Snorri Sturluson, Háttatal 64

Kari Ellen Gade

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SnSt Ht 64^III

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Snorri Sturluson, Háttatal 64’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 1176.

Snorri Sturluson Háttatal

63 64 65

[1] es (‘er’): þá er 8

virðum ‘the men’

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virðr (noun m.): man

mœtti ‘he met’

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mœta (verb): meet

víg ‘The battle’

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víg (noun n.; °-s; -): battle < vígrœkjandi (noun m.)

[2] víg‑: vegg E, 42ˣ, veg F, 81a, 8, Flat

kennings

Vígrœkjandi
‘The battle-promoter ’
= WARRIOR
The battle-promoter → WARRIOR

notes

[2] vígrœkjandi ‘the battle-promoter [WARRIOR]’: Vegrœkjandi ‘the glory-promoter [RULER]’ (so F, Flat 81a, 8) is also a possible reading (cf. grœðir frama ‘promoter of fame’ in st. 81/2 below).

rœkjandi ‘promoter’

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rœkjandi (noun m.): carer, cultivator, promoter < vígrœkjandi (noun m.)

kennings

Vígrœkjandi
‘The battle-promoter ’
= WARRIOR
The battle-promoter → WARRIOR

notes

framm ‘forward’

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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away

at ‘to’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

sœkja ‘rush’

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sœkja (verb): seek, attack

[2] sœkja: ‘[…]ækia’ R

skerðir ‘the notcher’

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skerðir (noun m.): diminisher

[3] skerðir gekk í skúrum Hlakkar: ‘sk[…]kvrum hlack[…]’ R

kennings

skerðir serks Skǫglar
‘the notcher of Skǫgul’s shirt ’
= WARRIOR
Skǫgul’s shirt → BYRNIE
the notcher of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

gekk ‘advanced’

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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

[3] skerðir gekk í skúrum Hlakkar: ‘sk[…]kvrum hlack[…]’ R

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

[3] skerðir gekk í skúrum Hlakkar: ‘sk[…]kvrum hlack[…]’ R

skúrum ‘showers’

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1. skúr (noun f.; °; -ir): shower

[3] skerðir gekk í skúrum Hlakkar: ‘sk[…]kvrum hlack[…]’ R; skúrum: ‘skyrum’ 42ˣ

kennings

skúrum Hlakkar
‘Hlǫkk’s showers ’
= BATTLE
Hlǫkk’s showers → BATTLE

Hlakkar ‘Hlǫkk’s’

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2. Hlǫkk (noun f.): Hlǫkk

[3] skerðir gekk í skúrum Hlakkar: ‘sk[…]kvrum hlack[…]’ R; Hlakkar: ‘klackar’ 81a

kennings

skúrum Hlakkar
‘Hlǫkk’s showers ’
= BATTLE
Hlǫkk’s showers → BATTLE

Skǫglar ‘of Skǫgul’s’

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Skǫgul (noun f.): Skǫgul

[4] Skǫglar serks fyr roðnum: ‘[…]’ R; Skǫglar: ‘skeyglar’ E, ‘skæglar’ 81a

kennings

skerðir serks Skǫglar
‘the notcher of Skǫgul’s shirt ’
= WARRIOR
Skǫgul’s shirt → BYRNIE
the notcher of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

Skǫglar ‘of Skǫgul’s’

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Skǫgul (noun f.): Skǫgul

[4] Skǫglar serks fyr roðnum: ‘[…]’ R; Skǫglar: ‘skeyglar’ E, ‘skæglar’ 81a

kennings

skerðir serks Skǫglar
‘the notcher of Skǫgul’s shirt ’
= WARRIOR
Skǫgul’s shirt → BYRNIE
the notcher of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

serks ‘shirt’

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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt

[4] Skǫglar serks fyr roðnum: ‘[…]’ R

kennings

skerðir serks Skǫglar
‘the notcher of Skǫgul’s shirt ’
= WARRIOR
Skǫgul’s shirt → BYRNIE
the notcher of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

serks ‘shirt’

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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt

[4] Skǫglar serks fyr roðnum: ‘[…]’ R

kennings

skerðir serks Skǫglar
‘the notcher of Skǫgul’s shirt ’
= WARRIOR
Skǫgul’s shirt → BYRNIE
the notcher of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

fyr ‘before’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

[4] Skǫglar serks fyr roðnum: ‘[…]’ R; fyr: fram fyr Flat

roðnum ‘the reddened’

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rjóða (verb): to redden

[4] Skǫglar serks fyr roðnum: ‘[…]’ R; roðnum: Skúla E, 42ˣ, om. 81a, Flat

merkjum ‘banner’

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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign

Ruddisk ‘was cleared’

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2. ryðja (verb): to clear (free) land

[5] Ruddisk: ‘ræddiz’ 42ˣ, ruddusk Flat

land ‘The land’

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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land

[5] land: so R, E, F, 42ˣ, 81a, 8, lind W, lǫnd Flat

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

[5] en: ok E

ræsir ‘the ruler’

