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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Herv Lv 16VIII (Heiðr 40)/7 — lægir ‘will subside’

Ek mun hirða         ok í hendr nema
hvassan mæki,         ef ek hafa mættak.
Uggi ek eigi         eld brennanda;
þegar loga lægir,         er ek lít yfir.

Ek mun hirða hvassan mæki ok nema í hendr, ef ek mættak hafa. Ek uggi eigi brennanda eld; loga lægir þegar, er ek lít yfir.

I will guard the sharp sword and take it in my hands, if I might have it. I do not fear the burning fire; the flame will subside as soon as I look upon it.

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[7, 8] þegar loga lægir er ek lít yfir: þann er framliðnum fyrðum leikr um sjónir R715ˣ

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