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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Orrostu 2III/2 — sókn ‘assault’

Sóta, morð ok víg,         sókn ok íð,
dolg, ógn, tara,         drima ok ímun,
þá es orrosta,         ok ørlygi,
hríð ok etja,         Herþǫgn, þrima.

Sóta, morð ok víg, sókn ok íð, dolg, ógn, tara, drima ok ímun, þá es orrosta, ok ørlygi, hríð ok etja, Herþǫgn, þrima.

Struggle, killing and slaughter, assault and deed, enmity, terror, combat, noise and onslaught, then there is battle, and doom, storm and agression, Herþǫgn, din.

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[2] sókn: ‘sotti’ A, om. B

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