Árm Lv 1II
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2009, ‘Ármóðr, Lausavísur 1’ 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. 620-1.
Eigi ‘does not’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
metr ‘charge’
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2. meta (verb): measure, value, assess
inn ‘The’
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2. inn (art.): the
ítri ‘illustrious’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
allvaldr ‘mighty ruler’
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allvaldr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): mighty ruler
skaldi ‘the poet’
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skáld (noun n.; °-s; -): poet
Yggs ‘of Yggr’
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1. Yggr (noun m.): Yggr
kennings
Yggs élstœrir,‘storm-enlarger of Yggr’
= WARRIOR
the storm of Yggr → BATTLE
the enlarger of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
Yggs ‘of Yggr’
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1. Yggr (noun m.): Yggr
kennings
Yggs élstœrir,‘storm-enlarger of Yggr’
= WARRIOR
the storm of Yggr → BATTLE
the enlarger of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
við ‘’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
aðra ‘other’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
seggi ‘men’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
él ‘of the storm’
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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm < élstœrir (noun m.)
kennings
Yggs élstœrir,‘storm-enlarger of Yggr’
= WARRIOR
the storm of Yggr → BATTLE
the enlarger of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
él ‘of the storm’
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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm < élstœrir (noun m.)
kennings
Yggs élstœrir,‘storm-enlarger of Yggr’
= WARRIOR
the storm of Yggr → BATTLE
the enlarger of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
stœrir ‘the enlarger’
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stœrir (noun m.): increaser < élstœrir (noun m.)
[4] ‑stœrir: stœris R702ˣ
kennings
Yggs élstœrir,‘storm-enlarger of Yggr’
= WARRIOR
the storm of Yggr → BATTLE
the enlarger of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
mér ‘to me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
notes
[4] mér ‘to me’: All previous eds except Guðbrandur Vigfússon (Orkn 1887) adopt a suggestion by Konráð Gíslason (Nj 1875-8, 559) and emend to at ‘to’ (inf. marker with fœra ‘bring’) which is, however, unmetrical (Gade 1991, 370-3).
fœra ‘with bringing’
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2. fœra (verb): bring
Snjallr ‘The keen’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
kennings
Snjallr vǫrðr grundar,‘The keen guardian of the land, ’
= RULER = Rǫgnvaldr
The keen guardian of the land, → RULER = Rǫgnvaldr
bar ‘brought’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
glæst ‘made bright’
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glæsa (verb): adorn
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
gulli ‘gold’
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gull (noun n.): gold
grundar ‘of the land’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land
kennings
Snjallr vǫrðr grundar,‘The keen guardian of the land, ’
= RULER = Rǫgnvaldr
The keen guardian of the land, → RULER = Rǫgnvaldr
vǫrðr ‘guardian’
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vǫrðr (noun m.; °varðar, dat. verði/vǫrð; verðir, acc. vǫrðu): guardian, defender
kennings
Snjallr vǫrðr grundar,‘The keen guardian of the land, ’
= RULER = Rǫgnvaldr
The keen guardian of the land, → RULER = Rǫgnvaldr
at ‘to’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
mundum ‘hands’
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1. mund (noun f.): hand
buðlungr ‘prince’
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buðlungr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, prince
nýztr ‘the most useful’
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(non-lexical)
it ‘the’
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2. inn (art.): the
kennings
it bezta blóðkerti,‘the best blood-candle, ’
= SPEAR
the best blood-candle, → SPEAR
bezta ‘best’
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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. góðr adj.): better, best
kennings
it bezta blóðkerti,‘the best blood-candle, ’
= SPEAR
the best blood-candle, → SPEAR
blóð ‘blood’
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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood < blóðkerti (noun n.)
kennings
it bezta blóðkerti,‘the best blood-candle, ’
= SPEAR
the best blood-candle, → SPEAR
notes
[8] blóðkerti ‘blood-candle [SPEAR]’: This type of kenning, with a word for ‘fire’ or ‘flame’ as the base-word, ought to mean ‘sword’, but the prose context explicitly mentions a spear and Meissner (146) notes one other possible example. See also Notes to Sturl Hákkv 16 [All] and 17/1, 8.
kerti ‘candle’
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kerti (noun n.; °-s; -): candle < blóðkerti (noun n.)
kennings
it bezta blóðkerti,‘the best blood-candle, ’
= SPEAR
the best blood-candle, → SPEAR
notes
[8] blóðkerti ‘blood-candle [SPEAR]’: This type of kenning, with a word for ‘fire’ or ‘flame’ as the base-word, ought to mean ‘sword’, but the prose context explicitly mentions a spear and Meissner (146) notes one other possible example. See also Notes to Sturl Hákkv 16 [All] and 17/1, 8.
Ármóði ‘Ármóðr’s’
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Ármóðr (noun m.): Ármóðr
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Eigi metr inn ítri |
The illustrious mighty ruler, the enlarger of the storm of Yggr <= Óðinn> [(lit. ‘storm-enlarger of Yggr’) BATTLE > WARRIOR] does not charge other men with bringing gifts to me, the poet. The keen guardian of the land [RULER = Rǫgnvaldr], the most useful prince, brought the best blood-candle [SPEAR], made bright with gold, to Ármóðr’s hands.
After the arrival of Ármóðr and Oddi in Orkney, Jarl Rǫgnvaldr hosts a great Christmas feast, at which he gives out gifts. He presents Ármóðr with a gold-inlaid spear which he shakes at him, challenging him to compose a st. in return.
This event probably took place in 1148 (ÍF 34, lxxxviii).
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