Anon Leið 43VII/7 — hús ‘building’
Réð með oss, at óði
— es fróðr, sás vensk góðu —
greitt, hvé grundvǫll settak,
gǫfugr prestr at hlut mestum.
Orð* mun allra verða
auðsætt, bragar þætti,
ramligt hús þars reistum,
Rúnolfr, hvé fekk snúnat.
Gǫfugr prestr réð greitt með oss at mestum hlut, hvé settak grundvǫll at óði; es fróðr, sás vensk góðu. Orð* allra mun verða auðsætt, þars reistum ramligt hús, Rúnolfr, hvé fekk snúnat þætti bragar.
A noble priest readily gave us [me] advice, for the most part, about how I should establish the foundation of the poem; he is wise who accustoms himself to what is good. The words of all will become readily apparent, where we [I] raised a strong building, Rúnolfr, how I was able to compose the poem [lit. weave together the strand of the poem].
notes
[7] ramligt hús þars reistum ‘where we [I] raised a strong building’: Cf. Has 59/3 ramligs bús af ræsi. B’s ramligs must be emended to ramligt, to agree with hús (n. acc. sg.). Both Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) and Kock (Skald) emend thus. The poet appears to be thanking Rúnolfr (see Note below) for helping him establish the foundation (grundvǫllr, l. 3) of Leið, presumably its basic structure, and he continues this metaphorical comparison here between composing a poem and building a house. Cf. Egill Arkv 25V and Kálf Kátr 1/4 for similar comparisons.