Anon (Mberf) 4II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Lausavísur, Lausavísur from Magnúss saga berfœtts 4’ 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. 831-2.
introduction
The couplet (Anon (Mberf) 4) is preserved in mss Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ and 42ˣ of MberfHkr, as well as in H, Hr (H-Hr), Mork (Mork) and FskAˣ and FskBˣ (Fsk). Kˣ is the main ms.
text and translation
Allengi dvelr Ingi
ofanreið inn þjóbreiði.
Inn þjóbreiði Ingi dvelr ofanreið allengi.
‘The broad-arsed Ingi delays his descent overly long.’
notes and context
During his campaign in Sweden (c. 1100), Magnús berfœttr leaves behind troops in a stronghold by Lake Vänern under the command of the district chieftains Finnr Skoptason and Sigurðr ullstrengr Loðinsson. As they are waiting for the arrival of the Swed. king, Ingi Steinkelsson, the Norwegians recite this couplet.
readings
- [1] Allengi: so F, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H, Hr, Mork, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, All lengi Kˣ, corrected from alldrengi 39
- [1] dvelr: dvalsk FskBˣ
- [2] ‑reið: ‑reiðr FskBˣ
- [2] þjó‑: stjǫl‑ FskAˣ
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 63 folx (Kx) — 599v/29 - 599v/30
All lengi dvelr Ingi
images
ofanreið inn þjóbreiði. -
AM 39 fol (39) — 35ra/19 - 35ra/19
dvelr Ingi
images
ofanreið inn þjóbreiði. -
AM 45 fol (F) — 59rb/19 - 59rb/20
imagesAllengi dvelr Ingi
ofanreið inn þjóbreiði.All lengí dvelr íɴgi ofan | reið híɴ þío breiði·
(VEÞ)
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AM 47 fol (E) — 34v/3 - 34v/4
imagesAllengi dvelr Ingi
ofanreið inn þjóbreiði.Allengi duelr Jn | gi ófan reið inn þíobreiðe ·
(VEÞ)
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AM 38 folx (J2x) — 311v/31 - 311v/32
Allengi dvelr Ingi
images
ofanreið inn þjóbreiði. -
AM 42 folx (42x) — 12r/31 - 12r/31
Allengi dvelr Ingi
images
ofanreið inn þjóbreiði. -
AM 66 fol (H) — 90v/6 - 90v/6
Allengi dvelr Ingi
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ofanreið inn þjóbreiði. -
GKS 1010 fol (Hr) — 62rb/23 - 62rb/23
Allengi dvelr Ingi
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ofanreið inn þjóbreiði. -
GKS 1009 fol (Mork) — 24r/13 - 24r/13
Allengi dvelr Ingi
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ofanreið inn þjóbreiði. -
OsloUB 371 folx (FskBx) — 86v - 87r
Allengi dvalsk Ingi
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ofan-reiðr inn þjóbreiði. -
AM 303 4°x (FskAx) — 342/6 - 342/7
Allengi dvelr Ingi
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ofanreið inn stjǫl-breiði. -
AM 51 folx (51x) — 76v/13 - 76v/14
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AM 301 4°x (301x) — 126v/5 - 126v/6
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AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 543r/7 - 543r/8
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