Anon (HSig) 8II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Lausavísur, Lausavísur from Haralds saga Sigurðarsonar 8’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 821-2.
Skóð ‘The troll-woman’
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1. skóð (noun f.): [troll-woman]
[1] Skóð: ‘Skæð’ FskAˣ, ‘Sked’ Flat
lætr ‘lets’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
skjǫld ‘shield’
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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield
dregr ‘it draws’
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2. draga (verb; °dregr; dró, drógu; dreginn/droget(Hirð NKS 1642 4° 146v²⁹; cf. [$962$])): drag, pull, draw
[2] dregr: so 39, E, FskAˣ, Mork, Flat, H, Hr, dregsk Kˣ, J2ˣ, drengr F
notes
[2] dregr ‘it draws’: Used impersonally here.
at ‘close to’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
hjaldri ‘battle’
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1. hjaldr (noun m.): battle
brúðr ‘the bride’
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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride
[3] brúðr: breiðr FskAˣ
kennings
brúðr jóða Aurnis‘the bride of Aurnir’s brood ’
= GIANTESS
Aurnir’s brood → GIANTS
the bride of GIANTS → GIANTESS
sér ‘sees’
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2. sjá (verb): see
Aurnis ‘of Aurnir’s’
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Aurnir (noun m.): Aurnir
kennings
brúðr jóða Aurnis‘the bride of Aurnir’s brood ’
= GIANTESS
Aurnir’s brood → GIANTS
the bride of GIANTS → GIANTESS
Aurnis ‘of Aurnir’s’
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Aurnir (noun m.): Aurnir
kennings
brúðr jóða Aurnis‘the bride of Aurnir’s brood ’
= GIANTESS
Aurnir’s brood → GIANTS
the bride of GIANTS → GIANTESS
jóða ‘brood’
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jóð (noun n.): child, offspring
kennings
brúðr jóða Aurnis‘the bride of Aurnir’s brood ’
= GIANTESS
Aurnir’s brood → GIANTS
the bride of GIANTS → GIANTESS
jóða ‘brood’
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jóð (noun n.): child, offspring
kennings
brúðr jóða Aurnis‘the bride of Aurnir’s brood ’
= GIANTESS
Aurnir’s brood → GIANTS
the bride of GIANTS → GIANTESS
konungs ‘the king’s’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
gǫrva ‘destined’
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gǫrva (adv.): fully
Sviptir ‘tosses’
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sviptir (noun m.; °-s): flinger
[5] Sviptir: svipt hefr FskAˣ, svipt er í Mork, sviptir í H, Hr
notes
[5-6] svanni sviptir holdi manna sveiflankjapta ‘the woman tosses men’s flesh to the grinding jaw’: (a) Sveiflankjapta (m. dat. sg.) is taken here as an indeclinable adj. (lit. ‘the one with the grinding jaw’; see ANG §434). For the meaning sviptir ‘tosses’, see Fritzner: svipta 1. (b) The Hkr and Fsk versions have been construed as follows by earlier eds: svanni sviptir (FskAˣ: hefr svipt) sveiflannkjapta (FskAˣ: sveiflandkjapta) holdi manna ‘the woman tears (has torn) men’s flesh with grinding jaws (lit. ‘grinding-jawing’)’. Sveiflankjapta is then interpreted as an indeclinable adj. qualifying svanni (m. nom. sg.) ‘woman’ (sveiflankjapta ‘grinding the jaws’; see LP: sveiflandkjapti). That interpretation is, however, at odds with the Hkr prose, and we should also have expected the m. nom. sg. ending -i rather than -a (see ANG §434). (c) The Mork variant (svipts holdi manna í svarðar kjapta ‘men’s flesh is tossed into the hairy jaws’; so also H and Hr) is secondary.
sveiflankjapta ‘to the grinding jaw’
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sveiflandkjafti (adj.): [to grinding jaw]
[5] sveiflankjapta: ‘svæifland gæfta’ FskAˣ, svarðar kjapta Mork, H, Hr, sér skipta Flat, sámleitr kjǫptum Hb
notes
[5-6] svanni sviptir holdi manna sveiflankjapta ‘the woman tosses men’s flesh to the grinding jaw’: (a) Sveiflankjapta (m. dat. sg.) is taken here as an indeclinable adj. (lit. ‘the one with the grinding jaw’; see ANG §434). For the meaning sviptir ‘tosses’, see Fritzner: svipta 1. (b) The Hkr and Fsk versions have been construed as follows by earlier eds: svanni sviptir (FskAˣ: hefr svipt) sveiflannkjapta (FskAˣ: sveiflandkjapta) holdi manna ‘the woman tears (has torn) men’s flesh with grinding jaws (lit. ‘grinding-jawing’)’. Sveiflankjapta is then interpreted as an indeclinable adj. qualifying svanni (m. nom. sg.) ‘woman’ (sveiflankjapta ‘grinding the jaws’; see LP: sveiflandkjapti). That interpretation is, however, at odds with the Hkr prose, and we should also have expected the m. nom. sg. ending -i rather than -a (see ANG §434). (c) The Mork variant (svipts holdi manna í svarðar kjapta ‘men’s flesh is tossed into the hairy jaws’; so also H and Hr) is secondary.
