Russell Poole (ed.) 2012, ‘Guthormr sindri, Hákonardrápa 4’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 162.
Skattgilda vann skyldir
skautjalfaðar Gauta;
gollskýflir vann gjǫflastr
geirveðr í fǫr þeiri.
{Skyldir {skautjalfaðar}} vann Gauta skattgilda; {gjǫflastr gollskýflir} vann {geirveðr} í þeiri fǫr.
‘ The requisitioner of the sail-bear [SHIP > SEAFARER] made the Gautar tribute-paying; the most generous gold-destroyer [GENEROUS MAN] made spear-storms [BATTLES] on that expedition.’
See Context to st. 3. Hákon raids and exacts tribute as far east as Gautland (Götaland). Following the stanza, it is told that he overwinters in Vík (Viken), as a precaution against attacks from the Danes and Gautar.
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.
Skattgilda vann skyldir
skautjalfaðar Gauta;
goll-skýft vann gjǫflastr
geirveðr í fǫr þeiri.
Scat gillda vaɴ scyldir | scꜹt jalfaðar[12] gꜹta | gullscyft[13] vaɴ gioflaztr | geirveðr i fǫr þeiri |
(VEÞ)
Skattgilda vann skyldir
skautjalfaðar Gauta;
gollskýflir vann gjǫflastr
geirveðr í fǫr þeiri.
Skát | gillda vaɴ skylldir skꜹt i alfadar gꜹta gvll skyflír vaɴ gíof | laztr geír veðr i fór þeiri ·
(VEÞ)
Skattgilda vann skyldir
skautjalfaðar Gauta;
goll-skylfir vann gjǫflastr
í fǫr þeiri.
Skatgillda vann skylldir sk | ꜹt ialfaðar gauta gullskylfir vann gioflastr i faur | þeiri
(VEÞ)
Skattgilda vann skyldir
skautjalfaðar Gauta;
goll-skylfir vann gjǫflastr
geirveðr í fǫr þeiri.
Skattgilda vann skyldir
skautjalfaðar Gauta;
gollskýflir vann gjǫflastr
geirveðr í fǫr þeiri.
Skatt gillda uann skylldir skaut ialfaðar gauta . gull sk | yflir vann gíóflaztr . geír ueðr ifo᷎r þeiri .
(VEÞ)
Skattgilda vann skyldir
skautjalfaðar Gauta;
gollskýflir vann gjǫflastr
geirveðr í fǫr þeiri.
Skatt | gilda vann skyldir skaut jalfadar gauta . gull | skyfler vann gioflazstr geíʀvedr j for þeiri |
(VEÞ)
Skattgilda vann skyldir
skautjalfaðar Gauti;
goll-skylfir fann gjǫflastr
geirveðr í fǫr þeiri.
Skattgillda vann skylldir ska | vt jalfadar gaute gull skylfir fann gioflazstr geír vedr j for þeire ·
(VEÞ)
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