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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Keth Lv 10VIII (Ket 15)/7 — hristaz ‘shake’

Fljúga fólknöðrur,         frækn er Dalakappi;
ljótr er leikr sverða,         litat er skegg á karli.
Skrapa skinnkyrtlar,         skjálfa hringskyrtur,
hristaz járnserkir,         hræðiz biðill meyjar.

Fólknöðrur fljúga, Dalakappi er frækn; ljótr er leikr sverða, skegg á karli er litat. Skinnkyrtlar skrapa, hringskyrtur skjálfa, járnserkir hristaz, biðill meyjar hræðiz.

Battle-snakes [SPEARS] fly, Dalakappi (‘the Dale-champion’) [= Áli Uppdalakappi] is bold; the play of swords [BATTLE], is ugly, the beard on the man is coloured [with blood]. The hide-kirtles rustle, the ring shirts quiver, the iron shirts shake, the suitor of the girl is afraid.

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