HSt Rst 30I
Rolf Stavnem (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 30’ 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. 932.
text and translation
Spell vann (sparðit stillir)
spjótrunns (skaða bótir)
meingarðr margra jarða
mikit dýrligri skikkju.
Goðvefr gerðisk jǫfri
grôn ok skinn á hônum
sjónfagr svipstund eina
síðan jafn eða fríðri.
{Meingarðr margra jarða} vann mikit spell dýrligri skikkju {spjótrunns}; stillir sparðit bótir skaða. Síðan gerðisk jǫfri sjónfagr goðvefr ok grôn skinn á hônum jafn eða fríðri eina svipstund.
‘The harmful enclosure of many lands [SEA] did great harm to the splendid cloak of the spear-tree [WARRIOR = Þorkell]; the ruler did not hold back from remedying the damage. After that the beautiful precious cloth and the grey fur on it became for the ruler the same or even finer in a single moment. ’
notes and context
See also st. 29. The sea-water has ruined Þorkell’s cloak. The king lays his hand on it and in a moment the cloak is dry and as good as before, or better.
readings
- [1] sparðit: sparði ei 54, Bb(94vb), spurðisk Flat
- [2] ‑runns: so 61, 54, Bb(94vb), ruðs Bb(112rb), runn Flat
- [2] bótir: so 61, 54, Bb(94vb), bóta Bb(112rb), bótar Flat
- [3] meingarðr: so 61, 54, Bb(94vb), meingarðs Bb(112rb), mengerðr Flat
- [3] margra: so all others, margrar Bb(112rb)
- [4] mikit: mikill all others
- [4] dýrligri: so 54, Bb(94vb), dýrligrar Bb(112rb), dýrðligri 61, Flat
- [5] jǫfri: efri Flat
- [6] grôn: grám 54, Bb(94vb)
- [6] á: und all others
- [7] sjónfagr: so all others, senn á Bb(112rb)
- [7] eina: eina so all others, einni Bb(112rb)
- [8] jafn: so all others, jǫfn Bb(112rb)
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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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb*) — 112rb/27 - 112rb/31
imagesSpell vann (sparðit stillir)
spjótruðs (skaða bóta)
meingarðs margrar jarða
mikit dýrligrar skikkju.
Goðvefr gerðisk jǫfri
grôn ok skinn á hônum
senn á svipstund einni
síðan jǫfn eða fríðri.Spell vann spardit | stillír spiotrvds skaða bota meínn gards margrar | jarda mikit dyrligrar skickiv . gvdvefr giordizt | Jofri . gran ok skínn a hanvm senn a svip stvnd eínn | nní sidan jofn eda fridri
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AM 61 fol (61) — 64va/7 - 64va/10
imagesSpell vann (sparðit stillir)
spjótrunns (skaða bótir)
meingarðr margra jarða
mikit dýrðligri skikkju.
Goðvefr gerðisk jǫfri
grôn ok skinn á hônum
sjónfagr svipstund eina
síðan jafn eða fríðri.Spell vann sparðit stillir . spiot rvnnz skaða botir meín garðr mar | gra iarða mikill dyrðligri skickiu . ɢuðvefr go᷎rrþiz io᷎fri . gr | ꜳ?n ok skinn vnd hánum . sion fagr svip stund eína . siþan iafn | eða friðri.
(VEÞ)
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AM 54 fol (54) — 59rb/7 - 59rb/11
imagesSpell vann (sparði ei stillir)
spjótrunns (skaða bótir)
meingarðr margra jarða
mikit dýrligri skikkju.
Goðvefr gerðisk jǫfri
grám ok skinn á hônum
sjónfagr svipstund eina
síðan jafn eða fríðri.Spell | vann spardi ei stillir · spiotrunnz skada botir · mein | gardr margra iarda · mikill dyrligri skickiv · gudv | efr giordiz iofri · grám ok skinn vnd hanvm · sionfa | gr suipstvnd eína · sidan iafn eda fridri ·
(VEÞ)
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Holm perg 1 fol (Bb*) — 94vb/38 - 95ra/4
imagesSpell vann (sparði ei stillir)
spjótrunns (skaða bótir)
meingarðr margra jarða
mikit dýrligri skikkju.
Goðvefr gerðisk jǫfri
grám ok skinn á hônum
sjónfagr svipstund eina
síðan jafn eða fríðri.Spell vann || spardi ei stillír . spiotrvnnʀ skada botir . meíngardr margra | jarda míkill dyrligri skickiv gvdvefr giordizst iofri | grám ok skínn vnd hánvm. sionfagr svipstvnd eína | sidan jafnn ęda fridri.
(VEÞ)
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GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 62rb/23 - 62rb/26
imagesSpell vann (spurðisk stillir)
spjótrunn (skaða bótar)
mengerðr margra jarða
mikit dýrðligri skikkju.
Goðvefr gerðisk efri
grôn ok skinn á hônum
sjónfagr svipstund eina
síðan jafn eða fríðri.Spell uann spurdizst stillir sp | íotrunn skada botar mengerdr margra íarda mikill dyrdligri skikkíu | guduefr gerdizst efri gran ok skínn und hanum sion fagr svipstun | d æína sidan íafnn edr fridre ·
(VEÞ)
editions and texts
Skj: Hallar-Steinn, 1. Rekstefja 30: AI, 551, BI, 532-3, Skald I, 259; ÓT 1958-2000, II, 234 (ch. 238), Flat 1860-8, I, 467; SHI 3, 262-5, CPB II, 299, Wisén 1886-9, I, 49, Finnur Jónsson 1893b, 164, Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, I, 276-8.
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