Sigv Berv 4II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 4’ 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. 15-16.
Gekk ‘went’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
notes
[1, 4] gekk … liði sínu ‘went … with his company’: The use of dat. with the verb ganga ‘go’ in the meaning ‘go with sby’ is unusual and not noted in NS (§106).
móð ‘spirit’
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1. móðr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-): courage
inn ‘’
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2. inn (art.): the
mikla ‘great’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
Magnús ‘Magnús’
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2. Magnús (noun m.): Magnús
allt ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
gǫgnum ‘through’
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gegnum (prep.): through
ferð ‘the throng’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
flotnar ‘sea-warriors’
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flotnar (noun m.): mariners
[3] flotnar: so Flat, ‘flonar’ H, ‘fionar’ Hr
bǫrðusk ‘fought’
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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight
faðir ‘father’
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faðir (noun m.): father
þinn ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
liði ‘company’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
notes
[1, 4] gekk … liði sínu ‘went … with his company’: The use of dat. with the verb ganga ‘go’ in the meaning ‘go with sby’ is unusual and not noted in NS (§106).
sínu ‘with his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
notes
[1, 4] gekk … liði sínu ‘went … with his company’: The use of dat. with the verb ganga ‘go’ in the meaning ‘go with sby’ is unusual and not noted in NS (§106).
Varði ‘He defended’
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3. verja (verb): defend
hart ‘fiercely’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
hjǫrtu ‘hearts’
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hjarta (noun n.; °-; *-u): heart
hug ‘high’
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hugr (noun m.): mind, thought, courage < hugfullr (adj.): high-mettled
full ‘mettled’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete < hugfullr (adj.): high-mettled
við ‘at’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
þat ‘that’
[6] þat: því Hr
sýslu ‘’
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1. sýsla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): work, job
Ôláfr ‘Óláfr’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
lét ‘’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
svá ‘thus’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
jǫfra ‘of princes’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
erfðir ‘the inheritance’
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erfð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): inheritance
[8] erfðir: ‘erfuíðr’ Flat
framm ‘’
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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away
at ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
hverfa ‘pushed forwards’
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1. hverfa (verb): turn, disappear
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[7-8] erfðir jǫfra ‘the inheritance of princes’: Refers to Norway. For such circumlocutions denoting that country, see Note to Anon Nkt 25/7.
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