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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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GunnLeif Merl I 84VIII/4 — einn ‘one’

‘Kømr þar af lœgi         landnyrðingr hvass;
lýstr hann illum byl         einn af stofni.
Þar munu kvistir,         es þruma eptir,
þess rúm taka;         þat sék gǫrla.

‘Hvass landnyrðingr kømr þar af lœgi; hann lýstr einn af stofni illum byl. Kvistir, es þruma eptir, munu taka rúm þess þar; sék þat gǫrla.

‘A sharp northeast wind will come there from the sea; it will knock one [branch] from the trunk with a malevolent gust. The branches that remain afterwards will take up its space there; I see that clearly.

readings

[4] einn: eik Hb

notes

[4] einn ‘one’: Emended in Skj B, followed by Skald, from ms. eik ‘oak’ (not refreshed). This, despite speculations in Merl 2012 concerning the possible presence of three oaks, is necessary for sense.

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