Þul Ǫrvar 2^III

Flug ‘Flight’

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2. flug (noun n.): flight, ?precipice < flugglǫð (noun f.)

notes

[1] flugglǫð, flugsvinn ‘flight-bright one, flight-swift one’: Neither heiti occurs elsewhere as a term for ‘arrow’. The first element in the compounds is flug n. ‘flight’, and the second elements are the adjectives glaðr ‘glad, bright’ and svinnr ‘quick’.

glǫð ‘bright one’

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glǫð (noun f.): [bright one, horse] < flugglǫð (noun f.)

[1] ‑glǫð: glǫð ok Tˣ, A, B

notes

[1] flugglǫð, flugsvinn ‘flight-bright one, flight-swift one’: Neither heiti occurs elsewhere as a term for ‘arrow’. The first element in the compounds is flug n. ‘flight’, and the second elements are the adjectives glaðr ‘glad, bright’ and svinnr ‘quick’.

flugsvinn ‘flight-swift one’

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flugsvinn (noun f.): [flight-swift one]

notes

[1] flugglǫð, flugsvinn ‘flight-bright one, flight-swift one’: Neither heiti occurs elsewhere as a term for ‘arrow’. The first element in the compounds is flug n. ‘flight’, and the second elements are the adjectives glaðr ‘glad, bright’ and svinnr ‘quick’.

Fífa ‘Fífa’

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fífa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): fífa

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[2] Fífa: Lit. ‘cotton-grass’, originally the name of a plant (Eriophorum) and here referring to an arrow with a plume. This is another of King Gusir’s arrows (see also Flaug st. 1/4, Hremsa st. 1/6 and smíðis Gusis ‘Gusir’s handiwork’ st. 2/4). Fífa ‘Arrow’ is also the name of a ship (see Falk 1914b, 99 and Rv Lv 8/5^II). Fífa as a heiti for ‘arrow’ in general does not occur in poetry earlier than in the rímur (Finnur Jónsson 1926-8: fífa).

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

skeyti ‘missile’

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skeyti (noun n.; °; -): arrow, missile

[2] skeyti: ‘skeuti’ Tˣ

geta ‘mention’

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2. geta (verb): to beget, give birth to, mention, speak of; to think well of, like, love

[3] geta skal fennu: om. B

notes

[3] geta skal fennu ‘I shall mention finder’: So A. The verb geta takes the gen. (fennu f. gen. sg.), and fenna (so R, Tˣ) is nom. sg. (unless fenna in these mss is gen. pl. or gen. of a weak m. noun fenni). The heiti is a hap. leg., probably derived from the strong verb finna ‘find’, hence ‘one that finds its target’ (AEW: fenna). However, in view of drífa ‘snow-drift’ (st. 1/3) and the traditional image of arrows as snow or hail in skaldic poetry, the heiti could be connected with the weak verb fenna ‘cover with snow’ and, if so, might mean ‘snow-storm’ (see Gurevich 1992c, 41).

skal ‘I shall’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

[3] geta skal fennu: om. B

notes

[3] geta skal fennu ‘I shall mention finder’: So A. The verb geta takes the gen. (fennu f. gen. sg.), and fenna (so R, Tˣ) is nom. sg. (unless fenna in these mss is gen. pl. or gen. of a weak m. noun fenni). The heiti is a hap. leg., probably derived from the strong verb finna ‘find’, hence ‘one that finds its target’ (AEW: fenna). However, in view of drífa ‘snow-drift’ (st. 1/3) and the traditional image of arrows as snow or hail in skaldic poetry, the heiti could be connected with the weak verb fenna ‘cover with snow’ and, if so, might mean ‘snow-storm’ (see Gurevich 1992c, 41).

fennu ‘finder’

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fenna (noun f.): [finder]

