Old English
Man byþ on myrgþe his magan leof:
sceal þeah anra gehwylc oðrum swican,
forðum drihten wyle dome sine
þæt earme flæsc eorþan betæcan.
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The joyous man is dear to his kinsmen;
yet every man is doomed to fail his fellow,
since the Lord by his decree will commit the vile carrion to the earth
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Norwegian
Maðr er moldar auki;
mikil er græip á hauki
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Man is an augmentation of the dust;
great is the claw of the hawk.
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Icelandic
Maðr er manns gaman
ok moldar auki
ok skipa skreytir.
homo mildingr.
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Man
delight of man
and augmentation of the earth
and adorner of ships.
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