Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson §

Hætt ‘with Sveinn’

hættr (adj.; °compar. -ari/-ri, superl. -astr): dangerous

hafa ‘those who’

hafa (verb): have

sér ‘an’

sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

þeirs ‘They have’

2. er (conj.): who, which, when

sóttu ‘frequently’

sœkja (verb): seek, attack

Sveins ‘at risk’

2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn

fundar ‘put themselves’

fundr (noun m.): discovery, meeting

til ‘encounter’

til (prep.): to

stundum ‘sought’

stunda (verb): proceed

lítt ‘little’

lítill (adj.; °lítinn): little

hefr ‘has’

hafa (verb): have

þeim ‘for those’

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

[3, 4] þeim þrimr bragningum ‘for those three lords’: Refers to Magnús inn góði Óláfsson, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson and Steinkell, king of the Svíar. For Steinkell (d. c. 1066), see also ÞjóðA Lv 9.

at ‘by’

5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

þreyta ‘their striving’

þreyta (verb): prolong, strive

þrimr ‘three’

þrennr (adj.): three(fold)

[3, 4] þeim þrimr bragningum ‘for those three lords’: Refers to Magnús inn góði Óláfsson, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson and Steinkell, king of the Svíar. For Steinkell (d. c. 1066), see also ÞjóðA Lv 9.

bragningum ‘lords’

bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler

[3, 4] þeim þrimr bragningum ‘for those three lords’: Refers to Magnús inn góði Óláfsson, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson and Steinkell, king of the Svíar. For Steinkell (d. c. 1066), see also ÞjóðA Lv 9.

hagnat ‘been gained’

hagna (verb): turn out

Þó ‘Yet’

þó (adv.): though

hefr ‘has’

hafa (verb): have

hauld ‘of freeholders’

hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man < hǫlðvinr (noun m.)

[5] hauldvinr ‘the friend of freeholders [KING]’: The mss have hölld-vinr (so JÓ), ‘holldvinr’ (so 20dˣ) or ‘ho᷎llduinr’ (so 873ˣ); see ÍF 35, 134, 225-6 n. The form hauld- is Norw. (see ANG §105 Anm.). A hauldr (Icel. hǫlðr) was a yeoman or freeholder. See Note to Anon Nkt 15/2. The quality of the consonant cluster (ld not lð) is ensured by the internal rhyme. Skj B emends hǫldvinr to hǫlða vinr (hǫlða m. gen. pl.) and Skald has hǫlda vinr. These emendations are unnecessary from a metrical point of view.

vinr ‘the friend’

nom.

vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend < hǫlðvinr (noun m.)

[5] hauldvinr ‘the friend of freeholders [KING]’: The mss have hölld-vinr (so JÓ), ‘holldvinr’ (so 20dˣ) or ‘ho᷎llduinr’ (so 873ˣ); see ÍF 35, 134, 225-6 n. The form hauld- is Norw. (see ANG §105 Anm.). A hauldr (Icel. hǫlðr) was a yeoman or freeholder. See Note to Anon Nkt 15/2. The quality of the consonant cluster (ld not lð) is ensured by the internal rhyme. Skj B emends hǫldvinr to hǫlða vinr (hǫlða m. gen. pl.) and Skald has hǫlda vinr. These emendations are unnecessary from a metrical point of view.

haldit ‘held’

halda (verb): hold, keep

hann ‘he’

hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

s ‘is’

2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

snjallr ‘a clever’

snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold

konungr ‘king’

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

allri ‘all’

allr (adj.): all

Jóta ‘of the Jótar’

Jóti (noun m.; °; -ar): one of the Jótar

grund ‘the land’

grund (noun f.): earth, land

með ‘from’

með (prep.): with

endum ‘border to border’

endi (noun m.): end

ógn ‘battle’

ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle < ógnsterkr (adj.)

[8] ógnstarkr ‘battle-strong’: -sterkr has been emended to -starkr to preserve internal rhyme.

starkr ‘strong’

sterkr (adj.): strong < ógnsterkr (adj.)

[8] ógnstarkr ‘battle-strong’: -sterkr has been emended to -starkr to preserve internal rhyme.

ok ‘and’

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

Danmǫrku ‘Denmark’

Danmǫrk (noun f.): [Denmark]