ESk Run 9II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Runhenda 9’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 557-8.
Rauð ‘reddened’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
siklingr ‘The prince’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
sverð ‘the sword’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
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[1] sverð ‘sword’: This noun can be either sg. or pl.
sleit ‘tore’
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slíta (verb): to tear
gylðis ‘of the wolf’
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gylðir (noun m.): wolf
kennings
ferð gylðis‘the company of the wolf ’
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the company of the wolf → WOLVES
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[2] ferð gylðis ‘the company of the wolf [WOLVES]’: See Note to Grani Har 2/3, 4.
ferð ‘the company’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
kennings
ferð gylðis‘the company of the wolf ’
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the company of the wolf → WOLVES
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[2] ferð gylðis ‘the company of the wolf [WOLVES]’: See Note to Grani Har 2/3, 4.
prútt ‘the splendid’
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prúðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): magnificent, proud
[3] prútt: prúð F, Hr
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[3] prútt lík ‘the splendid corpses’: Lit. ‘splendid corpse’. Lík (n. acc. sg.) ‘corpse’ is used with a pl. meaning. The variant prúð lík (n. acc. pl.) ‘splendid corpses’ (so F, Hr) has been adopted by Skj B and Skald, but that reading is secondary. Alternatively, prútt could be taken as an adv. ‘splendidly, bravely’ with sleit ‘tore’ (l. 2), but that is less likely from a contextual point of view.
Parta ‘of the Partar’
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partar (noun m.): partar
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[3] Parta ‘of the Partar’: This ethnic name also occurs in Sigv Víkv 8/7I. Poole (1980, 276) argues that the Partar were the inhabitants of Partney, Lincolnshire, but that identification is problematic (see the discussion by Townend 1998, 62-5). Rather, it appears that Einarr, to achieve alliteration on [p], lifted the name from Sigvatr, whose st. also contains the adj. prúðr ‘splendid’ (prúðum Pǫrtum ‘splendid Partar’).
lík ‘corpses’
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1. lík (noun n.; °-s; -): body, shape
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[3] prútt lík ‘the splendid corpses’: Lit. ‘splendid corpse’. Lík (n. acc. sg.) ‘corpse’ is used with a pl. meaning. The variant prúð lík (n. acc. pl.) ‘splendid corpses’ (so F, Hr) has been adopted by Skj B and Skald, but that reading is secondary. Alternatively, prútt could be taken as an adv. ‘splendidly, bravely’ with sleit ‘tore’ (l. 2), but that is less likely from a contextual point of view.
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
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[4] í Pílavík ‘in Pílavík’: Pílavík can be translated as ‘Willows’ Bay’, but the ON p. n. bears no resemblance to any extant ModEngl. p. n. (see Townend 1998, 65-7). Poole’s (1980, 267-8) suggestion that it represents a Scandinavian version of Willoughby is possible, but unlikely, and according to Townend (1998, 67), this p. n. is probably a not a settlement name but a topographical name coined by the Norsemen.
Pílavík ‘Pílavík’
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pílavík (noun f.): pílavík
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[4] í Pílavík ‘in Pílavík’: Pílavík can be translated as ‘Willows’ Bay’, but the ON p. n. bears no resemblance to any extant ModEngl. p. n. (see Townend 1998, 65-7). Poole’s (1980, 267-8) suggestion that it represents a Scandinavian version of Willoughby is possible, but unlikely, and according to Townend (1998, 67), this p. n. is probably a not a settlement name but a topographical name coined by the Norsemen.
Vann ‘’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
allt ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
vestan ‘west’
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vestan (prep.): from the west
salt ‘of the sea’
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salt (noun n.; °-s): sea, salt
brandr ‘the sword’
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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire
gall ‘rang’
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gjalla (verb): to scream, shriek; to repay, return, pay for
brún ‘the brow’
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brún (noun f.; °; brýnn/-ir): brows
brennt ‘burned’
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3. brenna (verb; (weak, transitive)): to burn (weak, intr.)
[8] brennt: brennt var Hr
Langatún ‘Langatún’
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Langatún (noun n.): Langatún
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[8] Langatún ‘Langatún’: Poole (1980, 268-9) identifies this as Langton, near Partney in Lincolnshire. While this identification is attractive, it cannot be ascertained. According to Townend (1998, 50), there are at least twenty-one extant place names in England which can be derived from OE langa-tūn ‘long settlement’.
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