Anon Sól 18VII/6 — frosts ‘frost’
Munað þau drýgðu á marga vegu
ok höfðu gull fyrir gaman;
nú er þeim goldit, er þau ganga skulu
meðal frosts ok funa.
Þau drýgðu munað á marga vegu ok höfðu gull fyrir gaman; nú er þeim goldit, er þau skulu ganga meðal frosts ok funa.
They experienced sensuality in many ways and had gold for pleasure; now they are repaid, since they have to walk between frost and fire.
notes
[6] frosts ok funa (gen.) ‘frost and fire’: This alternation of fire and frost is frequent in visions of hell; cf. ‘The Vision of Dryhthelm’ in Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica (Colgrave and Mynors 1969, 488-91), Dugg (Cahill 1981, 28-9), the Vision of Othloh of S. Emmeram (Othlonus S. Emmerammi, Visio, col. 380), Visio Thurkilli (Schmidt 1978, 28) and the Revelation of the Monk of Eynsham (Easting 2002, 48-9). Has 39 also couples frost and fire.