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.
Blíðum ‘with pleasant’
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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy
orðum ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
þótt ‘Although’
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þó (adv.): though
þik ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
bragnar ‘men’
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bragnar (noun m.): men, warriors
lofi ‘’
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lofa (verb): praise, permit
kveði ‘may greet’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
[2] kveði: lofi 624
þarftu ‘you need’
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2. þurfa (verb): need, be necessary
notes
[3]: The l. corresponds to st. 30/5. Similar advice is given in Sól 19.
eigi ‘not’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
notes
[3]: The l. corresponds to st. 30/5. Similar advice is given in Sól 19.
at ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
notes
[3]: The l. corresponds to st. 30/5. Similar advice is given in Sól 19.
varaz ‘’
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5. vara (verb): expect
at ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
vel ‘’
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vel (adv.): well, very
við ‘’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
opt ‘often’
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opt (adv.): often
fagrt ‘fair’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
mælir ‘speaks’
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1. mæla (verb): speak, say
hefir ‘has’
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hafa (verb): have
flátt ‘deceit’
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flár (adj.; °compar. -ri): [deceit]
huga ‘’
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hugi (noun m.; °-a): courage, thought
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
gott ‘’
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góðr (adj.): good
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
sjá ‘look’
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2. sjá (verb): see
við ‘out’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
svikum ‘for treachery’
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1. svik (noun n.; °-s; -): deceit, treachery; poison
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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’.
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