Anon Hsv 144VII
Tarrin Wills and Stefanie Gropper (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Hugsvinnsmál 144’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 445-6.
text and translation
Ódyggra manna skaltu aldrigi
fagna bráðum bana;
hitt er sýnna, at sælir munu
dyggvir menn, þótt deyi.
Skaltu aldrigi fagna bráðum bana ódyggra manna; hitt er sýnna, at dyggvir menn munu sælir, þótt deyi.
‘You must never rejoice at the sudden death of wicked men; it is obvious that worthy men will [be] blessed when they die.’
notes and context
Lat. parallel: (Dist. IV, 46) Morte repentina noli gaudere malorum: / felices obeunt quorum sine crimine vita ‘Do not rejoice at the sudden death of evil-doers; happy die those whose life [is] without blemish’. The topic of gloating is also dealt with in Hsv 35.
readings
- [1] Ódyggra manna: so 624, ókunnra dyggra 1199ˣ
- [2] aldrigi: so 624, eigi 1199ˣ
- [3] fagna bráðum bana: so 624, bráðum dauða fagna 1199ˣ
- [5] sælir munu: munu sælir vera 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) — 75v/12 - 75v/13
imagesókunnra dyggra
skaltu eigi
bráðum dauða fagna ;
hitt er sýnna,
at sælir munu
dyggvir menn, þótt deyi.Ökunnra dýggra manna skalltu ei bräd | um dauda fagna. hitt er sýnna ad sælir munu, dýgguir menn þo ad deýe. |
(VEÞ)
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AM 624 4° (624) — 148/2 - 148/3
imagesÓdyggra manna
skaltu aldrigi
fagna bráðum bana;
hitt er sýnna,
at munu sælir vera
dyggvir menn, þótt deyi.Odygra manna skaltv alldregi fagna | bradvm bana hitt er synna at mvnv sæler uera dyger menn þott deyí · |
(VEÞ)
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AM 148 8vox (148x) — 76r/1 - 76r/3
ödiggra manna skaltu alldreige | fagna, brädum bana, hitt er sijnna, ad munu | sæler vera, digguer menn þött deije.
(VEÞ)
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], [C. E/5]. Hugsvinnsmál 144: AII, 196-7, BII, 209-10, Skald II, 110; Hallgrímur Scheving 1831, 33, Konráð Gíslason 1860, 552, Gering 1907, 39, Tuvestrand 1977, 150, Hermann Pálsson 1985, 128.
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