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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Women 1III/4 — kjósa ‘choose’

Braut es svarri ok sæta;
sveimar rýgr ok feima;
brúðrs í fǫr með fljóði;
fatk drós ok man kjósa.
Þekkik sprund ok sprakka;
sparik við hæl at mæla;
firrumk snót ok svarra;
svífr mér langt frá vífi.

Braut es svarri ok sæta; rýgr ok feima sveimar; brúðrs í fǫr með fljóði; fatk kjósa drós ok man. Þekkik sprund ok sprakka; sparik við hæl at mæla; firrumk snót ok svarra; mér svífr langt frá vífi.

The haughty woman and the grass-widow are away; the mighty woman and the lass are wandering about; the bride has gone travelling with the matron; I did choose the girl and the maid. I catch sight of the dame and lively one; I refrain from talking with the widow; I am shunning snót and the haughty woman; I am drifting far away from the wife.

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