Anon Hsv 90VII
Tarrin Wills and Stefanie Gropper (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Hugsvinnsmál 90’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 414-15.
text and translation
Blíðum orðum þótt þik bragnar kveði,
þarftu eigi þeim at trúa;
opt sá fagrt mælir, er hefir flátt hugat;
ráð er at sjá við svikum.
Þótt bragnar kveði þik blíðum orðum, þarftu eigi at trúa þeim; sá mælir opt fagrt, er hefir hugat flátt; ráð er at sjá við svikum.
‘Although men may greet you with pleasant words, you need not believe them; he often speaks fair, who has considered deceit; it is advisable to look out for treachery.’
notes and context
Lat. parallel: (Dist. III, 4) Sermones blandos blaesosque cavere memento: / simplicitas veri fama est, fraus ficta loquendi ‘Remember to watch out for smooth and lisping words; simplicity is the character of the true, deceit that of telling stories’. As in many other instances 1199ˣ conforms better to the requirements of ljóðaháttr. 624 seems to combine several versions of this st., especially l. 3, which includes almost an extra l.: við vel at varaz ‘be wary of tricks’.
readings
- [2] kveði: lofi 624
- [3] trúa: trúa við vel at varaz 624
- [5] er: sem hann 624
- [5] hugat: í huga 624
- [6] ráð: gott 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) — 74r/13 - 74r/15
imagesBlijdum ordum þo þig bragnar kuedi. þarftu eie | þeim ad Trua, opt sä fagurt mæler er hefer flätt hugad, räd er ad | siä vid suikum.
(VEÞ)
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AM 624 4° (624) — 145/7 - 145/10
imagesBlíðum orðum
þótt þik bragnar lofi,
þarftu eigi þeim at trúa við vel at varaz;
opt sá fagrt mælir,
sem hann hefir flátt í huga;
gott er at sjá við svikum.Bl | idum ordvm þo þik bragnar lofi þarftv eigi þeim at trua uid væl at varaz | opt sa fagurt mæler sem hann hefer flatt j hvga gott er at sia vit su | jkvm
(VEÞ)
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AM 148 8vox (148x) — 73v/6 - 73v/8
Blijdum ordum þö þig bragnar lofe, þarfftu ei þeim ad | trüa, vid væl ad varast offt sä fagurt mæler, | sem hann hefer flätt i huga, gott er ad siä vid siükum. |
(VEÞ)
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], [C. E/5]. Hugsvinnsmál 91: AII, 186, BII, 201, Skald II, 105, NN §2592; Hallgrímur Scheving 1831, 23, Gering 1907, 25, Tuvestrand 1977, 122, Hermann Pálsson 1985, 92.
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