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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Snæbj Lv 2III/2 — buðlunga ‘of rulers’

Stjórnviðjar lætr styðja
stáls buðlunga máli
hlemmisverð við harðri
húflangan skæ dúfu.

Máli buðlunga lætr hlemmisverð stáls styðja húflangan skæ stjórnviðjar við harðri dúfu.

The confidant of rulers [RULER] lets the powerful sword of the stern [RUDDER] support the long-hulled horse of the steering-tie [SHIP] against the heavy wave.

readings

[2] buðlunga: dǫglinga U

notes

[2] máli buðlunga ‘the confidant of rulers [RULER]’: Normally máli means ‘agreement’, but here it seems to be synonymous with rúni ‘confidant’.

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