svanni ‘The woman’
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svanni (noun m.): lady, woman
notes
[5-6] svanni sviptir holdi manna sveiflankjapta ‘the woman tosses men’s flesh to the grinding jaw’: (a) Sveiflankjapta (m. dat. sg.) is taken here as an indeclinable adj. (lit. ‘the one with the grinding jaw’; see ANG §434). For the meaning sviptir ‘tosses’, see Fritzner: svipta 1. (b) The Hkr and Fsk versions have been construed as follows by earlier eds: svanni sviptir (FskAˣ: hefr svipt) sveiflannkjapta (FskAˣ: sveiflandkjapta) holdi manna ‘the woman tears (has torn) men’s flesh with grinding jaws (lit. ‘grinding-jawing’)’. Sveiflankjapta is then interpreted as an indeclinable adj. qualifying svanni (m. nom. sg.) ‘woman’ (sveiflankjapta ‘grinding the jaws’; see LP: sveiflandkjapti). That interpretation is, however, at odds with the Hkr prose, and we should also have expected the m. nom. sg. ending -i rather than -a (see ANG §434). (c) The Mork variant (svipts holdi manna í svarðar kjapta ‘men’s flesh is tossed into the hairy jaws’; so also H and Hr) is secondary.
notes
[5-6] svanni sviptir holdi manna sveiflankjapta ‘the woman tosses men’s flesh to the grinding jaw’: (a) Sveiflankjapta (m. dat. sg.) is taken here as an indeclinable adj. (lit. ‘the one with the grinding jaw’; see ANG §434). For the meaning sviptir ‘tosses’, see Fritzner: svipta 1. (b) The Hkr and Fsk versions have been construed as follows by earlier eds: svanni sviptir (FskAˣ: hefr svipt) sveiflannkjapta (FskAˣ: sveiflandkjapta) holdi manna ‘the woman tears (has torn) men’s flesh with grinding jaws (lit. ‘grinding-jawing’)’. Sveiflankjapta is then interpreted as an indeclinable adj. qualifying svanni (m. nom. sg.) ‘woman’ (sveiflankjapta ‘grinding the jaws’; see LP: sveiflandkjapti). That interpretation is, however, at odds with the Hkr prose, and we should also have expected the m. nom. sg. ending -i rather than -a (see ANG §434). (c) The Mork variant (svipts holdi manna í svarðar kjapta ‘men’s flesh is tossed into the hairy jaws’; so also H and Hr) is secondary.
manna ‘men’s’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
notes
[5-6] svanni sviptir holdi manna sveiflankjapta ‘the woman tosses men’s flesh to the grinding jaw’: (a) Sveiflankjapta (m. dat. sg.) is taken here as an indeclinable adj. (lit. ‘the one with the grinding jaw’; see ANG §434). For the meaning sviptir ‘tosses’, see Fritzner: svipta 1. (b) The Hkr and Fsk versions have been construed as follows by earlier eds: svanni sviptir (FskAˣ: hefr svipt) sveiflannkjapta (FskAˣ: sveiflandkjapta) holdi manna ‘the woman tears (has torn) men’s flesh with grinding jaws (lit. ‘grinding-jawing’)’. Sveiflankjapta is then interpreted as an indeclinable adj. qualifying svanni (m. nom. sg.) ‘woman’ (sveiflankjapta ‘grinding the jaws’; see LP: sveiflandkjapti). That interpretation is, however, at odds with the Hkr prose, and we should also have expected the m. nom. sg. ending -i rather than -a (see ANG §434). (c) The Mork variant (svipts holdi manna í svarðar kjapta ‘men’s flesh is tossed into the hairy jaws’; so also H and Hr) is secondary.
ulfs ‘the wolf’s’
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1. ulfr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): wolf
innan ‘within’
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innan (prep.): inside, within
kona ‘female’
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kona (noun f.; °-u; -ur/-r(KlmA1980 116¹¹), gen. pl. kvenna/kvinna): woman
blóði ‘with blood’
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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
[9] ok óðlôt kona bloði: om. FskAˣ, Mork, Flat, abbrev. as ‘oð. ko. b.’ H, ‘oðla. ko. b.’ Hr, ‘oðlat k. b.’ Hb; ok: om. J2ˣ
óðlôt ‘the raving’
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óðlátr (adj.): [raving]
[9] ok óðlôt kona bloði: om. FskAˣ, Mork, Flat, abbrev. as ‘oð. ko. b.’ H, ‘oðla. ko. b.’ Hr, ‘oðlat k. b.’ Hb
kona ‘female’
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kona (noun f.; °-u; -ur/-r(KlmA1980 116¹¹), gen. pl. kvenna/kvinna): woman
[9] ok óðlôt kona bloði: om. FskAˣ, Mork, Flat, abbrev. as ‘oð. ko. b.’ H, ‘oðla. ko. b.’ Hr, ‘oðlat k. b.’ Hb
bloði ‘with blood’
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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood
[9] ok óðlôt kona bloði: om. FskAˣ, Mork, Flat, abbrev. as ‘oð. ko. b.’ H, ‘oðla. ko. b.’ Hr, ‘oðlat k. b.’ Hb
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The troll-woman lets the red shield shine when it draws close to battle; the bride of Aurnir’s <giant’s> brood [GIANTS > GIANTESS] sees the king’s destined defeat at hand. The woman tosses men’s flesh to the grinding jaw; the raving female reddens the wolf’s mouth within with blood; and the raving female with blood.
The st. is recited by a troll-woman who appears in a dream to one of King Haraldr Sigurðarson’s men on the journey to England in 1066. She rides on a wolf which has a corpse in its mouth. When it has finished eating, she continues to throw corpses into its mouth, and it swallows them all (so Hkr, Fsk, H-Hr). Mork and Flat simply state that she is sighted on a cliff during the expedition to England.
[8]: For the repetition of this l., see Note to Anon (HSig) 7/9 above.
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