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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ǪrvOdd Lv 10VIII (Ǫrv 43)/2 — knátti ‘one could’

Sjólfr, vartu eigi,         þar er sjá knátti
brynjur manna,         blóði þvegnar.
Hrukku oddar         í hringserkjum,
en höll konungs         heldr kannaðir.

Sjólfr, vartu eigi, þar er knátti sjá brynjur manna þvegnar blóði. Oddar hrukku í hringserkjum, en kannaðir heldr höll konungs.

Sjólfr, you were not there where one could see the mail-coats of men washed with blood. Weapon-points struck on mail-shirts, but you preferred to explore the king’s hall.

readings

[2] knátti: mátti 344a, máttum 343a, knáttum 471

notes

[2] knátti ‘one could’: An impersonal construction. Skj B and Skald prefer 471’s knáttum ‘we could’.

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