See forðum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "verse 47 of the Hávamál\nUngr var ek forðum, / fór ek einn saman,\nþá varð ek villr vega;\nauðigr þóttumk, / er ek annan fann,\nmaðr er manns gaman.\nYoung was I once, / and wandered alone,\nAnd nought of the road I knew;\nRich did I feel / when a comrade I found,",
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