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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ESk Øxfl 5III/4 — ǫflga ‘strong’

Gaf, sás erring ofrar,
ógnprúðr Vana brúðar
þing- Váfaðar -þrøngvir
þróttǫflga mér dóttur.
Ríkr leiddi mey mækis
mótvaldr á beð skaldi
Gefnar glóðum drifna
Gautreks svana brautar.

Ógnprúðr Váfaðar þingþrøngvir, sás ofrar erring, gaf mér þróttǫflga dóttur brúðar Vana. Ríkr mækis mótvaldr leiddi mey Gefnar, drifna glóðum brautar svana Gautreks, á beð skaldi.

The battle-proud compeller of the assembly of Váfuðr <= Óðinn> [(lit. ‘Váfuðr’s assembly-compeller’) BATTLE > WARRIOR], who displays courage, gave me the mightily strong daughter of the Vanir’s consort [= Freyja > = Hnoss (hnoss ‘treasure’)]. The powerful controller of the meeting of the sword [(lit. ‘meeting-controller of the sword’) BATTLE > WARRIOR] led the girl of Gefn <= Freyja> [= Hnoss (hnoss ‘treasure’)], covered with embers of the road of Gautrekr’s <sea-king’s> swans [SHIPS > SEA > GOLD], to the poet’s bed.

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[4] ‑ǫflga: so all others, ‘ꜹfla’ R

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