[3] geta skal fennu: om. B;    fennu: so A, fenna R, Tˣ, C

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[3] geta skal fennu ‘I shall mention finder’: So A. The verb geta takes the gen. (fennu f. gen. sg.), and fenna (so R, Tˣ) is nom. sg. (unless fenna in these mss is gen. pl. or gen. of a weak m. noun fenni). The heiti is a hap. leg., probably derived from the strong verb finna ‘find’, hence ‘one that finds its target’ (AEW: fenna). However, in view of drífa ‘snow-drift’ (st. 1/3) and the traditional image of arrows as snow or hail in skaldic poetry, the heiti could be connected with the weak verb fenna ‘cover with snow’ and, if so, might mean ‘snow-storm’ (see Gurevich 1992c, 41).

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

Gusis ‘Gusir’s’

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Gusir (noun m.): Gusir

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[4] smíðis Gusis ‘Gusir’s handiwork’: The word smíðis n. ‘handiwork, work of smith-craft, artefact’ is in the gen. sg. (see Note to l. 3; the B variant smíði is incorrect). This is the collective name of the three arrows (see Notes to sts 1/4, 1/6, 2/2) feathered with gold which flew of their own accord from the bowstring and back again, also called nautar Gusis ‘Gusir’s gifts, Gusir’s belongings’ (cf. the C variant nauta gen. pl.) because they were owned by Gusir, the legendary king of the Saami (see Ǫrvar-Odds saga ch. 4, FSN II, 173; for nautr, see Note to Þul Sverða 11/2).

smíðis ‘handiwork’

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2. smíði (noun n.; °-s; -): well-made, -crafted

[4] smíðis: nauta C, smíði B

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[4] smíðis Gusis ‘Gusir’s handiwork’: The word smíðis n. ‘handiwork, work of smith-craft, artefact’ is in the gen. sg. (see Note to l. 3; the B variant smíði is incorrect). This is the collective name of the three arrows (see Notes to sts 1/4, 1/6, 2/2) feathered with gold which flew of their own accord from the bowstring and back again, also called nautar Gusis ‘Gusir’s gifts, Gusir’s belongings’ (cf. the C variant nauta gen. pl.) because they were owned by Gusir, the legendary king of the Saami (see Ǫrvar-Odds saga ch. 4, FSN II, 173; for nautr, see Note to Þul Sverða 11/2).

Jólfs ‘Jólfr’s’

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Jolfr (noun m.): [Jólfr]

[5] Jólfs: so A, jóls R, Tˣ, ‘iauls’ C, ‘julfs’ B

notes

[5] smíði Jólfs ‘Jólfr’s handiwork’: The name of three legendary stone arrows (steinǫrvar) presented to Ǫrvar-Odd by Jólfr (i.e. Óðinn in disguise; see Ǫrvar-Odds saga ch. 24, FSN II, 260 as well as ǪrvOdd Lv 29/3^VIII and 30/2^VIII (Ǫrv 65, 67)).

smíði ‘handiwork’

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2. smíði (noun n.; °-s; -): well-made, -crafted

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[5] smíði Jólfs ‘Jólfr’s handiwork’: The name of three legendary stone arrows (steinǫrvar) presented to Ǫrvar-Odd by Jólfr (i.e. Óðinn in disguise; see Ǫrvar-Odds saga ch. 24, FSN II, 260 as well as ǪrvOdd Lv 29/3^VIII and 30/2^VIII (Ǫrv 65, 67)).

es ‘there is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

[5] es (‘er’): ‘her’ A, B

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

[6] en: ok C, er A, B

øfst ‘the last’

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efri (adj. comp.; °superl. efstr/øfstr (eft- [$1653$] 13r²³, etc.)): higher, highest

þura ‘is whizzer’

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þura (noun f.): [is whizzer]

notes

[6] þura (f.) ‘whizzer’: This heiti is a hap. leg. related to the weak verb þyrja ‘sweep, rush along noisily’ (attested only in poetry; see Falk 1914b, 99 and SnE 1998, II, 437).