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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Heiðr Lv 3VIII (Ǫrv 3)/3 — fránn ‘gleaming’

Naðr mun þik höggva         neðan á fæti,
fránn ór fornum         Faxa hausi.

Naðr mun höggva þik neðan á fæti, fránn ór fornum hausi Faxa.

A snake will strike you from below on the leg, gleaming from the ancient skull of Faxi.

readings

[3] fránn: ‘framam’ 344a

notes

[3] fránn ‘gleaming’: An epithet frequently used of snakes in Old Norse poetry; for examples, cf. LP: 2. fránn adj.

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