Arn Hardr 4II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Haraldsdrápa 4’ 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. 264-5.
Gekkat ‘did not go’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
Sveinn ‘Sveinn’
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
snekkju ‘warship’
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snekkja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): warship
[1] snekkju: sinni E, ‘s(innk)iu’(?) Flat
sak ‘cause’
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sǫk (noun f.; °sakar; sakar/sakir): cause, offence < saklauss (adj.): innocent, without cause
laust ‘without’
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lauss (adj.; °compar. lausari): loose, free, without < saklauss (adj.): innocent, without cause
[2] ‑laust: ‑laus E
inn ‘The’
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2. inn (art.): the
for ‘very’
[2] for‑: tý‑ E
hrausti ‘brave’
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hraustr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): strong, valiant < forhraustr (adj.)
malmr ‘steel’
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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal
kom ‘struck’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
harðr ‘hard’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
hjalma ‘helmets’
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet
minn ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
es ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[4] es (‘er’): so F, E, Mork, Flat, H, Hr, var Kˣ, J2ˣ
sinni ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
Farskostr ‘The choice vessel’
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farskostr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/-i; -ir): vehicle, means of transportation
[5] Farskostr: ‘farskott(ir)’(?) E, farkostr Flat, Hr
hlaut ‘was fated’
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hljóta (verb): alot, gain
[5] hlaut: so Flat, H, Hr, laut Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ, Mork
fljótmælts ‘of the swift-spoken’
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fljótmæltr (adj.): swift-spoken, eloquent
[6] fljótmælts: fljótt mæts 39, F, fljót mæts E, ‘fiol níotz’ Flat, ‘fliotmaltz’ H, Hr
kennings
fljótmælts vinar Jóta‘of the swift-spoken friend of the Jótar ’
= DANISH KING = Sveinn
the swift-spoken friend of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Sveinn
notes
[4] fljótmælts ‘swift-spoken’: For a saga account illustrating Sveinn Úlfsson’s politically dangerous eloquence, see, e.g., Flat 1860-8, III, 274.
vinar ‘friend’
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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend
kennings
fljótmælts vinar Jóta‘of the swift-spoken friend of the Jótar ’
= DANISH KING = Sveinn
the swift-spoken friend of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Sveinn
Jóta ‘of the Jótar’
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Jóti (noun m.; °; -ar): one of the Jótar
kennings
fljótmælts vinar Jóta‘of the swift-spoken friend of the Jótar ’
= DANISH KING = Sveinn
the swift-spoken friend of the Jótar → DANISH KING = Sveinn
áðr ‘before’
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áðr (adv.; °//): before
an ‘’
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2. an (conj.): than
ǫðlingr ‘the noble one’
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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
verðung ‘retinue’
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verðung (noun f.): troop, retinue
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In Hkr, the Norwegians board Sveinn’s ship and clear it so thoroughly that only those who leap overboard survive. In Mork, H-Hr and Flat, the st. follows st. 3, preceded by a sentence that calls attention to Arnórr’s opinion that Sveinn Úlfsson only fled when his situation was desperate.
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