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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Krm 20VIII/1 — Hjuggu ‘hewed’

Hjuggu vér með hjörvi.
Hárfagran sá ek røkkva
meyjar dreng at morni
ok málvini ekkju.
Varat, sem varmar laugar
vínkers Njörun bæri
oss í Álasundi,
áðr en Örn konungr felli.
Varat, sem unga ekkju
í öndvegi kyssa.

Hjuggu vér með hjörvi. Ek sá hárfagran dreng meyjar ok málvini ekkju røkkva at morni. Varat, sem Njörun vínkers bæri oss varmar laugar í Álasundi, áðr en Örn konungr felli. Varat, sem kyssa unga ekkju í öndvegi.

We hewed with the sword. I saw the fine-haired young knight of a maiden [LOVER] and the close friends of a widow [LOVERS] weaken in the morning. It was not as if a Njǫrun <goddess> of the wine-vessel [WOMAN] were carrying hot baths for us in Álasund, before King Ǫrn fell. It was not like kissing a young woman in the high seat.

readings

[1] Hjuggu vér með hjörvi: (?) abbrev. as ‘H . (v) m[…]’ 1824b, (?) abbrev. as ‘(h’) v(’) (m’ h)[…]’ 147, Hjuggum vér með hjörvi , LR, R693ˣ, abbrev. as ‘H v. m h:’ R702ˣ

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