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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Mágj Lv 3VIII (Mág 3)/7 — gefit ‘are’

Veit ek í öndvegi         öðru sitja,
sá er í ráðum         reyndr at illu.
Rigar þú í rúmi;         ragr ertu, Ubbi;
þér er verst gefit,         er þik varðar mest.

Ek veit sitja í öðru öndvegi, sá er reyndr at illu í ráðum. Þú rigar í rúmi; ertu ragr, Ubbi; verst er gefit þér, er varðar þik mest.

I know there sits in the second high-seat the one who is steeped in evil in his plans. You are squirming in your seat; you are a scoundrel, Ubbi; you are worst in that which concerns you most.

notes

[7] verst er gefit þér ‘you are worst’: Lit. ‘worst is given to you’.

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