Anon Mv II 14VII/3 — eingi ‘nobody’
Hreina vildu huggan
henni veita staðarmenn;
eingi mátti auðspaung
eina finna feginsgrein.
Sat hun upp og sárt griet
sonar — þess er mikil vón —
dauða, unz dagr leið
dróttum, en kom nótt.
Staðarmenn vildu veita henni hreina huggan; eingi mátti finna auðspaung eina feginsgrein. Hun sat upp og griet dauða sonar sárt — er mikil vón þess —, unz dagr leið dróttum, en nótt kom.
The townspeople wanted to offer her pure consolation; nobody could find one reason for joy for the wealth-clasp [WOMAN]. She sat upright and wept for the death of her son bitterly — which is certainly to be expected — until the day wore on for people, and night came.
readings
notes
[3] eingi ‘nobody’: The 721 variant provides the internal rhyme with spaung ‘clasp’. For spaung ‘clasp’ as a base-word in kennings for ‘woman’ see Note to 5/2 above.
grammar
Pronouns and determiners: engi (none, no)
| masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sing. | N A G D | engi engan, engi engis, enskis engum | engi enga engrar engri | ekki ekki engis, enskis engu |
| pl. | N A G D | engir enga engra engum | engar engar engra engum | engi engi engra engum |