HSn Lv 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Hallr Snorrason, Lausavísur 1’ 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. 636-7.
Glym ‘the resounding’
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glymja (verb): resound < glymvǫllr (noun m.)
[1] Glym‑: ‘Glum‑’ E
kennings
glymvǫllu Róða‘the resounding field of Róði ’
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the resounding field of Róði → SEA
vǫllu ‘field’
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vǫllr (noun m.; °vallar, dat. velli; vellir acc. vǫllu/velli): plain, field < glymvǫllr (noun m.)
[1] ‑vǫllu: ‑vǫll Flat
kennings
glymvǫllu Róða‘the resounding field of Róði ’
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the resounding field of Róði → SEA
rístr ‘furrows’
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rísta (verb): carve, raise
gulli ‘gold’
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1. gulli (noun m.): [gold]
góð ‘good’
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góðr (adj.): good
s ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
stillis ‘leader’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
fǫr ‘the voyage’
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fǫr (noun f.): journey, fate; movement
kennings
glymvǫllu Róða‘the resounding field of Róði ’
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the resounding field of Róði → SEA
Óláfssúð ‘Óláfssúð (‘Óláfr’s ship’)’
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óláfssúð (noun f.): Óláfr’s ship
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[3] Óláfssúð ‘(“Óláfr’s ship”)’: The name of Magnús’s ship, which Sverrir captured at the battle of Kalvskinnet (19 June 1179), when Magnús’s father, Erlingr skakki ‘the Tilting’, fell (ÍF 30, 61). Magnús recaptured it in 1181 (see Context above). The ship was dedicated to S. Óláfr (for that practice, see Falk 1912, 32). For súð ‘ship’, see Note to Hharð Gamv 2/2. Skj B emends Óláfs to álfúrs ‘of the sea-fire’ (i.e. ‘of gold’) and takes this cpd as a determinant in a kenning for ‘generous man’ in which the base-word is the variant form eyði (m. dat. sg.) ‘destroyer’ from Flat (und eyði álfúrs ‘beneath the destroyer of sea-fire’). That reading requires an unnecessary emendation and the adoption of a variant that goes against the other ms. witnesses (see NN §1983). There is also a play on auði ‘riches’ (l. 3) and auðgrimms ‘of the wealth-fierce’ (l. 4) which is lost if the Flat reading is chosen.
und ‘bearing’
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3. und (prep.): under, underneath
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[3] und ‘bearing’: Lit. ‘under’.
notes
[3] auði ‘riches’: Refers to the loot taken by Magnús.
auðgrimms ‘of the wealth-fierce’
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auðgrimmr (adj.): [wealth-fierce]
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[4] auðgrimms ‘of the wealth-fierce’: I.e. a person who is destroying wealth by distributing it to his men, a generous person.
rauðu ‘with red’
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rauðr (adj.; °compar. -ari): red
Nús ‘Now’
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nú (adv.): now
œgr ‘the awe-inspiring’
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œgr (adj.): awe-inspiring, fearsome
fǫr ‘journey’
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fǫr (noun f.): journey, fate; movement
frægri ‘the famous’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
[5] frægri: ‘fægri’ Flat
fellr ‘sinks’
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falla (verb): fall
húfr ‘ship-side’
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húfr (noun m.; °dat. -i): hull
notes
[6] húfr ‘ship-side’: See Note to Mberf Lv 1/3.
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
dúfu ‘of the billow’
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1. dúfa (noun f.; °-u; -ur, gen. -na): billow, wave
svelldr ‘the bloated’
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1. svella (verb): swell
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
sœmð ‘glory’
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sœmð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): honour
ok ‘and’
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1. ok (noun n.; °; -): yoke
mildi ‘generosity’
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mildi (noun f.): generosity, mercy
siklingr ‘lord’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
kominn ‘has come’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
hingat ‘here’
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hingat (adv.): (to) here
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Glymvǫllu rístr gulli |
Óláfssúð (‘Óláfr’s ship’), adorned with red gold, furrows the resounding field of Róði <sea-king> [SEA] bearing riches; the voyage of the wealth-fierce leader is good. Now the awe-inspiring lord has come here from the famous journey with glory and generosity; the bloated ship-side sinks into the curve of the billow.
Magnús Erlingsson travels by ship to Bergen after having looted Sverrir Sigurðarson’s stronghold in Trondheim (November 1181). On that occasion, Magnús took possession of Sverrir’s ships, which he either burned or brought with him (ÍF 30, 101). Hallr accompanies Magnús on the journey.
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