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Note to Anon Pét 6VII

[7] sæmdum ‘celebrated’: Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) emends to sæmdar to produce a genitival compound with verkum l. 8 (= herligheds gærninger ‘deeds of glory’). As Kock points out (NN §1714), the emendation is unnecessary, since ms. sæmdum makes good sense as a p.p. dat. pl. of sæma ‘to honour, celebrate’, in agreement with verkum. The ‘celebrated deeds’ are the deeds of Peter, which will be celebrated in the poem.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Skj B = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1912-15b. Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning. B: Rettet tekst. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Villadsen & Christensen. Rpt. 1973. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger.
  3. NN = Kock, Ernst Albin. 1923-44. Notationes Norrœnæ: Anteckningar till Edda och skaldediktning. Lunds Universitets årsskrift new ser. 1. 28 vols. Lund: Gleerup.

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