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4.3. A riddle from North Yell ("Flokera flura")

Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:23 pm

Norn:

Flåkəra flūra fedderless,
ut kåm mỏdərə hä'ņtaless
häņæ beņæ gōraless
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Flåkera flūa fedderless,
sỏţşa bena gōraless
ut kåm mỏdərə häņaless
and drave awa fl.fl. f.

White fool fedderless,
ut kåm mỏdərə hä'ņtarless
sỏţşa gōa bεndərless
and plucked awa wh.f.f.

The original Old Norse form:

(Fuglinn flaug) fjaðralauss
(hann) settisk á garðinn beinlauss
út kom maðr handarlauss

http://nornlanguage.x10.mx/index.php?shettxt/43yell_riddle
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