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Arn Þorfdr 1II

Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson, Þorfinnsdrápa 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. 231-2.

Arnórr jarlaskáld ÞórðarsonÞorfinnsdrápa
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‘Now’

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nú (adv.): now

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hykk ‘I mean’

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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider

[1] hykk: om. B

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slíðr ‘of the tough’

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1. slíðr (noun f.; °; slíðrir/slíðrar): [tough, sheath] < slíðrhugaðr (adj./verb p.p.): ruthless-minded

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[1, 4] slíðrhugaðs jarls ‘of the tough-minded jarl’: (a) Slíðrhugaðr is attested in Anon Liðs 6/5I, and there are plentiful parallels to the cpd, including grimmhugaðr ‘grim-minded’ and harðhugaðr ‘hard-minded’. (b) The R reading jarls slíðrhugar ‘of the jarl of tough mind’ is a less likely construction (see Whaley 1998, 221), and may be due to a misreading of ‘-az’ in an antecedent ms.

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hugaðs ‘minded’

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-hugaðr (adj.): -minded < slíðrhugaðr (adj./verb p.p.): ruthless-minded

[1] ‑hugaðs: so Tˣ, W, U, hugar R, om. B, hugast papp10ˣ, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ

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[1, 4] slíðrhugaðs jarls ‘of the tough-minded jarl’: (a) Slíðrhugaðr is attested in Anon Liðs 6/5I, and there are plentiful parallels to the cpd, including grimmhugaðr ‘grim-minded’ and harðhugaðr ‘hard-minded’. (b) The R reading jarls slíðrhugar ‘of the jarl of tough mind’ is a less likely construction (see Whaley 1998, 221), and may be due to a misreading of ‘-az’ in an antecedent ms.

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segja ‘to tell’

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segja (verb): say, tell

[1] segja: seggja papp10ˣ, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ

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síð ‘not soon [lit. late]’

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2. síð (adv.): late

[2] síð léttir: ‘siþlætr’ U

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léttir ‘lighten’

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létta (verb): to relieve, lighten

[2] síð léttir: ‘siþlætr’ U

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stríða ‘anguish’

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1. stríða (noun f.; °-u): [anguish]

[2] stríða: stríðum U

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þýtr ‘roars’

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þjóta (verb): roar

[3] þýtr: þrýtr B, papp10ˣ

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Al ‘of Al’

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allr (adj.): all < Alfaðir (noun m.): °of Óðinn)

kennings

brim hrosta Alfǫður
‘the surf of malt of Alfaðir ’
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the surf of malt of Alfaðir → POETRY

notes

[3, 4] brim hrosta Alfǫður ‘the surf of malt [ALE] of Alfaðir <= Óðinn> [POETRY]’: Hrosti ‘malt’ or strictly ‘mash’ is the malt and liquid used in brewing. The myth of the mead of poetry, and kennings alluding to it, are discussed in Frank 1981 and Davidson 1983, 418-47.

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fǫður ‘faðir’

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faðir (noun m.): father < Alfaðir (noun m.): °of Óðinn)

[3] ‑fǫður: fǫðrs U, papp10ˣ, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ

kennings

brim hrosta Alfǫður
‘the surf of malt of Alfaðir ’
   = POETRY

the surf of malt of Alfaðir → POETRY

notes

[3, 4] brim hrosta Alfǫður ‘the surf of malt [ALE] of Alfaðir <= Óðinn> [POETRY]’: Hrosti ‘malt’ or strictly ‘mash’ is the malt and liquid used in brewing. The myth of the mead of poetry, and kennings alluding to it, are discussed in Frank 1981 and Davidson 1983, 418-47.

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ýtum ‘men’

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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher

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jarls ‘jarl’

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jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl

notes

[1, 4] slíðrhugaðs jarls ‘of the tough-minded jarl’: (a) Slíðrhugaðr is attested in Anon Liðs 6/5I, and there are plentiful parallels to the cpd, including grimmhugaðr ‘grim-minded’ and harðhugaðr ‘hard-minded’. (b) The R reading jarls slíðrhugar ‘of the jarl of tough mind’ is a less likely construction (see Whaley 1998, 221), and may be due to a misreading of ‘-az’ in an antecedent ms.

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kostu ‘of the excellence’

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1. kostr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -i/-u): choice, food, goods, good quality

[4] kostu: kost W, papp10ˣ, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ, kosta U

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brim ‘the surf’

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brim (noun n.): surf

kennings

brim hrosta Alfǫður
‘the surf of malt of Alfaðir ’
   = POETRY

the surf of malt of Alfaðir → POETRY

notes

[3, 4] brim hrosta Alfǫður ‘the surf of malt [ALE] of Alfaðir <= Óðinn> [POETRY]’: Hrosti ‘malt’ or strictly ‘mash’ is the malt and liquid used in brewing. The myth of the mead of poetry, and kennings alluding to it, are discussed in Frank 1981 and Davidson 1983, 418-47.

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brim ‘the surf’

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brim (noun n.): surf

kennings

brim hrosta Alfǫður
‘the surf of malt of Alfaðir ’
   = POETRY

the surf of malt of Alfaðir → POETRY

notes

[3, 4] brim hrosta Alfǫður ‘the surf of malt [ALE] of Alfaðir <= Óðinn> [POETRY]’: Hrosti ‘malt’ or strictly ‘mash’ is the malt and liquid used in brewing. The myth of the mead of poetry, and kennings alluding to it, are discussed in Frank 1981 and Davidson 1983, 418-47.

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hrosta ‘of malt’

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hrosti (noun m.): [malt, mash]

kennings

brim hrosta Alfǫður
‘the surf of malt of Alfaðir ’
   = POETRY

the surf of malt of Alfaðir → POETRY

notes

[3, 4] brim hrosta Alfǫður ‘the surf of malt [ALE] of Alfaðir <= Óðinn> [POETRY]’: Hrosti ‘malt’ or strictly ‘mash’ is the malt and liquid used in brewing. The myth of the mead of poetry, and kennings alluding to it, are discussed in Frank 1981 and Davidson 1983, 418-47.

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hrosta ‘of malt’

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hrosti (noun m.): [malt, mash]

kennings

brim hrosta Alfǫður
‘the surf of malt of Alfaðir ’
   = POETRY

the surf of malt of Alfaðir → POETRY

notes

[3, 4] brim hrosta Alfǫður ‘the surf of malt [ALE] of Alfaðir <= Óðinn> [POETRY]’: Hrosti ‘malt’ or strictly ‘mash’ is the malt and liquid used in brewing. The myth of the mead of poetry, and kennings alluding to it, are discussed in Frank 1981 and Davidson 1983, 418-47.

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