rett venst
left, left, left-right-left

Mornen ett kald, men wedren ett god. Ik wak erl og far til werk-stedd. Eft werk ik far hem, giv mat til iks kattar, og rest med de.

The morning is cold, but the weather is good. I wake early and go to the workplace. After work I go home, give food to my cats, and rest with them.