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Fé vældr frænda róge; føðesk ulfr í skóge.
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Wealth is a source of discord among kinsmen; the wolf lives in the forest.
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Úr er af illu jarne; opt løypr ræinn á hjarne.
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Úr comes from bad iron; the reindeer often races over the frozen snow.
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Þurs vældr kvinna kvillu, kátr værðr fár af illu.
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The ogre causes anguish to women, misfortune makes few men cheerful.
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Óss er flæstra færða fo,r; en skalpr er sværða.
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Óss is the way of most journeys; but a scabbard of swords.
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Ræið kveða rossom væsta; Reginn sló sværðet bæzta.
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Ræið is said to be the worst thing for horses; Reginn forged the finest sword.
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Kaun er barna bo,lvan; bo,l gørver nán fo,lvan.
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Kaun is fatal to children; death makes a corpse pale.
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Hagall er kaldastr korna; Kristr skóp hæimenn forna.
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Hagall is the coldest of grain; Christ created the world of old.
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Nauðr gerer næppa koste; nøktan kælr í froste.
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Need gives scant choice; a naked man is chilled by the frost.
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Ís kǫllum brú bræiða; blindan þarf at læiða.
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Ís we call the broad bridge; the blind man must be led.
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Ár er gumna góðe; get ek at o,rr var Fróðe.
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Ár is a boon to men; I say that Frothi was generous.
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Sól er landa ljóme; lúti ek helgum dóme.
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Sól is the light of the world; I bow to the divine decree.
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Týr er æinendr ása; opt værðr smiðr blása.
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Týr is a one-handed god; often has the smith to blow on coals.
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Bjarkan er laufgrønstr líma; Loki bar flærða tíma.
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Bjarkan has the greenest leaves of any shrub; Loki was fortunate in his deceit.
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Maðr er moldar auki; mikil er græip á hauki.
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Maðr is an augmentation of the dust; great is the claw of the hawk.
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LõgR gr er fællr ór fjalle foss; en gull ero nosser.
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LõgR is a river which falls from a mountainside, with ornaments of gold.
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Ýr er vetrgrønstr viða; vænt er, er brennr, at sviða.
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Ýr is the greenest of trees in winter; it is wont to crackle when it burns.
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