Anon (Sv) 5^II

Mánadag ‘On Monday’

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mánadagr (noun m.): Monday

kvaddi ‘summoned’

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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet

níðingr ‘the wretch’

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níðingr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): villian, scoundrel

[1] níðingr: mildingr Flat, 304ˣ

notes

[1] níðingr ‘the wretch’: The l. lacks alliteration and Kock (NN §2124) emends to mígingr ‘the pisser’, which he juxtaposes to Þúfuskíter ‘Hillock-shit’ (l. 3).

sína ‘his’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

menn ‘men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

drífu ‘they gathered’

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1. drífa (noun f.; °-u): snow-storm

hart ‘quickly’

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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

vápna ‘of weapons’

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vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon

kennings

sennu ‘the quarrel’

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1. senna (noun f.; °; -ur): quarrel

kennings

Þúfu ‘Þúfu’

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þúfa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): [Þúfu] < þúfuskítr (noun m.)

notes

[3] Þúfuskíter þrífisk eigi ‘may Þúfuskíter (“Hillock-shit”) never thrive’: As the l. stands in 327 and 81a (Þúfuskítr þrífisk eigi), it is hypometrical (7 syllables) and the last internal rhyme falls on the fourth rather than on the penultimate syllable. The spelling of the last element of the cpd pers. n. in Flat and 81a (‘-skitur’) reflects C14th spelling with excrescent -u. The 304ˣ variant ‘-skijter’, which has been adopted in this edn, is peculiar, because the excrescent vowel is otherwise rendered as <u> in that ms. As it stands, <e> can either represent [e] or [i], and it is unclear whether this spelling represents a later attempt to achieve the correct number of syllables in the l. or an original spelling. For excrescent -e- in Norw., see ANG §161b. This is admittedly early for desyllabification to occur in Norway (see ANG §161; Seip 1955, 137-9), but not unlikely, given the fact that the l. must have been recited with much emphasis. Kock (NN §§2124, 2991B) gives the following emendation: Þúfuskítr enn eigi þrífisk ‘may Þúfuskítr yet never thrive’. That reading violates the w. o. in independent clauses (finite verb in position 4 rather than in position 2). Þúfuskítr (or -skíter) ‘Hillock-shit’ was the nickname of the Baglar king, Ingi (see Note to Lv 4/3 above). The Baglar claimed that Ingi was the son of Magnús Erlingsson, while the Birkibeinar maintained that he was a Dane called Þorgils þúfuskítr (see ÍF 30, 194). The nickname refers to manure being carted away and left on hillocks (so Finnur Jónsson 1907, 299).

skíter ‘skíter (‘Hillock-shit’)’

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skítr (noun m.; °-s): shit < þúfuskítr (noun m.)

[3] ‑skíter: so 304ˣ, ‘‑skitr’ 327, 81a, ‘skitur’ Flat, 81a

notes

[3] Þúfuskíter þrífisk eigi ‘may Þúfuskíter (“Hillock-shit”) never thrive’: As the l. stands in 327 and 81a (Þúfuskítr þrífisk eigi), it is hypometrical (7 syllables) and the last internal rhyme falls on the fourth rather than on the penultimate syllable. The spelling of the last element of the cpd pers. n. in Flat and 81a (‘-skitur’) reflects C14th spelling with excrescent -u. The 304ˣ variant ‘-skijter’, which has been adopted in this edn, is peculiar, because the excrescent vowel is otherwise rendered as <u> in that ms. As it stands, <e> can either represent [e] or [i], and it is unclear whether this spelling represents a later attempt to achieve the correct number of syllables in the l. or an original spelling. For excrescent -e- in Norw., see ANG §161b. This is admittedly early for desyllabification to occur in Norway (see ANG §161; Seip 1955, 137-9), but not unlikely, given the fact that the l. must have been recited with much emphasis. Kock (NN §§2124, 2991B) gives the following emendation: Þúfuskítr enn eigi þrífisk ‘may Þúfuskítr yet never thrive’. That reading violates the w. o. in independent clauses (finite verb in position 4 rather than in position 2). Þúfuskítr (or -skíter) ‘Hillock-shit’ was the nickname of the Baglar king, Ingi (see Note to Lv 4/3 above). The Baglar claimed that Ingi was the son of Magnús Erlingsson, while the Birkibeinar maintained that he was a Dane called Þorgils þúfuskítr (see ÍF 30, 194). The nickname refers to manure being carted away and left on hillocks (so Finnur Jónsson 1907, 299).

þrífisk ‘thrive’

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þrífa (verb): grab, grasp; thrive (refl.)

