Arn Hryn 15II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Hrynhenda, Magnússdrápa 15’ 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. 201-2.
vannt ‘You fought’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
þats ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[1] þats æ: þat æ Hr, Flat, þat er ey 20dˣ, 873ˣ
æ ‘always’
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2. æ (adv.): always, forever
[1] þats æ: þat æ Hr, Flat, þat er ey 20dˣ, 873ˣ
mun ‘will’
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munu (verb): will, must
uppi ‘be extolled’
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uppi (adv.): up, up in
kennings
veðr Yggjar,‘a wind-storm of Yggr, ’
= BATTLE
a wind-storm of Yggr, → BATTLE
veðr ‘a wind-storm’
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2. veðr (noun n.; °-s; -): weather, wind, storm
kennings
veðr Yggjar,‘a wind-storm of Yggr, ’
= BATTLE
a wind-storm of Yggr, → BATTLE
meðan ‘while’
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meðan (conj.): while
heimrinn ‘the world’
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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world
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[2] heimrinn ‘the world’: The scansion of l. 2 confirms heimrinn as the original reading. This is striking, as a very early example of a noun with suffixed art. (see further Whaley 1998, 174).
byggvisk ‘is peopled’
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2. byggja (verb; °byggir/byggvir; byggði; byggðr): inhabit, dwell; build, found
val ‘the corpse’
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1. valr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ir): corpse, the slain < valgammr (noun m.): corpse-buzzard
[3] valgammr: vargr Flat
kennings
valgammr‘the corpse-vulture ’
= RAVEN/EAGLE
the corpse-vulture → RAVEN/EAGLE
gammr ‘vulture’
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gammr (noun m.): vulture < valgammr (noun m.): corpse-buzzard
[3] valgammr: vargr Flat
kennings
valgammr‘the corpse-vulture ’
= RAVEN/EAGLE
the corpse-vulture → RAVEN/EAGLE
skók ‘ruffled’
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2. skaka (verb): shake
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
vápna ‘of weapons’
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vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon
kennings
rimmu vápna‘the roar of weapons ’
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the roar of weapons → BATTLE
kennings
rimmu vápna‘the roar of weapons ’
= BATTLE
the roar of weapons → BATTLE
viðr ‘at’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
Helganes ‘Helgenæs’
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Helganes (noun n.): [Helgenæs]
blóðugt ‘bloody’
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blóðigr (adj.; °blóðgan/blóðugan (f. dat. sg. bloðre Gulᴵ 82³⁴)): bloody
fiðri ‘plumage’
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fjǫðr (noun f.): feather
Yngvi ‘Sovereign’
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Yngvi (noun m.): Yngvi, prince
fekktu ‘you seized’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
ǫll ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
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[5] ǫll ... með hringum ‘all ... every one’: Með /at hringum is recorded elsewhere in verse and prose, although not very common. LP: 1. hringr 6 compares með hringum with með bugum ‘with (all its) curves, completely’. The phrase might be compared with Ív Sig 41/4 með stǫfnum ‘from stem to stern’, referring to the clearing of a warship (see also Note to Anon Nkt 28/2), however, and the collocation with allr ‘all’ and the context (Magnús’s capture of Sveinn’s ships at Helgenæs) both here and in Arn Magndr 14/4 would suggest that the sense is of seizing (numerically) all the ships, rather than each ship completely.
með ‘every’
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með (prep.): with
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[5] ǫll ... með hringum ‘all ... every one’: Með /at hringum is recorded elsewhere in verse and prose, although not very common. LP: 1. hringr 6 compares með hringum with með bugum ‘with (all its) curves, completely’. The phrase might be compared with Ív Sig 41/4 með stǫfnum ‘from stem to stern’, referring to the clearing of a warship (see also Note to Anon Nkt 28/2), however, and the collocation with allr ‘all’ and the context (Magnús’s capture of Sveinn’s ships at Helgenæs) both here and in Arn Magndr 14/4 would suggest that the sense is of seizing (numerically) all the ships, rather than each ship completely.
hringum ‘one’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
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[5] ǫll ... með hringum ‘all ... every one’: Með /at hringum is recorded elsewhere in verse and prose, although not very common. LP: 1. hringr 6 compares með hringum with með bugum ‘with (all its) curves, completely’. The phrase might be compared with Ív Sig 41/4 með stǫfnum ‘from stem to stern’, referring to the clearing of a warship (see also Note to Anon Nkt 28/2), however, and the collocation with allr ‘all’ and the context (Magnús’s capture of Sveinn’s ships at Helgenæs) both here and in Arn Magndr 14/4 would suggest that the sense is of seizing (numerically) all the ships, rather than each ship completely.
jarl ‘the jarl [Sveinn Úlfsson]’
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jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl
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[6] jarl ‘the jarl [Sveinn Úlfsson]’: Sveinn Úlfsson, son of the Dan. jarl Úlfr Þorgilsson and of Ástríðr, sister of Knútr inn ríki, hence known also as Sven Estridsson. Appointed Magnús’s viceroy over Jylland, he broke his oaths of loyalty and attempted to establish himself as king (e.g. MgóðHkr ch. 25, ÍF 28, 40-1). See also ÞjóðA Magnfl 5 and ‘Royal Biographies’ in Introduction to this vol.
vissi ‘knew’
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1. vita (verb): know
sik ‘he’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
foldar ‘land’
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fold (noun f.): land
missa ‘had lost’
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2. missa (verb): lose, lack
þjóðum ‘to men’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
[7] þjóðum kunnr: þjóðum kyrr Flat, þjóðkuðr 20dˣ, 873ˣ
kunnr ‘renowned’
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kunnr (adj.): known (?)
[7] þjóðum kunnr: þjóðum kyrr Flat, þjóðkuðr 20dˣ, 873ˣ; kunnr: kuðr Hr
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
þú ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
tókt ‘gained’
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2. taka (verb): take
þeira ‘their’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
flaust ‘vessels’
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flaust (noun n.): ship
við ‘’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
sigri ‘victory’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory
meira ‘a greater’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
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You fought, vigorous, a wind-storm of Yggr <= Óðinn> [BATTLE], which will always be extolled while the world is peopled; the corpse-vulture [RAVEN/EAGLE] ruffled his bloody plumage in the roar of weapons [BATTLE] at Helgenæs. Sovereign renowned to men, you seized all their vessels, every one; the jarl [Sveinn Úlfsson] knew he had lost land, and you gained then a greater victory.
Sveinn Úlfsson flees from his disabled ships at Helgenæs (Helganes).
The st. is cited from Arnórr ‘i hrynhendu’ (H), ‘i hrunhendu’ (Hr), or í Magnússdrápu (Knýtl mss).
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