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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þorm Lv 19I/2 — miklu ‘the great’

Ála þryngr at éli
ǫrstiklandi miklu;
skyldut skelknir hauldar
— skalmǫld vex nú — falma.
Búumk við sókn, en slœkni-
seggr skyli -orð of forðask,
es at geirþingi gǫngum,
gunnreifr, með Ôleifi.

Ǫrstiklandi þryngr at miklu éli Ála; hauldar skyldut falma skelknir; skalmǫld vex nú. Búumk við sókn, en gunnreifr seggr skyli of forðask slœkniorð, es gǫngum at geirþingi með Ôleifi.

The arrow-shooter [WARRIOR = Óláfr] presses towards the great storm of Áli <legendary king> [BATTLE]; freeholders should not waver, frightened; a sword-age [BATTLE] swells now. Let us prepare ourselves for an attack, and a war-happy man ought to shun weakling-words when we go to the spear-assembly [BATTLE] with Óláfr.

readings

[2] miklu: miklum Holm4

kennings

grammar

Strong form: in -ll

masc.fem.neut.
sing. N
A
G
D
gamall
gamlan
gamals
gǫmlum
gǫmul
gamla
gamallar
gamalli
gamalt
gamalt
gamals
gǫmlu
pl. N
A
G
D
gamlir
gamla
gamalla
gǫmlum
gamlar
gamlar
gamalla
gǫmlum
gǫul
gǫmul
gamalla
gǫmlum
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