Valg Har 9II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Valgarðr á Velli, Poem about Haraldr harðráði 9’ 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. 307-8.
Dvalði ‘was delayed’
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dvelja (verb; °dvalði; dvalðr/dvalinn (præs. sg. 3. pers. dvel [$1138$], [$1140$])): delay, stay, dwell
[1] Dvalði: so 39, F, E, Dulði Kˣ, J2ˣ, Dvǫlðum FskBˣ, Dvǫlðu Mork, H, Hr
notes
[1, 3] dvalði daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd was delayed’: Dvalði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘was delayed’ is used impersonally with daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd’ in the acc. (see Fritzner: dvelja 1). Dulði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘suppressed’ (so Kˣ, J2ˣ) must be a scribal error. FskBˣ has dvǫlðum (1st pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘we delayed’, but it is highly unlikely that Valgarðr had been part of this expedition. Mork (and H-Hr) reads dvǫlðu daprt of skilða ferð ‘they delayed the pitifully scattered crowd’, which is possible but less likely in view of the ms. witnesses.
notes
[1, 3] dvalði daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd was delayed’: Dvalði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘was delayed’ is used impersonally with daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd’ in the acc. (see Fritzner: dvelja 1). Dulði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘suppressed’ (so Kˣ, J2ˣ) must be a scribal error. FskBˣ has dvǫlðum (1st pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘we delayed’, but it is highly unlikely that Valgarðr had been part of this expedition. Mork (and H-Hr) reads dvǫlðu daprt of skilða ferð ‘they delayed the pitifully scattered crowd’, which is possible but less likely in view of the ms. witnesses.
notes
[1, 3] dvalði daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd was delayed’: Dvalði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘was delayed’ is used impersonally with daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd’ in the acc. (see Fritzner: dvelja 1). Dulði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘suppressed’ (so Kˣ, J2ˣ) must be a scribal error. FskBˣ has dvǫlðum (1st pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘we delayed’, but it is highly unlikely that Valgarðr had been part of this expedition. Mork (and H-Hr) reads dvǫlðu daprt of skilða ferð ‘they delayed the pitifully scattered crowd’, which is possible but less likely in view of the ms. witnesses.
skilða ‘scattered’
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1. skilja (verb): separate, understand
notes
[1, 3] dvalði daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd was delayed’: Dvalði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘was delayed’ is used impersonally with daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd’ in the acc. (see Fritzner: dvelja 1). Dulði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘suppressed’ (so Kˣ, J2ˣ) must be a scribal error. FskBˣ has dvǫlðum (1st pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘we delayed’, but it is highly unlikely that Valgarðr had been part of this expedition. Mork (and H-Hr) reads dvǫlðu daprt of skilða ferð ‘they delayed the pitifully scattered crowd’, which is possible but less likely in view of the ms. witnesses.
drifu ‘fled’
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2. drífa (verb; °drífr; dreif, drifu; drifinn): drive, rush
[2] drifu: ‘drifa’ F
eptir ‘still’
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eptir (prep.): after, behind
lifðu ‘alive’
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lifa (verb): live
ferð ‘crowd’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
notes
[1, 3] dvalði daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd was delayed’: Dvalði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘was delayed’ is used impersonally with daprt of skilða ferð ‘the pitifully scattered crowd’ in the acc. (see Fritzner: dvelja 1). Dulði (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘suppressed’ (so Kˣ, J2ˣ) must be a scribal error. FskBˣ has dvǫlðum (1st pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘we delayed’, but it is highly unlikely that Valgarðr had been part of this expedition. Mork (and H-Hr) reads dvǫlðu daprt of skilða ferð ‘they delayed the pitifully scattered crowd’, which is possible but less likely in view of the ms. witnesses.
en ‘but’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
fengin ‘captured’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
urðu ‘were’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
fǫgr ‘fair’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
Danir ‘the Danes’
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dan (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): Dane
undan ‘away’
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undan (adv.): away, away from
Láss ‘A lock’
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láss (noun m.; °láss, dat. lási/lás; lásar): lock
líki ‘body’
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1. lík (noun n.; °-s; -): body, shape
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
yðr ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
notes
[6] til skeiða ‘to the warships’: See Note to st. 1/2 above.
skeiða ‘the warships’
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1. skeið (noun f.; °-ar; -r/-ar/-ir): ship
[6] til skeiða: of skeiðar F, til skeiðar E, FskBˣ
notes
[6] til skeiða ‘to the warships’: See Note to st. 1/2 above.
fíkula ‘greedily’
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fíkula (adv.): greedily, powerfully
mart ‘many a’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
hǫrund ‘the flesh’
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2. hǫrund (noun n.; °-s): flesh
bjartir ‘bright’
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bjartr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bright
[8] bjartir: ‑bjartra FskBˣ, ‑bjarta Mork, ‑bjartar Hr
notes
[8] bjartir (m. nom. pl.) ‘bright’: The variant forms of the adj. bjartr ‘bright, fair’ give the following readings of ll. 7, 8: fjǫtrar bitu hǫrund bjartra fíkula ‘fetters bit greedily into the flesh of the fair ones (so FskBˣ; ÍF 29; Skald; NN §2989E); fjǫtrar bitu bjarta hǫrund fíkula ‘fetters bit greedily into fair flesh’ (so Mork). Skj B adopts the FskBˣ variant bjartra (gen. pl.) and connects it with skeiða (f. gen. pl.) in the previous cl., which creates an awkward tripartite l. (see NN §§876, 2989E).
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As sts 7-8 above.
For the capture and possible mistreatment of women by marauding vikings, see Note to ÞjóðA Magn 7/5, 6, Grani Har 1/1, 4, st. 3/4 above and Hskv Útdr 5.
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