Year 8 · Mathematics · Lesson 20
montel
Money and Accounts — Keep a simple account.
Grammar point
Currency is montel; sums are written numeral-first and always closed with an evidence particle.
Vocabulary
montel
/ˈmontel/
the coin, currency
kaup
/kaup/
to buy
sel
/sel/
to sell
skuld
/skuld/
debt
vinn
/vinː/
gain
rekn
/rekn/
to reckon, account
Examples
an tin montel kaup-en þar.
I bought for ten montel.
skuld þri montel rest-a rekord.
A debt of three montel remains (recorded).
Drills
- Write a day's ledger.
- Balance it aloud in Luadan.