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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Ormr Frag 2III/1 — miklu ‘much’

Ek hef orðgnótt miklu
— opt finnum þat — minni,
— framm telk leyfð fyr lofða
ljósa — an myndak kjósa.

Ek hef miklu minni orðgnótt, an myndak kjósa; finnum þat opt; telk ljósa leyfð framm fyr lofða.

I have much less word-abundance than I would choose; we [I] often find that; I deliver a clear [poem of] praise before men.

readings

[1] miklu: mikla U

notes

[1] miklu ‘much’: Emended from ms. mikla by Rask (SnE 1818, 176) and followed by all subsequent eds. The ms. reading could be retained within an interpretation ‘I have great word-abundance, [and yet] less than I would choose’, but this would be forced (cf. SnE 1998, I, 207).

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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