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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ESk Run 2II/7 — jók ‘increased’

Víkverjum galt
— varð þannig hallt —
gǫrræði gramr
gjafmildr ok framr.
Flest folk varð hrætt,
áðr fengi sætt,
en gjǫldin jók,
sás gísla tók.

Gramr, gjafmildr ok framr, galt Víkverjum gǫrræði; þannig varð hallt. Flest folk varð hrætt, áðr fengi sætt, en, sás tók gísla, jók gjǫldin.

The ruler, generous and outstanding, repaid the Víkverjar for their unlawful ways; things accordingly went awry. Most people were afraid before they reached a settlement, but he who took hostages increased the payments.

readings

[7] en gjǫldin jók: en gísla tók , F, Hr, en gíslar tók E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H

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