Hharð Lv 10II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, Lausavísur 10’ 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. 51-2.
Hjoggu ‘cut down’
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hǫggva (verb): to strike, put to death, cut, hew
[1] Hjoggu: Hjǫggu Mork, Hjuggu Flat, H, Hr, Hjogga F
harða ‘The most ’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
[1] harða: harðla Flat, F
dyggvir ‘loyal’
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dyggr (adj.; °dyggvan/dyggan; compar. -vari/-ari/-ri, superl. -vastr/-astr/-str): trustworthy
[1] dyggvir: so Flat, F, dyggir Mork, H, Hr
hirðmenn ‘retainers’
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hirðmaðr (noun m.): retainer
Dani ‘Danes’
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Danr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ir): Dane
stirða ‘relentless’
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stirðr (adj.): stiff
sótti ‘rushed’
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sœkja (verb): seek, attack
ferð ‘the troop’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
flótta ‘flight’
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flótti (noun m.): flight, fleeing
framm ‘forth’
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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
skǫmmu ‘recently’
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skǫmmu (adv.): recently
Hitt ‘It’
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2. inn (art.): the
[5] Hitt vas fyrr (‘hitt var fyrr’): hitt er fyrr Flat, fyrr var hitt F
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[5] Hitt vas fyrr (‘hitt var fyrr’): hitt er fyrr Flat, fyrr var hitt F
fyrr ‘earlier’
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fyrr (adv.): before, sooner
[5] Hitt vas fyrr (‘hitt var fyrr’): hitt er fyrr Flat, fyrr var hitt F
fjarri ‘far ’
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fjarri (adv.): far, far from it, unlikely
fóstr ‘from my native ’
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fóstr (noun n.): foster- < fóstrland (noun n.): native land
landi ‘land’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land < fóstrland (noun n.): native land
[6] ‑landi: ‑land Hr
rauðk ‘I reddened’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
branda ‘the blades’
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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire
[6] branda: brandi Hr
sverð ‘the sword’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[7] í garði Serkja ‘in the stronghold of the Saracens’: Skj B connects this prepositional phrase with the previous cl. (‘when I reddened the blades far from my native land in the stronghold of the Saracens’), which creates a very convoluted w. o. (see NN §847A). For Serkland ‘land of the Saracens’, i.e. North Africa, the Arab sector of Asia Minor, Syria, see Jesch 2001a, 104-7 and Sigfús Blöndal 1978, 60-3. See also Þfisk Lv 3/5-8, Þstf Lv 3/6, ÞjóðA Sex 2 and ÞjóðA Lv 4/5-8.
Serkja ‘of the Saracens’
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2. serkr (noun m.; °; gen. -ja): Saracen
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[7] í garði Serkja ‘in the stronghold of the Saracens’: Skj B connects this prepositional phrase with the previous cl. (‘when I reddened the blades far from my native land in the stronghold of the Saracens’), which creates a very convoluted w. o. (see NN §847A). For Serkland ‘land of the Saracens’, i.e. North Africa, the Arab sector of Asia Minor, Syria, see Jesch 2001a, 104-7 and Sigfús Blöndal 1978, 60-3. See also Þfisk Lv 3/5-8, Þstf Lv 3/6, ÞjóðA Sex 2 and ÞjóðA Lv 4/5-8.
garði ‘the stronghold’
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garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard
notes
[7] í garði Serkja ‘in the stronghold of the Saracens’: Skj B connects this prepositional phrase with the previous cl. (‘when I reddened the blades far from my native land in the stronghold of the Saracens’), which creates a very convoluted w. o. (see NN §847A). For Serkland ‘land of the Saracens’, i.e. North Africa, the Arab sector of Asia Minor, Syria, see Jesch 2001a, 104-7 and Sigfús Blöndal 1978, 60-3. See also Þfisk Lv 3/5-8, Þstf Lv 3/6, ÞjóðA Sex 2 and ÞjóðA Lv 4/5-8.
sǫng ‘sang’
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syngja (verb): sing
en ‘but’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
lǫngu ‘long ago’
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langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long
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See Introduction to Lv 10-11 above.
Haraldr alludes to his ongoing state of war with Sveinn Úlfsson of Denmark and to his earlier service in the Varangian army fighting the Saracens.
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