notes

[3] Þúfuskíter þrífisk eigi ‘may Þúfuskíter (“Hillock-shit”) never thrive’: As the l. stands in 327 and 81a (Þúfuskítr þrífisk eigi), it is hypometrical (7 syllables) and the last internal rhyme falls on the fourth rather than on the penultimate syllable. The spelling of the last element of the cpd pers. n. in Flat and 81a (‘-skitur’) reflects C14th spelling with excrescent -u. The 304ˣ variant ‘-skijter’, which has been adopted in this edn, is peculiar, because the excrescent vowel is otherwise rendered as <u> in that ms. As it stands, <e> can either represent [e] or [i], and it is unclear whether this spelling represents a later attempt to achieve the correct number of syllables in the l. or an original spelling. For excrescent -e- in Norw., see ANG §161b. This is admittedly early for desyllabification to occur in Norway (see ANG §161; Seip 1955, 137-9), but not unlikely, given the fact that the l. must have been recited with much emphasis. Kock (NN §§2124, 2991B) gives the following emendation: Þúfuskítr enn eigi þrífisk ‘may Þúfuskítr yet never thrive’. That reading violates the w. o. in independent clauses (finite verb in position 4 rather than in position 2). Þúfuskítr (or -skíter) ‘Hillock-shit’ was the nickname of the Baglar king, Ingi (see Note to Lv 4/3 above). The Baglar claimed that Ingi was the son of Magnús Erlingsson, while the Birkibeinar maintained that he was a Dane called Þorgils þúfuskítr (see ÍF 30, 194). The nickname refers to manure being carted away and left on hillocks (so Finnur Jónsson 1907, 299).

eigi ‘never’

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3. eigi (adv.): not

notes

[3] Þúfuskíter þrífisk eigi ‘may Þúfuskíter (“Hillock-shit”) never thrive’: As the l. stands in 327 and 81a (Þúfuskítr þrífisk eigi), it is hypometrical (7 syllables) and the last internal rhyme falls on the fourth rather than on the penultimate syllable. The spelling of the last element of the cpd pers. n. in Flat and 81a (‘-skitur’) reflects C14th spelling with excrescent -u. The 304ˣ variant ‘-skijter’, which has been adopted in this edn, is peculiar, because the excrescent vowel is otherwise rendered as <u> in that ms. As it stands, <e> can either represent [e] or [i], and it is unclear whether this spelling represents a later attempt to achieve the correct number of syllables in the l. or an original spelling. For excrescent -e- in Norw., see ANG §161b. This is admittedly early for desyllabification to occur in Norway (see ANG §161; Seip 1955, 137-9), but not unlikely, given the fact that the l. must have been recited with much emphasis. Kock (NN §§2124, 2991B) gives the following emendation: Þúfuskítr enn eigi þrífisk ‘may Þúfuskítr yet never thrive’. That reading violates the w. o. in independent clauses (finite verb in position 4 rather than in position 2). Þúfuskítr (or -skíter) ‘Hillock-shit’ was the nickname of the Baglar king, Ingi (see Note to Lv 4/3 above). The Baglar claimed that Ingi was the son of Magnús Erlingsson, while the Birkibeinar maintained that he was a Dane called Þorgils þúfuskítr (see ÍF 30, 194). The nickname refers to manure being carted away and left on hillocks (so Finnur Jónsson 1907, 299).

þann ‘that’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

morgin ‘morning’

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morginn (noun m.; °morgins, dat. morgni; morgnar): morning

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

Sverrisborgar ‘Sverresborg’

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Sverrisborg (noun f.): [Sverresborg]

notes

[4] Sverrisborgar ‘Sverresborg’: See Note to Lv 4/4 above.

Ýtar ‘People’

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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher

reistu ‘raised’

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rísta (verb): carve, raise

merki ‘standards’

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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign

at ‘’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

[5] at: á 81a

móti ‘against them’

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móti (prep.): against

margar ‘many’

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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

stengr ‘poles’

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stǫng (noun f.; °stangar, dat. -u; stangir/stengr): pole

ok ‘and’

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

bǫrðusk ‘they fought’

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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight

lengi ‘for a long time’

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lengi (adv.): for a long time

Baglar ‘Baglar’

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bagall (noun m.; °dat. bagli; baglar/bǫglar): [Baglar]

notes

[7] Baglar ‘the Baglar’: See Note to Lv 4/7 above.

standa ‘are’

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standa (verb): stand

[7] standa: stóðu E

í ‘’

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í (prep.): in, into

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[7] banni ‘excommunicated’: Lit. ‘in excommunication’. Kock (NN §2124) suggests a secular meaning ‘be damned’ rather than the clerical excommunicatio, anathema, but that is an unlikely interpretation (see Fritzner: bann).

banni ‘excommunicated’

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bann (noun n.; °-s; *-): ban

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[7] banni ‘excommunicated’: Lit. ‘in excommunication’. Kock (NN §2124) suggests a secular meaning ‘be damned’ rather than the clerical excommunicatio, anathema, but that is an unlikely interpretation (see Fritzner: bann).

allir ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

notes

[7] allir ‘all’: The l. lacks internal rhyme, and Kock (NN §2124) emends to eglir which he takes in the sense ‘odious’ in keeping with Goth. agls ‘loathsome’, OE egle ‘hideous, loathsome, painful’. Such an adj. is not attested in ON.

brunnu ‘burned’

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2. brenna (verb; °brennr/brenn; brann, brunnu; brunninn): (strong, intransitive)

skip ‘ships’

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skip (noun n.; °-s; -): ship

þás ‘when’

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þás (conj.): when

kappar ‘champions’

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1. kappi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): champion

[8] kappar runnu: so 304ˣ, E, 81a, ‘.k.r.’ 327, ‘.k.r’ Flat

runnu ‘fled’

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2. renna (verb): run (strong)

[8] kappar runnu: so 304ˣ, E, 81a, ‘.k.r.’ 327, ‘.k.r’ Flat