Sigv ErfÓl 16I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 16’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 683.
text and translation
Mildr fann gǫrst, hvé galdrar,
gramr sjalfr, meginrammir
fjǫlkunnigra Finna
fullstórum barg Þóri,
þás hyrsendir Hundi
húna golli búnu
— slætt réð sízt at bíta —
sverði laust of herðar.
Mildr gramr fann gǫrst sjalfr, hvé meginrammir galdrar fjǫlkunnigra Finna barg fullstórum Þóri, þás {{húna hyr}sendir} laust sverði búnu golli of herðar Hundi; slætt réð sízt at bíta.
‘The gracious prince discovered most clearly himself how the mightily strong spells of the magic-skilled Saami saved the very powerful Þórir when the sender of the fire of the mast-tops [(lit. ‘fire-sender of the mast-tops’) GOLD > GENEROUS MAN = Óláfr] struck with the sword adorned with gold across the shoulders of Hundr (‘Dog’); the blunt one succeeded least in biting. ’
notes and context
Óláfr strikes Þórir hundr (‘Dog’; see Note to l. 4 below) on the shoulders but his sword does not ‘bite’, and it seems as if dust rises from the reindeer skin he is wearing.
readings
- [1] fann: veit J2ˣ
- [1] gǫrst: mest Tóm
- [2] gramr: grams Flat
- [2] sjalfr: ‘siafr’ Holm2, silfurs Flat, silfr‑ Tóm
- [2] ‑rammir: ‑rammar 61, Tóm
- [5] hyrsendir Hundi: með Hundi harðar 321ˣ
- [5] ‑sendir: ‑sendi Flat
- [6] búnu: búin 321ˣ, búna 61
- [8] laust: ‘luzt’ 73aˣ
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 470v/22 - 471r/1
imagesMildr faɴ gerst hve galdrar | gramr sialfr megin rammir | fiolkuɴigra fiɴa | fullstórum barg þóri | þa er hyrsendir hundi | huna gullin buno | slætt reð sítz at bíta || sverði lꜹst um herðar
(KS)
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Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 68r/16 - 68r/18
Mildr fann gǫrst, hvé galdrar,
images
gramr †siafr†, meginrammir
fjǫlkunnigra Finna
fullstórum barg Þóri,
þás hyrsendir Hundi
húna golli búnu
— slætt réð sízt at bíta —
sverði laust of herðar. -
Thott 972 folx (972x) — 529va/10 - 529va/17
images -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 226v/30 - 227r/4
Mildr veit gǫrst, hvé galdrar,
images
gramr sjalfr, meginrammir
fjǫlkunnigra Finna
fullstórum barg Þóri,
þás hyrsendir Hundi
húna golli búnu
— slætt réð sízt at bíta —
sverði laust of herðar. -
AM 321 4°x (321x) — 256/5 - 256/7
Mildr fann gǫrst, hvé galdrar,
images
gramr sjalfr, meginrammir
fjǫlkunnigra Finna
fullstórum barg Þóri,
þás með Hundi harðar
húna golli búin
— slætt réð sízt at bíta —
sverði laust of herðar. -
AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 201v/11 - 201v/18
Mildr fann gǫrst, hvé galdrar,
images
gramr sjalfr, meginrammir
fjǫlkunnigra Finna
fullstórum barg Þóri,
þás hyrsendir Hundi
húna golli búnu
— slætt réð sízt at bíta —
sverði †luzt† of herðar. -
Holm perg 4 4° (Holm4) — 63va/30 - 63va/34
images -
AM 61 fol (61) — 125va/25 - 125va/29
Mildr fann gǫrst, hvé galdrar,
images
gramr sjalfr, megin-rammar
fjǫlkunnigra Finna
fullstórum barg Þóri,
þás hyrsendir Hundi
húna golli búna
— slætt réð sízt at bíta —
sverði laust of herðar. -
AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 81ra/9 - 81ra/14
images -
AM 325 VII 4° (325VII) — 38r/33 - 38r/35
images -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 124vb/25 - 124vb/27
Mildr fann gǫrst, hvé galdrar,
images
grams silfurs, meginrammir
fjǫlkunnigra Finna
fullstórum barg Þóri,
þás hyr-sendi Hundi
húna golli búnu
— slætt réð sízt at bíta —
sverði laust of herðar. -
GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 156r/10 - 156r/12
Mildr fann mest, hvé galdrar,
images
gramr silfr-, megin-rammar
fjǫlkunnigra Finna
fullstórum barg Þóri,
þás hyrsendir Hundi
húna golli búnu
— slætt réð sízt at bíta —
sverði laust of herðar. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 295v/17 - 295v/24
images
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