The Rune Poems
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Fe
veldr frænda rogi; fœðisk ulfr i skogi. |
Fee
causes kinsmen contention; grows up the wolf in the forest. |
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Ur
es af illu jarni; opt hleypr hreinn a hjarni. |
Slag
is from poor iron; often runs reindeer on hard frost. |
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Þurs
veldr kvenna kvillu; katr verðr far af illu. |
Thurse
causes women sickness; cheerfulness happens little from difficulty. |
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Oss
es flestra ferða för; en skalpr er sverðr. |
Oss
is most journeys’ dealings; but sheath is the sword’s. |
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Reið
kveða hrossum versta; Reginn slo sverðit bezta. |
Riding
is said for horses worst; Reginn forged of swords the best. |
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Kaun
es beygja barna; böl gørir mann fölvan. |
Sore
is curse of children; sorrow makes man pale. |
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Hagall
es kaldastr korna; Kristr skop heim inn forna. |
Hail
is the coldest grain; krist fashioned the world in ancient times. |
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Nauð
gørir hneppa kosti; nøktan kelr i frosti. |
Need
makes for scant choices; naked ones freeze in frost. |
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Is
köllum bru breiða; blindan þarf at leiða. |
Ice
all call the bridge broad; the blind require leading. |
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Ar
es gumna goði; getk at örr vas Froði. |
Harvest
is man’s profit; I think open-handed was Froði. |
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Sol
es landa ljomi; lutik helgum domi. |
Sol
is radiance of lands; I bow to holiness’ doom. |
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Tyr
es einhendr Asa; opt verðr smiðr at blasa. |
Tyr
is the one-handed Aesir; often happens the smith must blow. |
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Bjarkan’s
laufgrœnstr lima; Loki far flærðar tima. |
Birch
is with leafy, greenest limbs; Loki bore deceit’s luck. |
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Maðr
es moldar auki, mikil es greip a hauki. |
Man
is dust’s increase, Mighty is the hold of the hawk. |
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Lögr’s
es fellr or fjalli, foss; en gull eru hnossir. |
Water
is, falling from mountains, force; but gold a costly ornament. |
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Yr
es vetrgrœnstr viða; vant’s, es brennr, at sviða. |
Yew
is winter-greenest wood; expected, when burning, singeing. |
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