Havamal Snippets 102: Many a good maid is fickle-minded towards men

Women being fickled-minded towards men at least 1000 years ago?  Well you know what they say: some things never change!

102

Mörg er góð mær

ef görva kannar

hugbrigð við hali

þá ek þat reynda

er it ráðspaka

teygða ek á flærðir fljóð

háðungar hverrar

leitaði mér it horska man

ok hafða ek þess vættki vífs              

Many a good maid,

if you look closely,

is fickle-minded towards men;

I learned that

when [6] I tried to seduce

the [5] wise [6] woman to wantonness,

[8] the clever maid heaped *

[7] her scorn [8] on me,

and I got nothing from this woman.

[End.]