Arn Þorfdr 2II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Þorfinnsdrápa 2’ 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. 232.
Orms ‘the serpent’s’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent
[1] Orms felli: ‘Ormspelle’ 743ˣ
kennings
allan felli orms;‘all the serpent’s slayer; ’
= WINTER
all the serpent’s slayer; → WINTER
felli ‘slayer’
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fellir (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i): slayer, feller
[1] Orms felli: ‘Ormspelle’ 743ˣ
kennings
allan felli orms;‘all the serpent’s slayer; ’
= WINTER
all the serpent’s slayer; → WINTER
drakk ‘drank’
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2. drekka (verb; °drekkr; drakk, drukku; drukkinn/drykkinn): drink
allan ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
kennings
allan felli orms;‘all the serpent’s slayer; ’
= WINTER
all the serpent’s slayer; → WINTER
alkostigr ‘The excellent’
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alkostigr (adj.): [excellent]
kennings
Alkostigr niðr Rǫgnvalds‘The excellent descendant of Rǫgnvaldr ’
= Þorfinnr
The excellent descendant of Rǫgnvaldr → Þorfinnr
kennings
fen hrosta‘the swamp of malt ’
= ALE
the swamp of malt → ALE
notes
[2] fen hrosta ‘swamp of malt [ALE]’: The variant fen ‘marsh, swamp’ is required here, as seemingly also in Egill St 19/1, 3V: fen hrosta ‘swamp of mash [ALE]’ (with ms. fanst emended to fens). See the Note on hrosta in st. 1/3-4, where the ‘ale’ is elevated as part of a poetry-kenning.
hrosta ‘of malt’
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hrosti (noun m.): [malt, mash]
kennings
fen hrosta‘the swamp of malt ’
= ALE
the swamp of malt → ALE
notes
[2] fen hrosta ‘swamp of malt [ALE]’: The variant fen ‘marsh, swamp’ is required here, as seemingly also in Egill St 19/1, 3V: fen hrosta ‘swamp of mash [ALE]’ (with ms. fanst emended to fens). See the Note on hrosta in st. 1/3-4, where the ‘ale’ is elevated as part of a poetry-kenning.
rausn ‘bounty’
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1. rausn (noun f.): magnificence
notes
[3] ræsir drýgði rausn ‘the ruler practised bounty’: Or, as suggested by the Context, ‘practised splendid hospitality’. The variant rausn dugði ræsis ‘the ruler’s bounty availed/was fitting’ would also make good sense, praising Þorfinnr (the ræsir) by means of understatement.
drýgði ‘practised’
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drýgja (verb; °-gð-): cause, practise
[3] drýgði: so R702ˣ, 325III β, 743ˣ, dugði 48ˣmarg
notes
[3] ræsir drýgði rausn ‘the ruler practised bounty’: Or, as suggested by the Context, ‘practised splendid hospitality’. The variant rausn dugði ræsis ‘the ruler’s bounty availed/was fitting’ would also make good sense, praising Þorfinnr (the ræsir) by means of understatement.
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
ræsir ‘the ruler’
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ræsir (noun m.): ruler
[3] ræsir: so R702ˣ, 325III β, 743ˣ, ræsis 332ˣ, 48ˣmarg
Rǫgn ‘of Rǫgn’
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rǫgn (noun n.): the gods (in names) < Rǫgnvaldr (noun m.): Rǫgnvaldr
[4] Rǫgn‑: ‘rg‑’ 743ˣ
kennings
Alkostigr niðr Rǫgnvalds‘The excellent descendant of Rǫgnvaldr ’
= Þorfinnr
The excellent descendant of Rǫgnvaldr → Þorfinnr
notes
[4] niðr Rǫgnvalds ‘descendant of Rǫgnvaldr [= Þorfinnr]’: This Rǫgnvaldr is Þorfinnr’s ancestor, Rǫgnvaldr inn ríki Eysteinsson, jarl of Møre (Mœrr) in Norway, traditionally the first Nordic possessor of Orkney and Shetland (e.g. HhárfHkr ch. 22, ÍF 26, 122).
valds ‘valdr’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler < Rǫgnvaldr (noun m.): Rǫgnvaldr
kennings
Alkostigr niðr Rǫgnvalds‘The excellent descendant of Rǫgnvaldr ’
= Þorfinnr
The excellent descendant of Rǫgnvaldr → Þorfinnr
notes
[4] niðr Rǫgnvalds ‘descendant of Rǫgnvaldr [= Þorfinnr]’: This Rǫgnvaldr is Þorfinnr’s ancestor, Rǫgnvaldr inn ríki Eysteinsson, jarl of Møre (Mœrr) in Norway, traditionally the first Nordic possessor of Orkney and Shetland (e.g. HhárfHkr ch. 22, ÍF 26, 122).
niðr ‘descendant’
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1. niðr (noun m.; °-s; niðjar/niðir, acc. niði): son, kinsman, relative
kennings
Alkostigr niðr Rǫgnvalds‘The excellent descendant of Rǫgnvaldr ’
= Þorfinnr
The excellent descendant of Rǫgnvaldr → Þorfinnr
notes
[4] niðr Rǫgnvalds ‘descendant of Rǫgnvaldr [= Þorfinnr]’: This Rǫgnvaldr is Þorfinnr’s ancestor, Rǫgnvaldr inn ríki Eysteinsson, jarl of Møre (Mœrr) in Norway, traditionally the first Nordic possessor of Orkney and Shetland (e.g. HhárfHkr ch. 22, ÍF 26, 122).
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
gǫgnum ‘through’
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gegnum (prep.): through
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In Orkn, the st. is quoted to corroborate a statement that Þorfinnr kept his retainers and other magnates (ríkismenn) in food and drink all through the winter, unlike other rulers who usually restricted such bounty to Yule. In LaufE, it is the first item in an appendix of skaldic extracts; the three kennings are underlined in ms. 743ˣ.
Further LaufE mss. have copies of ll. 1-2: see LaufE 1979, 112, 115-16.
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