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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon (FoGT) 34III/3 — tók ‘underwent’

Beraz liet frá mey mætri
mætr foldsala gætir;
umsniðning tók auðnu
einn veitandi hreinnar,
áðr skatna vann vatni
vatnskírn jöfurs batnað;
fastandi bar freistni
friðar kiennari þrenna.

Mætr gætir foldsala liet beraz frá mætri mey; einn veitandi hreinnar auðnu tók umsniðning, áðr vatnskírn jöfurs skatna vann batnað vatni; kiennari friðar bar fastandi þrenna freistni.

The excellent keeper of the earth-halls [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ)] allowed himself to be born from an excellent maiden; the one granter of pure destiny [= God (= Christ)] underwent circumcision, before the baptism of the prince of men [= God (= Christ)] improved the water; the teacher of peace [= God (= Christ)] fasting bore a threefold temptation.

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