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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ÞjóðA Sex 31II/4 — Sigvorðar ‘of Sigurðr’

Gera vas gisting byrjuð
gnóg, en ulf* ór skógi
sonr á sôr at spenja
Sigvorðar kom norðan.

Gnóg gisting vas byrjuð Gera, en sonr Sigvorðar kom norðan at spenja ulf* ór skógi á sôr.

Plentiful hospitality was initiated for Geri <wolf>, and the son of Sigurðr [= Haraldr] came from the north to entice the wolf from the forest onto the wounds.

readings

[4] Sigvorðar (‘sigvrþar’): ‘sigvrþr’ U

notes

[4] Sigvorðar ‘of Sigurðr’: This form is required in order that the first two syllables of the l. do not resolve (whereas Sigurðr is indicated in ÞjóðA Lv 6/1).

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