Fragments §
Edited by Kari Ellen Gade
Hirð ‘retinue’
hirð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(FskB 53)): retinue
[1, 2] viðr hirð grams holla sér ‘obtains the loyalty of the lord’s retinue’: Lit. ‘makes the lord’s retinue loyal to himself’.
Closeviðr ‘obtains’
2. viða (verb): gain, bring about
[1, 2] viðr hirð grams holla sér ‘obtains the loyalty of the lord’s retinue’: Lit. ‘makes the lord’s retinue loyal to himself’.
Closegrams ‘of the lord’s’
[1] grams ‘the lord’s’: Skj B assigns this word to a preceding, missing line, which is unnecessary (see NN §878). It is not clear who this ruler (gramr) is, but it is possible that the couplet refers to Haraldr harðráði ‘Hard-rule’ Sigurðarson’s men defecting to Sveinn Úlfsson of Denmark prior to the battle of the river Nissan (Niz) in 1062 (see ÞjóðA Sex 12II). — [1, 2] viðr hirð grams holla sér ‘obtains the loyalty of the lord’s retinue’: Lit. ‘makes the lord’s retinue loyal to himself’.
Closegrams ‘of the lord’s’
[1] grams ‘the lord’s’: Skj B assigns this word to a preceding, missing line, which is unnecessary (see NN §878). It is not clear who this ruler (gramr) is, but it is possible that the couplet refers to Haraldr harðráði ‘Hard-rule’ Sigurðarson’s men defecting to Sveinn Úlfsson of Denmark prior to the battle of the river Nissan (Niz) in 1062 (see ÞjóðA Sex 12II). — [1, 2] viðr hirð grams holla sér ‘obtains the loyalty of the lord’s retinue’: Lit. ‘makes the lord’s retinue loyal to himself’.
Closemeð ‘with’
[1] með gerðum ‘with [gifts of] war-gear’: This refers to the gifts which a ruler or magnate bestows on his men; in addition to gold and silver (see Frag 2 above), such gifts could consist of weapons and even of ships (see Steinn Óldr 13-16II). Gerð can also mean ‘deed, activity’ or ‘girdle’.
Closegerðum ‘war-gear’
[1] með gerðum ‘with [gifts of] war-gear’: This refers to the gifts which a ruler or magnate bestows on his men; in addition to gold and silver (see Frag 2 above), such gifts could consist of weapons and even of ships (see Steinn Óldr 13-16II). Gerð can also mean ‘deed, activity’ or ‘girdle’.
Closesér ‘’
sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
[1, 2] viðr hirð grams holla sér ‘obtains the loyalty of the lord’s retinue’: Lit. ‘makes the lord’s retinue loyal to himself’.
Closeholla ‘the loyalty’
hollr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): loyal
[1, 2] viðr hirð grams holla sér ‘obtains the loyalty of the lord’s retinue’: Lit. ‘makes the lord’s retinue loyal to himself’.
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