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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ÞjóðA Magnfl 11II/3 — bǫrðusk ‘they fought’

Mjǫk bað Magnús rekka
mannr rǫskliga annan
— hǫrð þrifusk boð, þars bǫrðusk
bǫðský framar knýja.

Magnús bað rekka mjǫk, mannr annan rǫskliga, knýja bǫðský framar; hǫrð boð þrifusk, þars bǫrðusk.

Magnús urged heroes strongly, one man [urging] another boldly, to drive battle-clouds [SHIELDS] onwards; stern commands brought results where they fought.

readings

[3] bǫrðusk: barðisk F, bǫrðumsk E

notes

[3] þars bǫrðusk ‘where they fought’: This subordinate cl. describes the entire situation of the helmingr, but in punctuating the text it is necessary to attach it to one cl. rather than the other. Skj B chooses the alternative option.

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