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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ǪrvOdd Ævdr 60VIII (Ǫrv 130)/8 — gerðak ‘I’

Þýddumz ek hjá Hildi,         hoska ok stóra,
raunsjáliga         rísa dóttur,
ok við henni         heldr sterkligan
ítran son         eiga gerðak,
ok ólíkan         öðrum þegnum.

Ek þýddumz hjá Hildi, hoska ok stóra, raunsjáliga dóttur rísa, ok gerðak eiga við henni heldr sterkligan ítran son, ok ólíkan öðrum þegnum.

I had a relationship with Hildr, the wise and large one, the stately daughter of the giant, and I had with her a very strong, glorious son, who was [lit. and] unlike other men.

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[8] gerðak: gerðum 471, gerði 173ˣ

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