Sigv Nesv 2I/7 — sínum ‘his’
Veitti sókn, þars sótti,
siklingr firum mikla
— blóð fell rautt á Róða
rein — í hǫfn at Sveini.
Snjallr helt at, sás olli,
eirlaust konungr, þeira,
en Sveins liðar, sínum,
saman bundu skip, fundi.
Siklingr veitti firum mikla sókn, þars sótti í hǫfn at Sveini; blóð fell rautt á rein Róða. Snjallr konungr, sás olli fundi þeira, helt at eirlaust sínum, en liðar Sveins bundu skip saman.
The king gave the men a great onslaught, where he advanced into the harbour against Sveinn; blood fell red on the strip of land of Róði <sea-king> [SEA]. The brave king, who brought about their encounter, steered on relentlessly with his [ships], and Sveinn’s supporters tied the ships together.
readings
[7] sínum: sýnum Holm2, sínu 325V, sunnum 325VII, at sǫnnu Flat, sǫnnu Tóm
notes
[7] sínum ‘with his [ships]’: (a) The syntax assumed here and in ÍF 27 is highly compressed, with skipum left tacit (clarified by skip in the final line of the helmingr), evidently confusing some copyists but nevertheless fully compatible with Sigvatr’s idiom (cf. st. 1/6, interpretation (c)). (b) Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901, IV; Skj B; followed in Skald) avoids complex syntax by opting for the (poorly supported) reading sýnum, which he takes with fundi in the sense of ‘overt, unavoidable’.
grammar
Pronouns and determiners: Possessive
| masc. | fem. | neut. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sing. | N A G D | minn minn mín mínum | mín mína minnar minni | mitt mitt míns mínu |
| pl. | N A G D | mínir mína minna mínum | mínar mínar minna mínum | mín mín minna mínum |