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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Svart Skauf 5VIII/6 — sitja ‘remain’

Svarar grenlægja         gömul á móti:
‘Nú eru á burtu         börn okkur roskin,
en þau ung,         sem eftir sitja,
og enn ekki         á legg komin.

Gömul grenlægja svarar á móti: ‘Nú eru roskin börn okkur á burtu, en þau, sem sitja eftir, ung og enn ekki komin á legg.

The old lair-lier [VIXEN] answers in return: ‘Now our grown children have left, and those who remain [are] young and [have] not yet reached adulthood.

readings

[6] sitja: eru Rask87ˣ

notes

[6] sitja ‘remain’: The Rask87ˣ variant eru ‘are’ is unmetrical, with two alliterative staves in an even line.

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