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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Gestumbl Heiðr 3VIII (Heiðr 50)/4 —  ‘or’

Hvat er þat drykkja,         er ek drakk í gær?
        Var þat ei vín né vatn,
mjǫðr mungát,         né matar ekki;
        þó gekk ek þorstalauss þaðan.
Heiðrekr konungr,         hyggðu at gátu.

Hvat drykkja er þat, er ek drakk í gær? Þat var ei vín né vatn, mjǫðr mungát, né ekki matar; þó gekk ek þorstalauss þaðan. Heiðrekr konungr, hyggðu at gátu.

What kind of drink is that which I drank yesterday? It was not wine or water, mead or ale, or any kind of food; yet I went thirstless from there. King Heiðrekr, think about the riddle.

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[4] né: om. 2845

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