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Trobetsoisan and Chaucer's Lak of Stedfastnesse 303<br />

APPENDIX A<br />

Troheten<br />

(text from G. E. Klemming, Suenska medeltids dikter och rim (1881),<br />

II 393-7).<br />

Thet marke mz sik<br />

swa fatigh som riik<br />

a hwo som wil<br />

han sigle oc roo<br />

han findir ey tro<br />

j warldinne til<br />

Som mik ar sagdt<br />

tro hauer vtlagdt<br />

j thz willena haff<br />

ther bleste swa fast<br />

mz owerkast<br />

hon sank j qwaff<br />

Thro gik sik til strand<br />

oc skott fra land<br />

j swa harde stund<br />

thz ar stoor waande<br />

henne komma til hande<br />

hon sank the j grund<br />

Thro hauer sik holt<br />

oc inne dolt<br />

j swa hardhan steen<br />

thz ar stort meen<br />

tro ar nw seen<br />

at firma j geen<br />

Thro hauer sik fast<br />

oc innelast<br />

j swa tiokkan mwr<br />

thz ar stoor skarn<br />

hon tor ey fram<br />

bland herrar oc frwr<br />

1 Corrected from halzt.<br />

\ Vare thro thorn kaar<br />

hon booddhe them naar<br />

hon halz! for spott<br />

man borde ey swiika<br />

fatigh eller riika<br />

thorn man sigher gott<br />

Thro ar bort wend<br />

oc fierran sand<br />

j fremedhe land<br />

Thw riidh oc sok<br />

mz hund oc hok<br />

badhe skogh oc strand<br />

TIm sok mz makt<br />

oc aIle tinne akt<br />

a hwar tw far<br />

hon findz thy war<br />

ey fierre ey nar<br />

tw wardher thess war<br />

Thro ar nw minna<br />

rnz frur oc quinna<br />

swa tykker mik an<br />

thro ar forwnnen<br />

fals ar vprwnnen<br />

bland quinnor oc man<br />

Thz skedde j fiord<br />

tro giorde eth mord<br />

hon rymde swa bort<br />

hon siter oc grater<br />

hon komber seen ater<br />

thz hauer jak sport

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