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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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EirRagn Lv 4VIII (Ragn 14)/6 — høggr ‘hacks’

Hlakkar hrafn of höfði
hér mínu nú sýnu;
krefr unda valr augna
ósynju hér minna.
Veiztu, ef hrafn ór höfði
høggr brúnsteina mína,
launar unda valr egðis
illa marga fylli.

Sýnu hlakkar nú hrafn hér of höfði mínu; hér krefr valr unda ósynju augna minna. Veiztu, ef hrafn høggr brúnsteina mína ór höfði, launar valr unda illa marga fylli egðis.

A raven is now clearly shrieking here above my head; the falcon of wounds [RAVEN] is here at an ill-fated hour claiming my eyes. You know, if a raven hacks my brow-stones [EYES] from my head, the falcon of wounds [RAVEN] will be paying a poor reward for many a full meal of the wolf [CORPSE].

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