Notes:[4] Sólarljóð 'Songs of the Sun': The n. ljóð is indicated as pl. here by the verb munu (l.
5), though st. 83 understands it as sg. Naming the poem in the closing or penultimate st., and …

Context: TGT gives this stanza as an example of reciprocal metaphor (metaphora
aptrbeiðilig). Metaphors of this type are based on an analogy between two domains (in this …

Má geta þess, er hefr gengit; sá gerir betr, er svefr annan; veitkat víst, hvat kann verða; er
dælst villa of heimskan mann. Má trautt of trúa fláráðum; skyldi snúa inu betra til sín; skal …

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Notes:[3] kenni '[I] teach': 166bˣ has kunni 'I know', but this cannot take an indirect object.—
[3] sjau 'seven': A number with Christian associations, contrasting with the nine fimbulljóð …

Lýtin skarar þykkja skammæ; kǫllum nafnit farar skrautligt; trautt kallak þann, er varar, valda;
menn verða, þeir er uppi fjarar. Ógipt verðr skjót í umbúð; élin þykkja mǫrgum ljót; engi of …

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