ESk Geisl 9VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Geisli 9’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 14-15.
text and translation
Yfirmanni býðk — unnin
upps mærð borin — lærðra
— Jóan kǫllum svá — allrar
alþýðu brag hlýða.
Hefjum hendr, en leyfa
hyggk vin rǫðuls tyggja
— stóls vex hæð, þars hvílir
heilagr konungr — fagran.
Býðk {yfirmanni {allrar alþýðu lærðra}} — svá kǫllum Jóan — hlýða brag; unnin mærð [e]s borin upp. Hefjum hendr, en hyggk leyfa {fagran vin {tyggja rǫðuls}}; hæð stóls vex, þars heilagr konungr hvílir.
‘I ask the superior of the whole multitude of learned men [CLERICS > BISHOP] — thus we [I] call Jón — to listen to the poetry; the finished poem is offered up. We lift up our hands, and I intend to praise the beautiful friend of the king of the sun [= God > = Óláfr]; the eminence of the [bishop’s] seat increases, where the holy king rests.’
notes and context
readings
- [2] borin: kominn Bb
- [2] lærðra: lærðrar Bb
- [3] kǫllum: kalla Bb
- [3] svá: ek Bb
- [5] Hefjum: hófum Bb
- [5] hendr: hróðr Bb
- [7] vex: vegs Bb
- [8] heilagr: corrected from ‘heilag’ Flat
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 2ra/19 - 2ra/19
Yfirmanni býðk — unnin
images
upps mærð borin — lærðra
— Jóan kǫllum svá — allrar
alþýðu brag hlýða.
Hefjum hendr, en leyfa
hyggk vin rǫðuls tyggja
— stóls vex hæð, þars hvílir
konungr — fagran. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 117ra/32 - 117ra/35
Yfirmanni býðk — unnin
images
upps mærð kominn — lærðrar
— Jóan kalla ek — allrar
alþýðu brag hlýða.
hófum hróðr, en leyfa
hyggk vin rǫðuls tyggja
— stóls vegs hæð, þars hvílir
heilagr konungr — fagran.
editions and texts
Skj: Einarr Skúlason, 6. Geisli 9: AI, 460, BI, 429, Skald I, 212; Flat 1860-8, I, 2, Cederschiöld 1873, 2, Chase 2005, 59, 133.
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