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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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GunnLeif Merl II 55VIII/8 — gœzku ‘goodness’

‘Hǫfugt es at heyra,         þats of her gerisk;
lifa fénaðar         fyrðar lífi.
Hyggja á þennan         þrágjarnan heim
ok hvers konar         hafna gœzku.

‘Hǫfugt es at heyra, þats gerisk of her; fyrðar lifa lífi fénaðar. Hyggja á þennan þrágjarnan heim ok hafna hvers konar gœzku.

‘It is grievous to hear what becomes of the people; men will live the life of beasts. They will think of this obdurate world and forsake goodness of every kind.

notes

[8] gœzku ‘goodness’: The noun gœzka in this sense occurs frequently in homiletic writings (ONP: gǿzka).

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