HSn Lv 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Hallr Snorrason, Lausavísur 2’ 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. 637-8.
Berr ‘is swept’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
notes
[1] berr (3rd pers. sg. pres. indic.) ‘is swept’: Lit. ‘carries’. The verb bera ‘carry’ is used impersonally with a passive meaning.
fyr ‘past’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
Holm ‘Holmen’
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holmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): island, islet
harri ‘the lord’
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1. harri (noun m.; °-a): lord
kennings
Fagrgota hlýrs‘The fair steed of the stem ’
= SHIP
The fair steed of the stem → SHIP
notes
[2] hlýrs ‘of the stem’: See Note to Hharð Lv 11/2.
fagr ‘The fair’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful < fagrgoti (noun m.)
[2] fagr‑: fagra 81a
kennings
Fagrgota hlýrs‘The fair steed of the stem ’
= SHIP
The fair steed of the stem → SHIP
gota ‘steed’
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goti (noun m.; °-a; -ar/-nar): person (or horse) from Gotland < fagrgoti (noun m.)
kennings
Fagrgota hlýrs‘The fair steed of the stem ’
= SHIP
The fair steed of the stem → SHIP
stýrir ‘steers’
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stýra (verb): steer, control
stôl ‘prows’
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1. stál (noun n.; °-s; -): steel, weapon, prow
[3] stôl: so all others, skip 327
notes
[3] stôl ‘prows’: Skip ‘ships’ (so 327) is metrically and syntactically possible, but appears to be a lectio facilior. Stál ‘prow’ was the main part of the stem-post rising up from the keel (see Falk 1912, 36; Jesch 2001a, 150). See also Note to Bǫlv Hardr 5/3, 4.
rauð ‘the red’
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rauðr (adj.; °compar. -ari): red
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
reyðar ‘of the whale’
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reyðr (noun f.; °; -ar): whale, rorqual
kennings
rymvǫll reyðar‘the roaring field of the whale ’
= SEA
the roaring field of the whale → SEA
notes
[3] reyðar ‘of the whale’: See Note to Steinn Óldr 11/7.
rym ‘’
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rymja (verb) < vǫllr (noun m.): plain, field
rym ‘the roaring’
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rymja (verb) < rymvǫllr (noun m.): [roaring field]rymja (verb)
[4] rymvǫll: rymfjǫll Flat, ‘rumbaull’ E
kennings
rymvǫll reyðar‘the roaring field of the whale ’
= SEA
the roaring field of the whale → SEA
fjǫll ‘’
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1. fjall (noun n.): mountain
vǫll ‘field’
[4] rymvǫll: rymfjǫll Flat, ‘rumbaull’ E
kennings
rymvǫll reyðar‘the roaring field of the whale ’
= SEA
the roaring field of the whale → SEA
und ‘beneath’
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3. und (prep.): under, underneath
gram ‘ruler’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
snjǫllum ‘the wise’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
Frægr ‘The famous’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
[5] Frægrs (‘frægr er’): frægr 327, Flat, 81a
frægr ‘’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
s ‘has’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[5] Frægrs (‘frægr er’): frægr 327, Flat, 81a
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
sigri ‘victory’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory
[5] fremð ok sigri: fremðar snilli 81a
folkbráðr ‘the battle-quick’
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folkbráðr (adj.): [battle-quick]
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
háði ‘waged’
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2. heyja (verb): fight, wage (battle)
darra ‘a spear’
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darr (noun n.; °; *-um): spear < darraþing (noun n.): [a spear-assembly]
kennings
darraþing‘a spear-assembly ’
= BATTLE
a spear-assembly → BATTLE
þing ‘assembly’
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þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly < darraþing (noun n.): [a spear-assembly]
kennings
darraþing‘a spear-assembly ’
= BATTLE
a spear-assembly → BATTLE
drengi ‘warriors’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
dǫgling ‘’
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dǫglingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
kominn ‘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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As Lv 1 above.
[5]: Echoes Rv Lv 24/3.
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