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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ǪrvOdd Ævdr 66VIII (Ǫrv 136)/1 — Skaut ‘shoot’

Skaut ek ei skemra         en skilfingar;
var léttskafin         lind í hendi.
Réðum síðan         sunds at kosta;
lét ek báða þá         blóði snýta.

Ek skaut ei skemra en skilfingar; léttskafin lind var í hendi. Réðum síðan at kosta sunds; ek lét þá báða snýta blóði.

I did not shoot shorter than the princes; a lightly shaved linden spear-shaft was in my hand. Then we contended in swimming; I gave both of them bloody noses.

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