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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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GunnLeif Merl I 8VIII/3 — frá ‘inquired’

Kalla lét fylkir         fróða seggi;
frá gunnþorinn         gramr hvat olli,
es gǫrla hvarf         grundvǫllr sá brott,
se*m grund gǫmul         gleypði steina
eða †hamloðin         harmin seldi†.

Fylkir lét kalla fróða seggi; gunnþorinn gramr frá hvat olli, es sá grundvǫllr hvarf gǫrla brott, se*m gǫmul grund gleypði steina eða †hamloðin harmin seldi†.

The king had wise men summoned; the battle-bold lord inquired what was the cause, when that foundation completely vanished, as if the ancient earth swallowed stones or … .

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