Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 81
1923Give praise to the day at evening, to a woman on her pyre,To a weapon which is tried, to a maid at wedlock,To ice when it is crossed, to ale that is drunk.Hávamál · Counsel and reflections on love
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 81
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 81
1866At eve the day is to be praised,a woman after she is burnt,a sword after it is proved,a maid after she is married,ice after it has passed away,beer after it is drunk.Olive Bray · stanza 80
1908Praise day at even, a wife when dead,a weapon when tried, a maid when married,ice when ‘tis crossed, and ale when ‘tis drunk.Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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