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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Krm 23VIII/1 — hjörvi ‘the sword’

Hjuggu vér með hjörvi.
Hitt tel ek jafnt, at gangi
at samtogi sverða
sveinn í móti einum.
Hrøkkvi ei þegn fyrir þegni;
þat var drengs aðal lengi;
æ skal ástvinr meyja
einarðr í dyn sverða.

Hjuggu vér með hjörvi. Hitt tel ek jafnt, at sveinn gangi í móti einum at samtogi sverða. Hrøkkvi ei þegn fyrir þegni; þat var lengi aðal drengs; ástvinr meyja skal æ einarðr í dyn sverða.

We hewed with the sword. This I consider fair, that one lad should go against another at the drawing together of swords [BATTLE]. One warrior should not give way to another; that was always the nature of a hero; the dear friend of maidens [LOVER] should always be resolute in the din of swords [BATTLE].

readings

[1] Hjuggu vér með hjörvi: abbrev. as ‘H. v. m. h’ R702ˣ, (?) abbrev. as ‘H(’) v(’) m(’)d hiorui’ 147(108v), Hjuggum vér með hjörvi , LR, R693ˣ

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