Einarr Skúlason, Lausavísur 9

Kari Ellen Gade

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Lausavísur 9’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 172.

Einarr Skúlason Lausavísur

8 9 10

Blárs ‘Blue is’

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blár (adj.): black

[1] Blárs baldrekr Síra (‘Blár ær baldrækr sira’): Brattr er baldrekr Þjóttu all others

baldrekr ‘the baldric’

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baldrekr (noun m.): [baldric]

[1] Blárs baldrekr Síra (‘Blár ær baldrækr sira’): Brattr er baldrekr Þjóttu all others

kennings

baldrekr Síra;
‘the baldric of Sira; ’
= SEA
the baldric of Sira; → SEA

notes

[1] baldrekr ‘the baldric’: See Note to Lv 8/1 above.

Síra ‘of Sira’

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Síri (noun m.): [Utsira, Sira]

[1] Blárs baldrekr Síra (‘Blár ær baldrækr sira’): Brattr er baldrekr Þjóttu all others

kennings

baldrekr Síra;
‘the baldric of Sira; ’
= SEA
the baldric of Sira; → SEA

notes

[1] Síra ‘of Sira <island>’: Now Utsira, situated in Sirafjorden west of Karmøy, off the coast of Rogaland in western Norway (see also Þul Eyja 5/3 and Þul Islands l. 2).

Brú ‘of Bru’

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2. Brú (noun f.): Bru

[2] Brú: ‘brunn’ papp10ˣ, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ, Brun RE 1665

kennings

gyrðill Brú
‘the girdle of Bru ’
= SEA
the girdle of Bru → SEA

notes

[2] Brú ‘of Bru <island>’: Bru (ON Brúa) is a small island in Boknafjorden, Rogaland, western Norway (see Þul Islands l. 2). It is located a little south of Rennesøy. The LaufE variant ‘brunn’ cannot be construed to make any sense, and in 743ˣ it has been emended by Árni Magnússon to ‘Bolm’ (see Note to Lv 8/7 above).

gyrðill ‘the girdle’

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gyrðill (noun m.): [girdle]

kennings

gyrðill Brú
‘the girdle of Bru ’
= SEA
the girdle of Bru → SEA

þvær ‘washes’

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1. þvá (verb): wash

fyrðum ‘men’

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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man

[2] fyrðum: ‘fyrdi’ RE 1665

sundr ‘asunder’

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sundr (adv.): (a)sunder

springr ‘bursts’

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springa (verb): burst, spring apart

[3] springr: brestr all others

Lygru ‘of Lygra’

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Lygra (noun f.; °-u): lygra

kennings

lindi Lygru
‘the band of Lygra ’
= SEA
the band of Lygra → SEA

notes

[3] Lygru ‘of Lygra <island>’: See Note to Lv 8/8.

lindi ‘the band’

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1. lindi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): belt, girdle

kennings

lindi Lygru
‘the band of Lygra ’
= SEA
the band of Lygra → SEA

Leku ‘of Leka’

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Leka (noun f.): Leka

kennings

belti Leku
‘the belt of Leka ’
= SEA
the belt of Leka → SEA

notes

[4] Leku ‘of Leka <island>’: Located off the coast of Nord-Trøndelag, between the islands of Vega and Lykna, western Norway (see also Þul Eyja 2/6).

veltr ‘rolls’

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2. velta (verb): wander (strong)

[4] veltr: so papp10ˣ, 743ˣ, ‘vællt’ A, ‘vellte’ RE 1665

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

[4] af: um all others

notes

[4] af ‘from’: The variant of (‘um’) ‘over’ (so all other mss) is also a possible reading.

