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Stanza 109

The Elder or Poetic Edda, 1908

Olive Bray · stanza 109

1908
Old Norse
Mál’s at þylja þular stóli á:Urþar brunni atsák ok þagþak, sák ok hugþak,hlýddak á manna mál.
English translation
‘Tis time to speak from the Sage’s Seat;hard by the Well of WeirdI saw and was silent, I saw and pondered,I listened to the speech of men.
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