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ræsir (noun m.): ruler

[5] ræsir: so R, E, F, 42ˣ, 8, Flat, ræsis W, ‘reiser’ 81a

kennings

ræsir Þrœnda
‘the ruler of the Þrœndir ’
= NORWEGIAN RULER = Skúli
the ruler of the Þrœndir → NORWEGIAN RULER = Skúli

Þrœnda ‘of the Þrœndir’

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Þrœndr (noun m.; °; þrǿndir/þrǿndr): people from Tröndelag

[5] Þrœnda: ‘þr[…]’ R, Þrœndum 8

kennings

ræsir Þrœnda
‘the ruler of the Þrœndir ’
= NORWEGIAN RULER = Skúli
the ruler of the Þrœndir → NORWEGIAN RULER = Skúli

Ribbungum ‘for the Ribbungar’

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ribbungr (noun m.; °; -ar): one of the Ribbungar

notes

[6] Ribbungum ‘for the Ribbungar’: The Ribbungar ‘Rabble’ were the followers of Sigurðr ribbungr, the leader of a rebellious faction in Norway around 1220. See Note to Sturl Hákkv 6/8^II. For the internal rhyme in this line, see also Sturl Hákfl 1/4^II.

skóp ‘created’

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2. skapa (verb): form

[6] skóp: skóf 81a

bana ‘death’

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bani (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death, killer

þungan ‘a harsh’

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þungr (adj.): heavy

[6] þungan: ‘[…]gan’ R

Gunnarr ‘Gunnarr’

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Gunnarr (noun m.): Gunnarr

notes

[7] Gunnarr: Gunnarr Ásuson (see Context to st. 63 above).

skaut ‘pushed’

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skjóta (verb): shoot

und ‘beneath’

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3. und (prep.): under, underneath

[7] und: við 81a

Gera ‘of Geri’s’

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Geri (noun m.): Geri

[7] Gera: geira E, 42ˣ, 81a, 8

notes

[7] Gera ‘of Geri’s <wolf’s>’: This was one of Óðinn’s wolves in Old Norse myth (see Note to Þul Vargs 1/1).

fótar ‘foot’

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1. fótr (noun m.): foot, leg

[7] fótar: sennu 81a

grim ‘the grim’

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grimmr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): fierce < grimmsettr (adj.)

[8] grimsetta il hjarna kletti: ‘grimset[…]letti’ R; grim‑: gunn E, 42ˣ, grunn 81a, Flat

setta ‘set’

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setja (verb): place, set, establish < grimmsettr (adj.)

[8] grimsetta il hjarna kletti: ‘grimset[…]letti’ R

il ‘sole’

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il (noun f.; °; -jar): footsole

[8] grimsetta il hjarna kletti: ‘grimset[…]letti’ R; il: í 81a

hjarna ‘of the brain’

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hjarni (noun m.): brain

[8] grimsetta il hjarna kletti: ‘grimset[…]letti’ R; hjarna: hjálma 8

kennings

kletti hjarna
‘his crag of the brain ’
= HEAD
his crag of the brain → HEAD

kletti ‘his crag’

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klettr (noun m.): [crags, crag]

[8] grimsetta il hjarna kletti: ‘grimset[…]letti’ R; kletti: kletta E

kennings

kletti hjarna
‘his crag of the brain ’
= HEAD
his crag of the brain → HEAD

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Snorri gives the stanza as an example of óbreytt hrynhent ‘unchanged flowing-rhymed’, that is, hrynhent without variation. Unlike in the previous hrynhent stanza, the even lines (with the exception of l. 4) are no longer trochaic, and the first internal rhyme falls in metrical positions 2 or 3. In Hák the stanza is cited in the same context as st. 63 above, either consecutively or with a brief prose link.

The top of fol. 51r in R is partly damaged and difficult to read, and W is the main ms. for this stanza.

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SnSt Ht 64III

Vafði ‘hesitated’

lítt ‘little’

es ‘when’

virðum ‘the men’

mœtti ‘he met’

víg ‘The battle’

kennings

notes

rœkjandi ‘promoter’

kennings

notes

framm ‘forward’

at ‘to’

sœkja ‘rush’

skerðir ‘the notcher’

kennings

gekk ‘advanced’

í ‘in’

skúrum ‘showers’

kennings

Hlakkar ‘Hlǫkk’s’

kennings

Skǫglar ‘of Skǫgul’s’

kennings

Skǫglar ‘of Skǫgul’s’

kennings

serks ‘shirt’

kennings

serks ‘shirt’

kennings

fyr ‘before’

roðnum ‘the reddened’

merkjum ‘banner’

Ruddisk ‘was cleared’

land ‘The land’

en ‘and’

ræsir ‘the ruler’

kennings

Þrœnda ‘of the Þrœndir’

kennings

Ribbungum ‘for the Ribbungar’

notes

skóp ‘created’

bana ‘death’

þungan ‘a harsh’

Gunnarr ‘Gunnarr’

notes

skaut ‘pushed’

und ‘beneath’

Gera ‘of Geri’s’

notes

fótar ‘foot’

grim ‘the grim’

setta ‘set’

il ‘sole’

hjarna ‘of the brain’

kennings

kletti ‘his crag’

kennings

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SnSt Ht 64^III