Anon Mhkv 24III
Roberta Frank (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Poems, Málsháttakvæði 24’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 1237.
text and translation
Engi knettr of annars mein;
aldri lætk at munni sein;
heimi, heyrik sagt, at snúi;
sumir einir, hykk, at mér trúi.
Erfitt verðr, þeim er illa kann;
engan þarf at hjúfra mann;
þannig hefr mér lagzk í lund:
langviðrum skal eyða grund.
Engi knettr of mein annars; aldri lætk sein at munni; heyrik sagt, at heimi snúi; hykk, at sumir einir trúi mér. Erfitt verðr, þeim er illa kann; þarf at hjúfra engan mann; þannig hefr mér lagzk í lund: langviðrum skal eyða grund.
‘No one bemoans another’s misfortune; I never rein in my mouth; I hear tell that the world is turning; I think only some believe me. Life is difficult for him who understands poorly; one need not lament any man; thus it has lodged itself in my mind: with long-lasting storms shall the earth be laid waste. ’
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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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GKS 2367 4° (R) — 55r/21 - 55r/22
imagesEngi knettr of annars mein;
aldri lætk at munni sein;
heimi, heyrik sagt, at snúi;
sumir einir, hykk, at mér trúi.
Erfitt verðr, þeim er illa kann;
engan þarf at hjúfra mann;
þannig hefr mér lagzk í lund:
langviðrum skal eyða †g[...]n[...]†.Engi knettir vm aɴars mein alldri læt ek at mvɴi sein heimi heyri ek sagt at snvi ⸌⸌ svmir eiɴir hyck ek at mer trvi erfit verþr þeim | er illa kaɴ engan þarf at hivfra maɴ þaɴig hefir mer lagz ilvnd langviðrvm skal eyða g[...]n[...] |
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editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], A. [1]. Málsháttakvæði 24: AII, 135, BII, 144, Skald II, 77; Möbius 1874, 10, Wisén 1886-9, I, 76.
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