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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þhorn Gldr 5I/3 — fnýsti ‘spurted’

Háði gramr, þars gnúðu,
geira hregg við seggi,
— rauð fnýsti ben blóði —
bryngǫgl í dyn Skǫglar,
þás á rausn fyr ræsi
(réð egglituðr) seggir
— æfr gall hjǫrr við hlífar —
hnigu fjǫrvanir (sigri).

Gramr háði hregg geira við seggi, þars bryngǫgl gnúðu í dyn Skǫglar; rauð ben fnýsti blóði, þás seggir hnigu fjǫrvanir fyr ræsi á rausn; æfr hjǫrr gall við hlífar; egglituðr réð sigri.

The king fought a storm of spears [BATTLE] against men where mail-shirt-goslings [ARROWS] roared in the din of Skǫgul <valkyrie> [BATTLE]; the red wound spurted blood as men sank down lifeless before the ruler on the forecastle; the furious sword resounded against shields; the blade-stainer [WARRIOR = Haraldr] gained victory.

readings

[3] fnýsti: fnýstu F, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, , U, A, C, fýstu Flat, ‘fnvstv’ R

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