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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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RvHbreiðm Hl 30III/1 — vasat ‘was not’

Jǫfri vasat aldrklifs
akarn við sverðs brak
— stillir vakði stál*gǫll —
stalldræpt snjǫllum.
Hvǫssu réð hugarsess
— hildar vas sá gramr mildr —
í branda brakvind
baugnjótr grjóti.

Akarn aldrklifs snjǫllum jǫfri vasat stalldræpt við brak sverðs; stillir vakði stál*gǫll. Baugnjótr réð hvǫssu grjóti hugarsess í brakvind branda; sá gramr vas mildr hildar.

The acorn of the life-cliff [BREAST > HEART] of the brave prince was not terror-struck by the crash of the sword [BATTLE]; the ruler stirred up a sword-roar [BATTLE]. The ring-user [MAN] commanded a sharp stone of the mind-seat [BREAST > HEART] in the crash-wind of blades [BATTLE]; that lord was generous with battle.

readings

[1] vasat: var at papp25ˣ, R683ˣ

grammar

Irregular verbs: vera (to be)

indic.subj.
pres.pastpres.past
sing.


pl.
1
2
3
1
2
3
em
ert
er
erum
eruð
eru
var
vart
var
várum
váruð
váru

sér

sém
séð
væra
værir
væri
værim
værið
væri
imperative
past part.
ver, verið
verit
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