þrǫm ‘the railing’

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þrǫmr (noun m.; °dat. þremi; gen. þrama): rail, rim

belti ‘the belt’

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belti (noun n.; °-s; -): belt

kennings

belti Leku
‘the belt of Leka ’
= SEA
the belt of Leka → SEA

Kjǫl ‘the keel’

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kjǫlr (noun m.; °kjalar, dat. kili; kjǫlir): keel, ship

[5] Kjǫl skolar: kili skýtr all others

notes

[5] helsi Karmtar skolar kjǫl ‘the necklace of Karmøy <island> [SEA] rinses the keel’: Helsi Karmtar skýtr kili ‘the necklace of Karmøy shoves the keel’ (so LaufE and RE 1665) is a possible variant. Karmøy is located in Hordaland, south of Haugesund (see also Þul Eyja 3/2 and Þul Islands l. 1). See Note to Lv 8/7 above.

skolar ‘rinses’

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skola (verb): rinse

[5] Kjǫl skolar: kili skýtr all others

notes

Karmtar ‘of Karmøy’

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Kǫrmt (noun f.): [Karmøy]

kennings

Helsi Karmtar
‘The necklace of Karmøy ’
= SEA
The necklace of Karmøy → SEA

notes

helsi ‘The necklace’

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helsi (noun n.; °-s): [necklace]

kennings

Helsi Karmtar
‘The necklace of Karmøy ’
= SEA
The necklace of Karmøy → SEA

notes

kennings

sila Þjórnar;
‘the harness-strap of Tjörn; ’
= SEA
the harness-strap of Tjörn; → SEA

Þjórnar ‘of Tjörn’

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Þjórn (noun f.): [Tjörn]

kennings

sila Þjórnar;
‘the harness-strap of Tjörn; ’
= SEA
the harness-strap of Tjörn; → SEA

notes

[6] Þjórnar ‘of Tjörn <island>’: This is an island off the coast of Bohuslän, present-day Sweden (then a part of Norway).

bǫrð ‘prows’

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barð (noun n.): prow, stern (of a ship)

skera ‘cut’

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skera (verb): cut

Gizka ‘of Giske’

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Gizki (noun m.): [Giske]

kennings

girði Gizka;
‘the girdle of Giske; ’
= SEA
the girdle of Giske; → SEA

notes

[7] Gizka ‘of Giske <island>’: Located off the western coast of Norway northwest of Ålesund in Sunnmøre (see also Þul Eyja 3/6).

girði ‘the girdle’

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girði (noun n.): °materiale til gærde

kennings

girði Gizka;
‘the girdle of Giske; ’
= SEA
the girdle of Giske; → SEA

grafask ‘dig themselves’

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grafa (verb): to dig, earth, bury

[8] grafask: graf 2368ˣ, 743ˣ, ‘Graff’ RE 1665

borð ‘plankings’

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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table

í ‘into’

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í (prep.): in, into

men ‘the necklace’

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2. men (noun n.; °; dat. menjum): neck-ring

kennings

men Storðar.
‘the necklace of Stord. ’
= SEA
the necklace of Stord. → SEA

Storðar ‘of Stord’

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3. Storð (noun f.): [Stord]

kennings

men Storðar.
‘the necklace of Stord. ’
= SEA
the necklace of Stord. → SEA

notes

[8] Storðar ‘of Stord <island>’: Located next to Huglo (see Note to Lv 8/5 above and Þul Islands l. 5).

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As Lv 8 above.

[1]: In LaufE and RE 1665 this line is given as l. 1 of Lv 8 above.

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ESk Lv 9III

Blárs ‘Blue is’

baldrekr ‘the baldric’

kennings

notes

Síra ‘of Sira’

kennings

notes

Brú ‘of Bru’

kennings

notes

gyrðill ‘the girdle’

kennings

þvær ‘washes’

fyrðum ‘men’

sundr ‘asunder’

springr ‘bursts’

Lygru ‘of Lygra’

kennings

notes

lindi ‘the band’

kennings

Leku ‘of Leka’

kennings

notes

veltr ‘rolls’

af ‘from’

notes

þrǫm ‘the railing’

belti ‘the belt’

kennings

Kjǫl ‘the keel’

notes

skolar ‘rinses’

notes

Karmtar ‘of Karmøy’

kennings

notes

helsi ‘The necklace’

kennings

notes

klýfr ‘cleaves’

stjórn ‘the rudder’

sila ‘the harness-strap’

kennings

Þjórnar ‘of Tjörn’

kennings

notes

bǫrð ‘prows’

skera ‘cut’

Gizka ‘of Giske’

kennings

notes

girði ‘the girdle’

kennings

grafask ‘dig themselves’

borð ‘plankings’

í ‘into’

men ‘the necklace’

kennings

Storðar ‘of Stord’

kennings

notes

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