A New Verse from Old Parts

Today, taking a verse previously written in English and re-working it into Icelandic.

Old Icelandic	Word-by-Word Translation	Prose-Order Translation
Hæru-kollr til koma kasta á vøll-hasel; bregða skarpa bragr branda rjóðr rønd-fisk. Grimm-leitr klofað gramr gata-skalda glotti; hjó-staf greip haukstrandr - hefjum róggeisla.	Hoary-head to comes to cast on field of hazel brandishes sharp best sword reddener rim-fish. Grimly strides warrior gate of skald grins hew-stem grips hawk-strand he hefts battle-beam.	Hoary-head comes to cast his chance on the hazel-field; Best sword-reddener brings (the) rim-fish. Grimly strides the warrior skald-gates grinning; hew-stem is gripped by hawk´s strand (he) hefts the battle-beam

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KENNINGS USED

Hæru-kollr > Hoary-head >  an old WARRIOR

hasel-vøll > hazel-field > a LIST for fighting

rjóðr-branda > sword-reddener > WARRIOR

rønd-fisk > rim-fish > SWORD

gata-skalda > skald's gate > MOUTH or LIPS

hjó-staf > hew-stem > SWORD

haukstrandr > hawk strand > ARM

róggeisla > battle-beam > SWORD

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