Hergunnr Lv 2VIII (HjǪ 18)
Richard L. Harris (ed.) 2017, ‘Hjálmþés saga ok Ǫlvis 18 (Hergunnr, Lausavísur 2)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 510.
text and translation
Held ek upp hrömmum; hér máttu, jöfurr, líta
hendr Hergunnar; hefi ek negl óskorna.
Rifna mun þín ólpa, ef vit, jöfurr, finnumz;
þér skal ei kyrt klappa, konungr inn suðræni.
Ek held upp hrömmum; hér máttu líta, jöfurr, hendr Hergunnar; ek hefi óskorna negl. Ólpa þín mun rifna, ef vit finnumz, jöfurr; skal ei klappa þér kyrt, inn suðræni konungr.
‘I hold up my paws; here you can see, prince, Hergunnr’s hands; I have uncut nails. Your cloak will be ripped if we two meet, prince; you will not be stroked gently, southern king. ’
notes and context
Hergunnr threatens Hjálmþér, showing him her hands with their sharp nails and promising to tear his clothes.
The threatening behaviour of troll-women towards the male heroes they encounter, particularly their desire to rip them apart with their claws is graphically expressed in GrL 5/8.
readings
- [1] Held ek: so ÍBR5ˣ, Heldr 109a IIIˣ, papp6ˣ
- [2] máttu: mátt ÍBR5ˣ
- [2] jöfurr líta: so papp6ˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, jöfur líta corrected from líta jöfur líta in scribal hand 109a IIIˣ
- [4] ek: so papp6ˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, ek ei 109a IIIˣ
- [6] jöfurr: ‘jofr’ 109a IIIˣ
- [6] finnumz: finnuz 109a IIIˣ, papp6ˣ, ‘finnunz’ ÍBR5ˣ
- [8] inn: so papp6ˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, inn inn 109a IIIˣ
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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AM 109 a III 8°x (109a IIIx) — 270v/17 - 270v/21
imagesHeldr upp hrömmum;
hér máttu, jöfur líta,
hendr Hergunnar;
hefi ek ei negl óskorna.
Rifna mun þín ólpa,
ef vit, †jofr†, finnuz;
þér skal ei kyrt klappa,
konungr inn inn suðræni.Helldr vpp hravmmum | hier mattu
lytajofur lyta hendr hergvnnar | hefec ey negl oskorna ʀifna mvn þyn olpa ef vid | jofr finnuzt þier skal ey kirt klappa konungr hinn | hinn sudʀæne(RH)
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Holm papp 6 4°x (papp6x) — 51r - 51r
Heldr upp hrömmum;
images
hér máttu, jöfurr, líta
hendr Hergunnar;
hefi ek negl óskorna.
Rifna mun þín ólpa,
ef vit, jöfurr, finnuz;
þér skal ei kyrt klappa,
konungr inn suðræni. -
ÍBR 5 folx (ÍBR5x) — 91 - 92
Held ek upp hrömmum;
images
hér mátt, jöfurr, líta
hendr Hergunnar;
hefi ek negl óskorna.
Rifna mun þín ólpa,
ef vit, jöfurr, †finnunz†;
þér skal ei kyrt klappa,
konungr inn suðræni.
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