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Stanza 132

The Elder or Poetic Edda, 1908

Olive Bray · stanza 132

1908
Old Norse
opt vitu ógörla þeirs sitja inni fyrir,hvers þeir’u kyns es koma.Esat maþr svá góþr, at galli né fylgi,né svá illr, at einugi dugi.
English translation
They know but unsurely who sit withinwhat manner of man is come:none is found so good, but some fault attends him,or so ill but he serves for somewhat.
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