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dróttni ‘the lord’

dat.

dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master

siklings ‘The leader’s’

siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler

[2] vinir siklings ‘the leader’s friends’: These were Haraldr’s men.

vinir ‘friends’

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

[2] vinir siklings ‘the leader’s friends’: These were Haraldr’s men.

mikla ‘a mighty’

mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

svǫfðu ‘checked’

svefja (verb): lull to sleep, soothe

[3] svǫfðu (3rd pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘checked’: Both svefja ‘check, calm’ and svæfa ‘check, calm’ (svæfðu 3rd pers. pl. pret. indic.; so FsAˣ, 39, F) are possible in the present context, but the ms. witnesses show that the latter (svæfðu) is secondary.

hjaldr ‘the fight’

1. hjaldr (noun m.): battle

þeirs ‘who’

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

hǫfðu ‘had’

hafa (verb): have

hugstinnir ‘the fierce-hearted ones’

hugstinnr (adj.): fierce-hearted

lið ‘force’

lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop

minna ‘a lesser’

3. minni (adj. comp.; °superl. minnstr): less, least

Ok ‘And’

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

snarráðir ‘the quick-witted’

snarráðr (adj.): swift-counselled, resolute

síðan ‘then’

síðan (adv.): later, then

sókn ‘the attack’

sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight

es ‘when’

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

orðum ‘words’

orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word

tókusk ‘they began to exchange’

2. taka (verb): take

ǫnd ‘life’

2. ǫnd (noun f.; °andar, dat. ǫnd/ǫndu; andir): soul, breath

vas ‘was’

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

ýta ‘of men’

ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher

kindum ‘to the progeny’

kind (noun f.; °-ar; -r): offspring, race

ófǫl ‘precious’

ófalr (adj.): not-for-sale, precious

[8] ófǫl ‘precious’: Lit. ‘not for sale’.

búendr ‘farmers’

búandi (noun m.; °-a; búendr (bøendr var. ÓH 47¹²: AM 325 VII 4° 325 VII), dat. búǫndum/búandum/búendum): farmer, resident

dvǫlðu ‘prevented’

dvelja (verb; °dvalði; dvalðr/dvalinn (præs. sg. 3. pers. dvel [$1138$], [$1140$])): delay, stay, dwell

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Sætt buðu seggja dróttni
siklings vinir mikla;
svǫfðu hjaldr, þeirs hǫfðu,
hugstinnir, lið minna.
Ok snarráðir síðan
sókn, es orðum tókusk,
— ǫnd vas ýta kindum
ófǫl — búendr dvǫlðu.

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