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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Hsv 29VII/6 — beggja ‘of both’

Öðrum heita        skaltu eigi því,
        er undir öðrum átt;
opt þik tælir,        sá er þú trúat hefir;
        brigð eru beggja heit.

Skaltu eigi heita öðrum því, er átt undir öðrum; tælir þik opt, sá er þú hefir trúat; heit beggja eru brigð.

You must not promise another what you have lent to somebody else; that one may often trick you, whom you have trusted; the promises of both are fickle.

readings

[4-6] símálugs orð þykkir snotrum hól vindi líkt vera 624

notes

[6] heit beggja ‘the promises of both’: It is possible beggja refers to the two parties in ll. 1-3, but it is by no means clear. Finnur (Skj B) emends to bragna orð ‘men’s word(s)’.

grammar

Numbers: báðir

masc.fem.neut.
N
A
G
D
báðir
báða
beggja
báðum
báðar
báðar
beggja
báðum
bæði
bæði
beggja
báðum
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