Anon Mlag 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Poems, Poem about Magnús lagabœtir 3’ 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, p. 811.
Hlýða ‘listen’
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2. hlýða (verb): hear, listen; be able
skalt ‘you must’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
afreksóðar ‘the poem of splendour’
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afreksóðr (adj.): [poem of splendour]
Eiríkr ‘Eiríkr’
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Eiríkr (noun m.): Eiríkr
notes
[2] Eiríkr konungr ‘King Eiríkr’: Eiríkr was the son of Magnús Hákonarson (see Note to st. 2/1 above). He succeeded his father to the throne of Norway upon Magnús’s death in 1280 and reigned until his own death on 15 July 1299.
konungr ‘King’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
notes
[2] Eiríkr konungr ‘King Eiríkr’: Eiríkr was the son of Magnús Hákonarson (see Note to st. 2/1 above). He succeeded his father to the throne of Norway upon Magnús’s death in 1280 and reigned until his own death on 15 July 1299.
giptu ‘good luck’
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1. gifta (noun f.): grace, fortune
meiri ‘more’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
öllum ‘than all [other]’
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allr (adj.): all
bíð ‘receive’
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bíða (verb; °bíðr; beið, biðu; beðit): wait, suffer, experience
[3] bíð þú: ‘bidv’ 76ˣ
ágætr ‘renowned’
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ágætr (adj.; °compar. ágǽtari/ágǽtri, superl. ágǽtastr/ágǽztr): excellent
stillir ‘ruler’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
jarðráðöndum ‘land-rulers’
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jarðráðandi (noun m.): land-ruler
fremðardáða ‘in outstanding deeds’
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fremðardáð (noun f.): outstanding deed
Stóra ‘the great’
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stórr (adj.): large, great
mærð ‘praise’
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mærð (noun f.): praise
átt ‘you shall’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
vísi ‘Lord’
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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader
at ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
virða ‘appraise’
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2. virða (verb): value, appraise
völdugs ‘of the powerful’
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vǫldugr (adj.): powerful
grams ‘prince’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
at ‘toward’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
heyrnar ‘of hearing’
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heyrn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): [ear, hearing]
kennings
skjöldum heyrnar‘the shields of hearing ’
= EARS
the shields of hearing → EARS
skjöldum ‘the shields’
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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield
kennings
skjöldum heyrnar‘the shields of hearing ’
= EARS
the shields of hearing → EARS
rjóðöndum ‘of the reddeners’
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rjóðandi (noun m.): reddener
kennings
rjóðöndum skóðs rimmu.‘of the reddeners of battle’s dangerous tool.’
= WARRIORS
battle’s dangerous tool. → WEAPON
the reddeners of the WEAPON → WARRIORS
flytk ‘I recite’
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flytja (verb): convey, move
rausnarkvæði ‘a poem of glory’
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rausnarkvæði (noun n.): [a poem of glory]
rimmu ‘of battle’s’
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rimma (noun f.; °-u): battle
kennings
rjóðöndum skóðs rimmu.‘of the reddeners of battle’s dangerous tool.’
= WARRIORS
battle’s dangerous tool. → WEAPON
the reddeners of the WEAPON → WARRIORS
rimmu ‘of battle’s’
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rimma (noun f.; °-u): battle
kennings
rjóðöndum skóðs rimmu.‘of the reddeners of battle’s dangerous tool.’
= WARRIORS
battle’s dangerous tool. → WEAPON
the reddeners of the WEAPON → WARRIORS
skóðs ‘dangerous tool’
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2. skóð (noun n.): harmer, scathe
kennings
rjóðöndum skóðs rimmu.‘of the reddeners of battle’s dangerous tool.’
= WARRIORS
battle’s dangerous tool. → WEAPON
the reddeners of the WEAPON → WARRIORS
skóðs ‘dangerous tool’
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2. skóð (noun n.): harmer, scathe
kennings
rjóðöndum skóðs rimmu.‘of the reddeners of battle’s dangerous tool.’
= WARRIORS
battle’s dangerous tool. → WEAPON
the reddeners of the WEAPON → WARRIORS
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
hætti ‘verse-form’
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1. háttr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. hætti; hættir, acc. háttu): behaviour, measure, verse-form
góðum ‘a fine’
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góðr (adj.): good
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King Eiríkr, you must listen to the poem of splendour; renowned ruler, may you receive more good luck in outstanding deeds than all [other] land-rulers. Lord, you shall appraise the great praise of the powerful prince; I recite a poem of glory with a fine verse-form toward the shields of hearing [EARS] of the reddeners of battle’s dangerous tool [WEAPON > WARRIORS].
[1-2]: These ll. recall ESk Geisl 8/1-2VII.
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