Carolyne Larrington and Peter Robinson (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Sólarljóð 14’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 305.
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3. fár (adj.; °compar. fǽrri/fárri(Mág² 11), superl. fǽstr): few < fádœmi (noun n.)
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dœmi (noun n.; °-s; -): judgement, example < fádœmi (noun n.)
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1. verða (verb): become, be
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í (prep.): in, into
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
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1. staðr (noun m.; °-ar/-s; -ir): place
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1. gjalda (verb): pay, repay
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grimmliga (adv.): fiercely
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3. á (prep.): on, at
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holmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): island, islet
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
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horskr (adj.; °compar. -ari): wise
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víf (noun n.): woman, wife
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both
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bana (verb; °-að-): kill
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