Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Sexstefja 26’ 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. 139-40.
Mǫrk lét veitt fyr verka
vekjandi mér snekkju
(hann lætr hylli sinnar)
hjaldrs (tilgørðir valda).
{Vekjandi hjaldrs snekkju} lét mér veitt mǫrk fyr verka; hann lætr tilgørðir valda hylli sinnar.
‘The rouser of the warship’s battle [WARRIOR] had me presented with a mark for my poetry; he lets deserving actions determine his favour.’
The st. is quoted in the same context as st. 24 above. Haraldr’s greed for power and prosperity, as well as his generosity to friends, is remembered.
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.
Mǫrc let veitt fyrir verca | vekiandi mer sneckio | hann lætr hylli sinnar | hialdrs tilgerþir valda |
(VEÞ)
Mǫrk lét veitt fyr verka
†veckianndi† mér snekkju
(hann lætr hylli sinnar)
hjaldrs (tilgørðir valda).
Mork let veítt fyrir verka veckiaɴdi mer | sneckio hann lø̨tr hyllí siɴar hialldrs til gerþir vallda·
(VEÞ)
Mǫrk lét veitt fyr verka
†veikiandi† mér snekkju
(hann lætr hylli sinnar)
hjall (tilgørðir valda).
Mǫrk lét veit fyr verka
vekjandi mér snekkju
(hann lét hylli sinnar)
hjaldrs (tilgørðir valda).
Mǫrk lét vítt fyr verka
vekjandi mjǫk sœkja
(hann lætr hylli sinnar)
hjaldrs (tilgørðir valda).
Mǫrk lét vítt fyr verka
vekjandi mjǫk sœkja
(hann lætr hylli sinnar)
hjaldrs (tilgørðir valda).
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