Anon Leið 44VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 44’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 177-8.
text and translation
Mœðask mér á óði
— mest þarf hóf at flestu —
(brands hefr ôrr til enda)
orðvôpn* (kveðit drôpu).
Skulu eldviðir ǫldu
alljósan brag kalla
— þjóð hafi þekt á kvæði
þvísa — Leiðarvísan.
{Orðvôpn*} mœðask mér á óði; mest hóf þarf at flestu; {ôrr brands} hefr kveðit drôpu til enda. {{Ǫldu eld}viðir} skulu kalla alljósan brag Leiðarvísan; þjóð hafi þekt á kvæði þvísa.
‘My word-weapons [ORGANS OF SPEECH] become exhausted from the poem; the greatest moderation is needed in most things; the sword-blade’s messenger [MAN] has recited the poem to the end. Trees of the fire of the wave [(lit. ‘fire-trees of the wave’) GOLD > MEN] shall call the very bright poem ‘Leiðarvísan’; may people derive pleasure from this poem.’
notes and context
readings
- [2] þarf: ‘[...]arf’ B, ‘(þ)arf’(?) 399a‑bˣ
- [4] ‑vôpn*: ‘vo᷎pns’ B
- [5] eldviðir: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘e[...]d u[...]ir’ B
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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AM 757 a 4° (B) — 11r/33 - 11r/36
imagesMœðask mér á óði
— mest †[...]arf† hóf at flestu —
(brands hefr ôrr til enda)
orð†vo᷎pns† (kveðit drôpu).
Skulu †e[...]d u[...]ir† ǫldu
alljósan brag kalla
— þjóð hafi þekt á kvæði
þvísa — Leiðarvísan.Męðaz mer a oðe | mest …arf hóf at flestu branndz hefer aurr til ennda ord vo᷎pns kuedít drapu | skulu e…d u…ir aulldu allíosan brag kalla þíoð hafe þekt a kuede þrisa leí– | darvísan.
(TW)
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JS 399 a-b 4°x (399a-bx)
Mœðask mér á óði
— mest †(þ)arf† hóf at flestu —
(brands hefr ôrr til enda)
orðvôpn* (kveðit drôpu).
Skulu eldviðir ǫldu
alljósan brag kalla
— þjóð hafi þekt á kvæði
þvísa — Leiðarvísan. -
Lbs 444 4°x (444x)
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XII], G [2]. Leiðarvísan 44: AI, 626, BI, 633, Skald I, 308; Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1844, 70, Rydberg 1907, 11, Attwood 1996a, 70-1, 181.
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