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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Vitn 10VII/2 — meyjar ‘the maiden’s’

Brátt nam mikill að mætti
meyjar faðir að deyja;
tóku tígn og ríki
tiggja frændr að þiggja.
Eftir erfðaskifti
óttaz konungsins dóttir
mein og meðferð sína
— minkaz auðr — í nauðum.

Brátt nam faðir meyjar, mikill að mætti, að deyja; frændr tiggja tóku að þiggja tígn og ríki. Eftir erfðaskifti óttaz dóttir konungsins mein og meðferð sína í nauðum; auðr minkaz.

Suddenly the maiden’s father, great in power, died; the ruler’s kinsmen received rank and realm. After the division of inheritance the king’s daughter fears trouble and her treatment in distress [lit. distresses]; her wealth diminishes.

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