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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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RvHbreiðm Hl 55III/6 — sjaldan ‘seldom’

Gætt at: Gautrekr þótti
góðr illr kyni þjóðar;
saddr varð svanr, en hræddisk
seint, skjótt, konungr, Þróttar.
Allvald frák, þanns óðisk,
opt, sjaldan, styr valda;
vǫrðr gekk fróns, né fœrðisk,
framm, aptr, í bǫð ramma.

Gætt at: Gautrekr þótti góðr, illr kyni þjóðar; svanr Þróttar varð saddr skjótt, en konungr hræddisk seint. Frák allvald, þanns óðisk sjaldan, valda opt styr; vǫrðr fróns gekk framm í ramma bǫð; né fœrðisk aptr.

Listen: Gautrekr seemed good [and] bad to the kin of men; the swan of Þróttr <= Óðinn> [RAVEN/EAGLE] was sated quickly, and the king was frightened slowly. I heard that the mighty ruler, who was seldom afraid, often caused uproar; the guardian of the land [RULER] went forwards in the strong battle; he did not pull back.

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[6] sjaldan: ‘sialdar’ papp25ˣ, R683ˣ

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