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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Svart Skauf 15VIII/2 — dratthali ‘Dragging-tail’

Fór heiman þá         fljótt dratthali
og ætlar sier         afla að fanga.
Fann skjótliga         fimtán sauði
og einn af þeim         allvel feitan.

Þá fór dratthali fljótt heiman og ætlar að fanga sier afla. Fann skjótliga fimtán sauði og einn af þeim allvel feitan.

Then Dragging-tail quickly set off from home and intends to procure provisions for himself. He soon found fifteen sheep and one of them [was] wonderfully fat.

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[2] dratthali: ‘drattali’ 603, að heiman Rask87ˣ

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