Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Øxarflokkr 2’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 142.
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu Róða
ræfrs (eignisk sá) regni
ramsvell (konungr elli).
{Ramsvell {ræfrs Róða}} þverr eigi fyr {{regni augna} {beðvinu Óðs}}; eignisk sá konungr elli.
‘The strong ice-sheet of Róði’s <sea-king’s> roof [SHIELD > AXE/SWORD] does not diminish because of the rain of the eyes [TEARS] of Óðr’s <mythical person’s> bedmate [= Freyja > GOLD]; may that king reach old age.’
In Skm, beðvina Óðs ‘Óðr’s bedmate’ is given as a kenning for the goddess Freyja (R(28r), Tˣ(29r), W(73), U(30v)), and ræfr Róða ‘Róði’s <sea-king’s> roof’ is one of many kennings for ‘shield’ (R(34r), Tˣ(35v), W(77), U(33r), A, C).
In R(28r), Tˣ(29r), W(73) and U(30v) this stanza follows st. 1 above, and it is attributed to Einarr (implicitly Skúlason) in all mss: Ok her hefir Einaʀ en … ‘And here Einarr has again …’ (R). The second citation is also attributed to Einarr in all mss, but no patronymic is given for him.
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Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu Róða
ræfs (eignisk †sva rengni†)
ram-svelli (konungr elli).
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu Róða
ræfr (eignisk sá) regni
ram-svells (konungr elli).
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu †rodrra†
ræfrs (eignisk sá) regni
ram-svells (konungr elli).
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu Róða
ræfrs (eignisk sá) regni
ramsvell (konungr elli).
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu Róða
ræfs (eignisk sá) regni
ram-svelli (konungr elli).
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu Róða
ræfrs (eignisk sá) regni
ramsvell (konungr elli).
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu Róða
ræfr (†eignis† sá) regni
ram†svel† (konungr elli).
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs †[…]no† Róða
ræfr (eignisk sá) regni
ram†svel† (konungr elli).
Eigi þverr fyr augna
Óðs beðvinu Róða
ræfr (eignask sá) regni
ramsvell (konungr elli).
Æigi þvearr fyrir ꜹ́gna óðs bæð vínv róða ræfr æignaz sa rægni rams | svæll konvngr ælli .
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Eigi þyrr fyr augna
Óðs †benuidu† Róða
ræfr (eignask sá) regni
ram-svells (konungr elli).
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