Okík Magn 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Oddr kíkinaskáld, Poem about Magnús góði 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, p. 32.
Vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[1] Vas: so Hr, Vás Kˣ, F, ‘Vass’ 39, Vann E, J2ˣ, Var H, Varð Flat
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
Míkjáls ‘Michael’
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Mikjáll (noun m.): [Michael]
[1] Míkjáls‑: so 39, F, E, J2ˣ, ‘Michials’ Kˣ, ‘mikaels’ H, Hr, ‘micels’ Flat
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[1] Míkjálsmessu ‘Michaelmas’: 29 September.
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[1] Míkjálsmessu ‘Michaelmas’: 29 September.
malm ‘A sword-’
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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal < malmgrimmr (adj.)
[2] malm‑: mann‑ E, H, Hr, marg‑ Flat
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[2] malmgrimm ‘sword-grim’: Lit. ‘iron-grim’. This reading is preferable to those of E, H, Hr (manngrimm ‘man-grim’) and Flat (marggrimm ‘much-grim’).
grimm ‘grim’
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grimmr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): fierce < malmgrimmr (adj.)
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[2] malmgrimm ‘sword-grim’: Lit. ‘iron-grim’. This reading is preferable to those of E, H, Hr (manngrimm ‘man-grim’) and Flat (marggrimm ‘much-grim’).
háið ‘waged’
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2. heyja (verb): fight, wage (battle)
[2] háið: so 39, F, H, Flat, hátt Kˣ, E, J2ˣ, háin Hr
rimma ‘battle’
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rimma (noun f.; °-u): battle
fellu ‘fell’
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falla (verb): fall
Vinðr ‘Wends’
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Vinðr (noun m.; °; vinðr/-ir): the Wends
[3] Vinðr: vindir Hr, vindar Flat
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
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[3-4] en þjóðir vǫnðusk mjǫk vápnhljóði ‘and people became much accustomed to weapon-sound’: The variant en hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni þar ‘and ravens became accustomed to corpse-food there’ (so H, Hr) is an equally good reading, which may represent the Mork version (cf. Flat en þeir hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni ‘and the ravens became accustomed to corpse-food’).
vǫnðusk ‘accustomed’
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[3-4] en þjóðir vǫnðusk mjǫk vápnhljóði ‘and people became much accustomed to weapon-sound’: The variant en hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni þar ‘and ravens became accustomed to corpse-food there’ (so H, Hr) is an equally good reading, which may represent the Mork version (cf. Flat en þeir hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni ‘and the ravens became accustomed to corpse-food’).
vápn ‘to weapon-’
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vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon < vápnhljóð (noun n.)
[4] vápnhljóði mjǫk þjóðir: valtafni þar hrafnar H, Hr, valtafni þeir hrafnar Flat
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[3-4] en þjóðir vǫnðusk mjǫk vápnhljóði ‘and people became much accustomed to weapon-sound’: The variant en hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni þar ‘and ravens became accustomed to corpse-food there’ (so H, Hr) is an equally good reading, which may represent the Mork version (cf. Flat en þeir hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni ‘and the ravens became accustomed to corpse-food’).
hljóði ‘sound’
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hljóð (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, silence, a hearing < vápnhljóð (noun n.)
[4] vápnhljóði mjǫk þjóðir: valtafni þar hrafnar H, Hr, valtafni þeir hrafnar Flat; ‑hljóði: hljóðr J2ˣ
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[3-4] en þjóðir vǫnðusk mjǫk vápnhljóði ‘and people became much accustomed to weapon-sound’: The variant en hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni þar ‘and ravens became accustomed to corpse-food there’ (so H, Hr) is an equally good reading, which may represent the Mork version (cf. Flat en þeir hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni ‘and the ravens became accustomed to corpse-food’).
mjǫk ‘much’
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mjǫk (adv.): very, much
[4] vápnhljóði mjǫk þjóðir: valtafni þar hrafnar H, Hr, valtafni þeir hrafnar Flat
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[3-4] en þjóðir vǫnðusk mjǫk vápnhljóði ‘and people became much accustomed to weapon-sound’: The variant en hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni þar ‘and ravens became accustomed to corpse-food there’ (so H, Hr) is an equally good reading, which may represent the Mork version (cf. Flat en þeir hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni ‘and the ravens became accustomed to corpse-food’).
þjóðir ‘people’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
[4] vápnhljóði mjǫk þjóðir: valtafni þar hrafnar H, Hr, valtafni þeir hrafnar Flat
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[3-4] en þjóðir vǫnðusk mjǫk vápnhljóði ‘and people became much accustomed to weapon-sound’: The variant en hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni þar ‘and ravens became accustomed to corpse-food there’ (so H, Hr) is an equally good reading, which may represent the Mork version (cf. Flat en þeir hrafnar vǫnðusk valtafni ‘and the ravens became accustomed to corpse-food’).
Enn ‘And’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
jól ‘Christmas’
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jól (noun n.; °; -): midwinter feast
ǫnnur ‘another’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
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[6] óhlítulig ‘by no means trivial’: For a discussion of this word and its cognates, see Note to Arn Hardr 11/4.
hlítulig ‘trivial’
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[6] óhlítulig ‘by no means trivial’: For a discussion of this word and its cognates, see Note to Arn Hardr 11/4.
lítlu ‘shortly’
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lítill (adj.; °lítinn): little
upp ‘’
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upp (adv.): up
hófsk ‘erupted’
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hefja (verb): lift, start
með ‘among’
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með (prep.): with
gumnum ‘men’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
Árós ‘of Århus’
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áróss (noun m.; °·óss, dat. ·ósi/ós; ·ósar): Århus, river mouth
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[8] Árós ‘Århus’: Located in Jylland (Jutland), Denmark.
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Magnús engaged in battles in Denmark at Lyrskovshede (present-day Lürschau, some kilometres north of Schleswig) against the Wends and south of Århus against Sveinn Úlfsson.
For these battles, see also Arn Hryn 11-15, Arn Magndr 8-18, ÞjóðA Magnfl 6-19, and ÞjóðA Magn 1-14.
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