Anon Hsv 26VII
Tarrin Wills and Stefanie Gropper (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Hugsvinnsmál 26’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 376.
text and translation
Hirtu eigi at senna, þótt þú satt vitir,
við hvassorðan hal;
málskálp mikit er mörgum gefit;
fár er at hyggju horskr.
Hirtu eigi at senna við hvassorðan hal, þótt þú vitir satt; mikit málskálp er gefit mörgum; fár er horskr at hyggju.
‘Take care not to quarrel with a sharp-worded man, even though you may know the truth; great loquacity is granted to many; few are wise in mind.’
notes and context
Lat. parallel: (Dist. I, 10) Contra verbosos noli contendere verbis: / sermo datur cunctis, animi sapientia paucis ‘Do not exchange words with wordy people; speech is given to all, wisdom of mind to few’. The corresponding st. of the distichs is also cited in FGT. There the Lat. text is followed by a translation: Hirð eigi þú at þræta við málrófsmenn; málróf er gefit mǫrgum, en spekin fám ‘Do not quarrel with loquacious people; loquacity is given to many, but wisdom to few’ (FGT 1972, 228-9). — [2]: The second l. has no equivalent in the Lat. text.
readings
- [1] at senna: so 723aˣ, at seggja 1199ˣ, sina 401ˣ, at sverja 624
- [2] þótt: so 401ˣ, þó 1199ˣ, 723aˣ, om. 624
- [2] vitir: om. 624
- [3] hal: há 624
- [4] málskálp: so 401ˣ, málskap 1199ˣ, 723aˣ, því málskálp 624
- [5] er: verðr 723aˣ, 401ˣ
- [5] mörgum: ‘m[...]’ 401ˣ
- [6] at: í 401ˣ, 624
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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Lbs 1199 4°x (1199x) — 72v/11 - 72v/12
imagesHirtu eigi at seggja ,
þó þú satt vitir,
við hvassorðan hal;
málskap mikit
er mörgum gefit;
fár er at hyggju horskr.Hird þu eigi ad seigia þo. þu satt viter vid huassordann hal. Mälskap mikid er morgum | gefid Fär er ad higgiu hoskur.
(VEÞ)
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AM 723 a 4°x (723ax) — 78/5 - 78/7
imagesHirtu eigi at senna,
þó þú satt vitir,
við hvassorðan hal;
málskap mikit
verðr mörgum gefit;
fár er at hyggju horskr.Hirt ei ad senna, þö þu satt viter vid hvassord[...] | hal, mälskap miked verdur mórgum giefed, fär er | ad hyggiu hoskur.
(TW)
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JS 401 4°x (401x) — 1r/10 - 1r/11
Hirtu eigi sina ,
þótt þú satt vitir,
við hvassorðan hal;
málskálp mikit
verðr †m[...]† gefit;
fár er í hyggju horskr.Hirtv ei sina þottv saṫṫ viter vid hvassordan hal· malskalp mikid verdr m[...] | gefid faʀ er j hyggiv hoskʀ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 148 8vox (148x*) — 245r/22 - 245r/25
kantu | ei sanna þött þu satt viter, vid hvassordann | hal, þvij mälskap mikid er mórgum lagied | enn fär madur at higgiu hoskur.
(VEÞ)
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AM 624 4° (624) — 141/22 - 141/24
imagesHirtu eigi at sverja ,
þú satt ,
við hvassorðan há;
því málskálp mikit
er mörgum gefit;
fár er í hyggju horskr.hirtv | eigi at sveria þu satt uit hvassordan ha þvi malskalp micít er marvgvm | gefit · far er j hyggiv hoskvr
(VEÞ)
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AM 148 8vox (148x*) — 70v/2 - 70v/4
hirtu ei | ad sueria þö satt vid huassordan hafer, mälskap | miked er morgum gefed, fär er i higgiu hoskur. |
(VEÞ)
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], [C. E/5]. Hugsvinnsmál 26: AII, 173, BII, 190, Skald II, 99, NN §1915; Hallgrímur Scheving 1831, 11, Konráð Gíslason 1860, 550, Gering 1907, 8, Tuvestrand 1977, 85, Hermann Pálsson 1985, 42.
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