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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Sigv Lv 14I/1 — þars ‘when’

Kaup varð daprt, þars djúpan,
dróttinrækt, of sóttu,
þeir es, heim, á himnum,
hás elds, svikum belldu.

Dróttinrækt kaup varð daprt á himnum, þars of sóttu djúpan heim hás elds, þeir es belldu svikum.

The lord-rejecting bargain was dismal in the heavens, when they sought the deep world of towering flame [HELL], those who committed treason.

readings

[1] þars (‘þar er’): so Holm4, Flat, , J2ˣ, þats Holm2, 321ˣ, 68, 75c, 325V, þá er 972ˣ, þar 61, Bb

notes

[1] þars ‘when’: Or, as more frequently, ‘where’. This reading is adopted by most eds, but þats would also be possible: kaup varð daprt, þats … ‘that bargain turned out dismal, by which …’.

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