Lausavísur §

Fyrr ‘Earlier’

fyrr (adv.): before, sooner

rauð ‘reddened’

rjóða (verb): to redden

Fenris ‘of Fenrir’

Fenrir (noun m.): Fenrir

[1, 2] sparra varra Fenris ‘the prop of the lips of Fenrir <wolf> [SWORD]’: The reference is to the story of the gods binding the wolf Fenrir and setting a sword with the hilt on his lower jaw and the point on his upper jaw to prevent him from biting. Snorri (Gylf, SnE 2005, 29) adds Þat er gómsparri hans ‘That is his gum-prop’, and gómsparri occurs as a sword-kenning in ESk Geisl 48/8^VII.

varra ‘of the lips’

2. vǫrr (noun f.): lip

[1, 2] sparra varra Fenris ‘the prop of the lips of Fenrir <wolf> [SWORD]’: The reference is to the story of the gods binding the wolf Fenrir and setting a sword with the hilt on his lower jaw and the point on his upper jaw to prevent him from biting. Snorri (Gylf, SnE 2005, 29) adds Þat er gómsparri hans ‘That is his gum-prop’, and gómsparri occurs as a sword-kenning in ESk Geisl 48/8^VII.

fjǫl ‘’

fjǫl- ((prefix)): very- < fjǫlvarr (adj.)

flug ‘the flight’

2. flug (noun n.): flight, ?precipice < flugvarr (adj.)

varr ‘reluctant’

2. varr (adj.): wary < flugvarr (adj.)2. varr (adj.): wary < fjǫlvarr (adj.)

konungr ‘king’

konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

sparra ‘the prop’

acc.

sparri (noun m.; °; -ar): °pind/stok (til at holde ngt fra hinanden), mundspærre

[1, 2] sparra varra Fenris ‘the prop of the lips of Fenrir <wolf> [SWORD]’: The reference is to the story of the gods binding the wolf Fenrir and setting a sword with the hilt on his lower jaw and the point on his upper jaw to prevent him from biting. Snorri (Gylf, SnE 2005, 29) adds Þat er gómsparri hans ‘That is his gum-prop’, and gómsparri occurs as a sword-kenning in ESk Geisl 48/8^VII.

malm ‘of the metal’

malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal < malmhríð (noun f.): weapon-storm

malm ‘of the metal’

malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal < malmhríð (noun f.): weapon-storm

hríða ‘’

hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm

hríðar ‘storm’

gen.

hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm < malmhríð (noun f.): weapon-storm

hríðar ‘storm’

gen.

hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm < malmhríð (noun f.): weapon-storm

sval ‘’

svalr (adj.): cool

svall ‘swelled’

1. svella (verb): swell

meiðum ‘in the trees’

dat. pl.

meiðr (noun m.): beam, tree

móð ‘’

1. móðr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-): courage

móðr ‘courage’

1. móðr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-): courage

í ‘in’

í (prep.): in, into

[4] í blóði Gamla ‘in Gamli’s blood’: Gamli Eiríksson, Haraldr gráfeldr’s brother, and predecessor as leader of the Gunnhildarsynir (Eiríkssynir), had been killed some time earlier in the battle of Rastarkálfr, an otherwise unknown locality on the island of Fræði (Frei, Møre og Romsdal), c. 955. For Gamli and the battle, see Gsind Hákdr 8, ÞSjár Þórdr 2 and Glúmr Lv.

Gamla ‘Gamli’s’

gamall (adj.; °gamlan; compar. & superl. „ ellri adj.): old

[4] í blóði Gamla ‘in Gamli’s blood’: Gamli Eiríksson, Haraldr gráfeldr’s brother, and predecessor as leader of the Gunnhildarsynir (Eiríkssynir), had been killed some time earlier in the battle of Rastarkálfr, an otherwise unknown locality on the island of Fræði (Frei, Møre og Romsdal), c. 955. For Gamli and the battle, see Gsind Hákdr 8, ÞSjár Þórdr 2 and Glúmr Lv.

blóði ‘blood’

blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood

[4] í blóði Gamla ‘in Gamli’s blood’: Gamli Eiríksson, Haraldr gráfeldr’s brother, and predecessor as leader of the Gunnhildarsynir (Eiríkssynir), had been killed some time earlier in the battle of Rastarkálfr, an otherwise unknown locality on the island of Fræði (Frei, Møre og Romsdal), c. 955. For Gamli and the battle, see Gsind Hákdr 8, ÞSjár Þórdr 2 and Glúmr Lv.

þás ‘when’

þás (conj.): when

óstirfins ‘’

óstirfinn ‘agreeable’

óstirfinn (adj./verb p.p.): [agreeable]

[5] óstirfinn ‘agreeable’: This is the only citation for the adj. in LP: óstirfinn and its meaning is unclear, except that it is the antonym of stirfinn ‘stiff-minded, stubborn, obstinate’ (see Fritzner, AEW: stirfinn). Konráð Gíslason (1892, 69, followed by Hkr 1893-1901, IV; Skj B; ÍF 26) suggests ‘cheerful and friendly [towards his men]’, which would fit with the wider context; Konráð notes a number of partial parallels to this motif. Bjarni Einarsson (ÍF 29) tentatively suggests an extended sense ‘brave, keen’.

arna ‘’

arfa ‘heirs’

arfi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): heir, heiress

eir ‘’

Eirík ‘’

Eiríkr (noun m.): Eiríkr

Eiríks ‘Eiríkr’s’

Eiríkr (noun m.): Eiríkr

ok ‘’

3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

of ‘he’

4. of (particle): (before verb)

[6] of rak ‘he drove’: Of is the expletive particle.

rak ‘drove’

2. reka (verb): drive, force

[6] of rak ‘he drove’: Of is the expletive particle.

geira ‘of spears’

geirr (noun m.): spear

þat ‘’

1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

nú ‘now’

nú (adv.): now

tregar ‘’

tregi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): sorrow

tregr ‘distresses’

1. trega (verb): distress

geitar ‘’

geit (noun f.): nanny-goat

gæti ‘the guarding’

2. gæta (verb): look after, care for < gætigautr (noun m.)

Gauta ‘Gautar’

acc. pl.

2. Gautr (noun m.): Gautr, Óðinn < gætigautr (noun m.)

[7] Gauta ‘Gautar <= Óðinns>’: The base-word of a kenning for ‘warriors’, probably the pl. of the Óðinn-name Gautr (and so previous eds). Names of gods are frequent in this role, and pl. forms occur, especially frequently in the case of Njǫrðr (Meissner 259). Gautar is also the name of the people of Gautland (Götaland), but this is unlikely here.

gram ‘’

1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

grams ‘the king’

1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

vall ‘’

vǫllr (noun m.; °vallar, dat. velli; vellir acc. vǫllu/velli): plain, field

fall ‘the fall’

fall (noun n.; °-s; *-): fall

á ‘to’

3. á (prep.): on, at

sæ ‘sea’

sjór (noun m.): sea

alla ‘all’

allr (adj.): all