Atlamal Flashcards
1
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Wise was the woman
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Horsk var húsfreyja
2
Q
to Limafjord came
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um fjörð Lima
3
Q
Full clear was the guile, if one guard they had been
A
‘sýn var svipvísi, ef þeir sín gæði’
4
Q
Wise was Kostbera, and cunning in rune-craft
A
‘kennd var Kostbera, kunni hon skil rúna,’
5
Q
‘true is Atli’s heart, whatever thou dreamest’ Hogni
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heill er hugr Atla, hvatki er þik dreymir.” - Högni
6
Q
Too late is thy speaking, for so it is settled / from the faring I turn not, the going is fixed, / though likely it is that our lives shall be short.
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“Seinat er at segja, svá er nú ráðit / forumk-a för þó, alls þó ar fara ætlat; / margt er mjök glíkligt, at mynim skammæir.”
7
Q
the oar-loops were burst / the thole-pins, were broken, / nor the ship made fast ere from her they fared.
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