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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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RvHbreiðm Hl 42III/1 — ferðir ‘companies’

Sverð ruðusk; sœfðusk ferðir;
svall ben; valr lá fallinn;
und hraut; almar bendusk;
ǫr flaug; beitt varð hjǫrvi.
Herr fell; geirar gullu;
gnast hlífð; hrafn brá fǫstu;
oddr beit; ernir sǫddusk;
ulfr fyldisk; vé skulfu.

Sverð ruðusk; ferðir sœfðusk; ben svall; valr lá fallinn; und hraut; almar bendusk; ǫr flaug; beitt varð hjǫrvi. Herr fell; geirar gullu; hlífð gnast; hrafn brá fǫstu; oddr beit; ernir sǫddusk; ulfr fyldisk; vé skulfu.

Swords were reddened; companies were killed; a wound swelled; the slain lay fallen; a wound burst; elm-bows were bent; an arrow flew; a sword was drawn. The army fell; spears resounded; a shield cracked; the raven ended its fast; an arrow-point bit; eagles were sated; the wolf was filled; standards shook.

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