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Stanza 151

The Elder or Poetic Edda, 1908

Olive Bray · stanza 151

1908
Old Norse
Þat kannk et sjaunda, ef sék hávan logasal of sessmögum:brinnrat svá breitt, at ek bjargigak;þann kannk galdr at gala.
English translation
A seventh I know: if I see a hallhigh o’er the bench-mates blazing,flame it ne’er so fiercely I still can save it,—I know how to sing that song.
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