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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Svart Skauf 10VIII/6 — harðra ‘of hard’

‘Svó er nú liðið,’         segir lágfæta,
‘loðbakur minn,         langt á tíma.
Vón er upp hieðan         veðra harðra,
en að höndum kominn         haustþústr mikill.

‘Nú er liðið svó langt á tíma, loðbakur minn,’ segir lágfæta. ‘Vón harðra veðra er upp hieðan, en mikill haustþústr kominn að höndum.

‘Now the year is already so far advanced, my Woolly-back,’ says Short-legs. ‘There is expectation of hard storms from now on, and a great autumn gale has arrived here.

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[6] veðra harðra: ‘ä weder hardara’ Rask87ˣ

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