The Rune Forum

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Fé vældr frænda róge;
føðesk ulfr í skóge.

Wealth is a source of discord among kinsmen;
the wolf lives in the forest.

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Úr er af illu jarne;
opt løypr ræinn á hjarne.

Dross comes from bad iron;
the reindeer often races over the frozen snow.

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Þurs vældr kvinna kvillu;
kátr værðr fár af illu.

Giant causes anguish to women;
misfortune makes few men cheerful.

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Óss er flæstra færða
fo,r; en skalpr er sværða.

Estuary is the way of most journeys;
but a scabbard is of swords.

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Ræið kveða rossom væsta;
Reginn sló sværðet bæzta.

Riding is said to be the worst thing for horses;
Reginn forged the finest sword.

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Kaun er barna bo,lvan;
bo,l gørver nán fo,lvan.

Ulcer is fatal to children;
death makes a corpse pale.

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Hagall er kaldastr korna;
Kristr skóp hæimenn forna.

Hail is the coldest of grain;
Christ created the world of old.

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Nauðr gerer næppa koste;
nøktan kælr í froste.

Constraint gives scant choice;
a naked man is chilled by the frost.

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Ís ko,llum brú bræiða;
blindan þarf at læiða.

Ice we call the broad bridge;
the blind man must be led.

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Ár er gumna góðe;
get ek at o,rr var Fróðe.

Plenty is a boon to men;
I say that Frothi was generous.

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Sól er landa ljóme;
lúti ek helgum dóme.

Sun is the light of the world;
I bow to the divine decree.

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Týr er æinendr ása;
opt værðr smiðr blása.

Tyr is a one-handed god;
often has the smith to blow.

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Bjarkan er laufgrønstr líma;
Loki bar flærða tíma.

Birch has the greenest leaves of any shrub;
Loki was fortunate in his deceit.

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Maðr er moldar auki;
mikil er græip á hauki.

Man is an augmentation of the dust;
great is the claw of the hawk.

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Lo,gr er, fællr ór fjalle
foss; en gull ero nosser.

A waterfall is a River which falls from a mountain-side;
but ornaments are of gold.

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Ýr er vetrgrønstr viða;
vænt er, er brennr, at sviða.

Yew is the greenest of trees in winter;
it is wont to crackle when it burns.