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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Eyv Hák 11I/5 — stóðu ‘remained’

Vísi þat heyrði,         hvat valkyrjur mæltu
        mærar af mars baki;
hyggiliga létu         ok hjalmaðar stóðu
        ok hǫfðusk hlífar fyrir.

Vísi heyrði þat, hvat mærar valkyrjur mæltu af baki mars; létu hyggiliga ok stóðu hjalmaðar ok hǫfðusk hlífar fyrir.

The leader heard what the renowned valkyries said from [on] horseback; they behaved prudently and remained, helmeted, and held shields in front of them.

readings

[5] stóðu: stu J1ˣ, J2ˣ

notes

[5] stóðu ‘remained’: The reading stu ‘sat’ of J1ˣ, J2ˣ is preferred by nearly all the poem’s eds, and it is suitable to valkyries on horseback, but it is surely an alteration. Stóðu, rather than having its usual sense ‘stood’, may here mean ‘remained, stayed’ (Fritzner: standa 7).

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