Please note that the lexical concordance has not been reviewed and should not be referenced as a definitive and accurate concordance to the poetic corpus. Dates in particular may be taken from earlier editions and should be checked.
ONP:...ór landi; hví bellið því, ... ‘...from the land; why do you risk that, ...’
900...til mjǫðgjarnir; hví eruð ævar ... ‘...too mead-loving; why are you so very ...’
910‘Hví es þér ... ‘‘Why do you ...’
950‘Hví namt þú ... ‘‘Why did you deprive ...’
950‘Hví skiptir þú ... ‘‘Why did you decide ...’
961...hyggja hitt, hví þú skyldir ... ‘...understand why you should ...’
963Undrs, hví stáls él... ‘It is a wonder why the trees of the storm ...’
1025[2] ef hônum vildak (‘ef ec honum vilda’): hví eigi vildak 321ˣ
1026...ǫglis undrask, hví vér róm ... ‘...of the hawk wonders why we are [I ...’
1030Hví samir hitt ... ‘Why is it fitting ...’
1100Hví kveðum hnykki... ‘Why do we say that moving ...’
1200notes...þá lund: ‘Hví sætir sjá ... ‘...this way: ‘What is the reason for this ...’
1325...ann þier; hví sætir það? ... ‘...love you; what is the reason for that? ...’
1325...meginbrátt: ‘Hví ertu svá ... ‘...very soon: ‘Why are you so ...’
1325...Stýrir hjarðar. Hví? Fyr lífi ... ‘...The leader of the flock. Why? For the life ...’
1335...skjótt! En hví hefir dróttinn ... ‘...quickly! Why has the Lord ...’
1345...Lýðir hjálpaz. Hví nú? Því ... ‘...People are saved. Why now? Because ...’
1345Hví stundaðir á ... ‘Why were you zealous for ...’
1345...skil eigi, hví Sága elda ... ‘...not understand, why the Sága of the fires ...’
1380...‘Hirtir manna, hví vartu svá ... ‘...‘Chastiser of men, why were you so ...’
1392Hervör, dóttir, hví kallar svá? ... ‘Hervǫr, daughter, why do you call thus? ...’
?...veizt eigi, hví þú skalt ... ‘...do not know why you must ...’
?...með hjörvi. Hví sé drengr ... ‘...with the sword. Why should a fellow ...’
?...Undrs, hví ǫrvar eitr... ‘...It is a marvel how the arrows of poison-...’
?...inn hyggjustóri: ‘Hví hrekr þú ... ‘...the great-minded: ‘Why do you scold...’
?...hefnir Hallbjarnar; hví skríðr þú ... ‘...avenger of Hallbjǫrn; why do you glide ...’
?notes...þér, Dragvendill? Hví ertu vorðinn ... ‘...with you, Dragvendill? Why have you become ...’
?...[e]s hér; hví skulum lengra? ... ‘...it’s here; why should we [go] further? ...’
?...numinn hrókr, hví þegir nú? ... ‘...taken chatterbox, why are you silent now? ...’
?Hví fÿsti þik, ... ‘Why are you eager, ...’
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