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[Magnus Hreinn Snaedal]

>1 in anastodeinai gaskop guþ þana himin jah þo airþa.
>2 iþ so airþa was unsiuna jah ungamanwida jah riqis was ufar
>þizai diupiþai jah ahma gudis wagida ufar þaim watnam.


Why 'ÞANA himin jah ÞO airþa'?
As himins and airþa have not been mentioned before the
demonstrative/article is not expected.
Cf. that even in Icelandic we have no article here:
Í upphafi skapaði Guð himin og jörð.

M.Sn.


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