Arn Magndr 11II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Magnússdrápa 11’ 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. 220-1.
Svá ‘so’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
hlóð ‘heaped up’
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2. hlaða (verb): heap, pile
siklingr ‘sovereign’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
[1] siklingr: siklings Flat
hôvan ‘high’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
snarr ‘The keen’
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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold
ulfa ‘wolves’’
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1. ulfr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): wolf
kennings
barri ulfa—‘wolves’ barley—’
= CORPSES
wolves’ barley— → CORPSES
kennings
barri ulfa—‘wolves’ barley—’
= CORPSES
wolves’ barley— → CORPSES
hugfulls ‘of the mettlesome’
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hugfullr (adj.): high-mettled
vísa ‘leader’
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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader
hrækǫst ‘a corpse-mound’
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hrækǫstr (noun m.): corpse-mound
notes
[4] fira* ‘of men’: (a) The simple emendation of firar (m. nom. pl.) ‘men’ to gen. pl. fira yields vísa fira ‘leader of men’, a phrase with abundant parallels, and this solution is preferred here. Alternatively, fira could be taken with siklingr in l. 1 (so Skj B) or with hrækǫst (Kock, NN §821), although the latter would yield the extremely tautologous hrækǫst fira af barri ulfa, lit. ‘corpse-heap of men of wolves’ barley [CORPSES]’. (b) Firar ‘men’ in the mss could be an apostrophe to the skald’s audience (so Sveinbjörn Egilsson in SHI 6, 63), but such a bare apostrophe would be unusual at best.
ævi ‘the life’
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ævi (noun f.; °-/-ar): life
[4] fira* ævi: firar æfi H, Hr, ‘fíra ræfe’ Flat
at ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
á ‘of the river’
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
á ‘of the river’
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
á ‘of the river’
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
á ‘of the river’
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
leggjar ‘limb’
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leggr (noun m.; °-jar, dat. -; -ir): limb < áleggr (noun m.): [river-limb]
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
leggjar ‘limb’
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leggr (noun m.; °-jar, dat. -; -ir): limb < áleggr (noun m.): [river-limb]
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
leggjar ‘limb’
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leggr (noun m.; °-jar, dat. -; -ir): limb < áleggr (noun m.): [river-limb]
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
leggjar ‘limb’
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leggr (noun m.; °-jar, dat. -; -ir): limb < áleggr (noun m.): [river-limb]
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
allnôtt ‘ever prowling’
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allnátt (noun f.): [ever prowling] < allnáttfǫrull (adj.)
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
fǫrull ‘by night’
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fǫrull (adj.): [by night] < allnáttfǫrull (adj.)
[6] ‑fǫrull: so Hr, ‑fǫrut H, Flat
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
ǫld ‘men’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
lá ‘were strewn’
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liggja (verb): lie
vítt ‘widely’
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víðr (adj.): far
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
kennings
allnôttfǫrull marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar‘ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr of the river-limb ’
= WOLF
the river- limb → ROCK
the Yggr of the ROCK → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
ever prowling by night, the steed of GIANTESS → WOLF
notes
[5, 8] marr vífs Yggjar áleggjar ‘the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF]’: Yggjar is probably the original reading underlying mss ‘yggia’ and ‘hyggiar’. The Óðinn-heiti Yggr (‘Terrible’) is a satisfactory base-word to a kenning for ‘giant’ since although it is not precisely paralleled, other giant-kennings contain the names of gods: fjall-Gautr ‘mountain-Gautr <= Óðinn>’, ÚlfrU Húsdr 6/2III, and grjót-Móði ‘stone-Móði <= Þórr’s son>’, Ólhv Frag 7/2III.
yfir ‘it’
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yfir (prep.): over
klífa ‘scale’
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klífa (verb): climb
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Svá hlóð siklingr hôvan |
The keen sovereign heaped up so high a corpse-mound of wolves’ barley [CORPSES]—I praise the life of the mettlesome leader of men—that, ever prowling by night, the steed of the wife of the Yggr <= Óðinn> of the river-limb [ROCK > GIANT > GIANTESS > WOLF] could not scale it, though he longed to; men were strewn widely.
In H-Hr, Magnús fells the fleeing Wends until the corpses are piled up like waves on either hand, then the st. is cited. In Flat, st. 11 follows st. 10 and Arn Hryn 13.
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