Balti Sigdr 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Bǫðvarr balti, Sigurðardrápa 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, pp. 534-5.
Magnús ‘Magnús’
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2. Magnús (noun m.): Magnús
notes
[1] Magnús: Magnús inn blindi Sigurðarson (see Context to st. 1 above). For Magnús’s death and his last words, see Note to Ív Sig 39 [All].
varð ‘had to’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
at ‘during’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
morði ‘the onslaught’
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1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle
málsnjallr ‘Eloquent’
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málsnjallr (adj.): eloquent
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
bǫð ‘battle’
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bǫð (noun f.; °-s; -): battle
falla ‘fall’
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falla (verb): fall
réð ‘caused’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
notes
[3-4] ríkr þjóðkonungr réð fyr slíkum dauða ræsis ‘the powerful, mighty king caused such a death of the ruler’: Again, not quite in keeping with the actual events (see Note to st. 1/5, 8 above).
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
notes
[3-4] ríkr þjóðkonungr réð fyr slíkum dauða ræsis ‘the powerful, mighty king caused such a death of the ruler’: Again, not quite in keeping with the actual events (see Note to st. 1/5, 8 above).
ræsis ‘of the ruler’
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ræsir (noun m.): ruler
notes
[3-4] ríkr þjóðkonungr réð fyr slíkum dauða ræsis ‘the powerful, mighty king caused such a death of the ruler’: Again, not quite in keeping with the actual events (see Note to st. 1/5, 8 above).
dauða ‘a death’
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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death
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[3-4] ríkr þjóðkonungr réð fyr slíkum dauða ræsis ‘the powerful, mighty king caused such a death of the ruler’: Again, not quite in keeping with the actual events (see Note to st. 1/5, 8 above).
ríkr ‘the powerful’
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ríkr (adj.): mighty, powerful, rich
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[3-4] ríkr þjóðkonungr réð fyr slíkum dauða ræsis ‘the powerful, mighty king caused such a death of the ruler’: Again, not quite in keeping with the actual events (see Note to st. 1/5, 8 above).
þjóðkonungr ‘mighty king’
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þjóðkonungr (noun m.): mighty king
notes
[3-4] ríkr þjóðkonungr réð fyr slíkum dauða ræsis ‘the powerful, mighty king caused such a death of the ruler’: Again, not quite in keeping with the actual events (see Note to st. 1/5, 8 above).
slíkum ‘such’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
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[3-4] ríkr þjóðkonungr réð fyr slíkum dauða ræsis ‘the powerful, mighty king caused such a death of the ruler’: Again, not quite in keeping with the actual events (see Note to st. 1/5, 8 above).
Meir ‘a greater’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
notes
[5, 8] meir nauðr, an skyldi ‘a greater need than should have been [necessary]’: This statement is somewhat obscure, but must refer to the fact that the counsellors of Haraldr’s sons were forced to resort to excessive measures to stop the rampage of Sigurðr slembir and Magnús in 1139. Hkr (ÍF 28, 314-15) and Mork (1928-32, 429-30) describe in detail the deliberations which took place prior to the campaign that culminated in the battle of Holmengrå.
rak ‘forced’
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2. reka (verb): drive, force
þik ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
til ‘into’
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til (prep.): to
þreksterkr ‘Courage-strong’
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þreksterkr (adj.): [Courage-strong]
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
verka ‘deeds’
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verk (noun n.; °-s; -): deed
flagðs ‘of the troll-woman’
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flagð (noun n.): troll-woman
kennings
flestan hest flagðs.‘many a horse of the troll-woman.’
= WOLF
many a horse of the troll-woman. → WOLF
hest ‘a horse’
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hestr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): horse, stallion
kennings
flestan hest flagðs.‘many a horse of the troll-woman.’
= WOLF
many a horse of the troll-woman. → WOLF
hafið ‘you have’
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hafa (verb): have
flestan ‘many’
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
[7] flestan: flestum Mork
kennings
flestan hest flagðs.‘many a horse of the troll-woman.’
= WOLF
many a horse of the troll-woman. → WOLF
notes
[7-8] fylldan flestan (m. acc. sg.) ‘sated many’: The emendation (from dat. to acc.) is necessary from the point of view of syntax and is in keeping with earlier eds.
notes
[7-8] fylldan flestan (m. acc. sg.) ‘sated many’: The emendation (from dat. to acc.) is necessary from the point of view of syntax and is in keeping with earlier eds.
nauðr ‘need’
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neyð (noun f.; °dat. -): need, distress
notes
[5, 8] meir nauðr, an skyldi ‘a greater need than should have been [necessary]’: This statement is somewhat obscure, but must refer to the fact that the counsellors of Haraldr’s sons were forced to resort to excessive measures to stop the rampage of Sigurðr slembir and Magnús in 1139. Hkr (ÍF 28, 314-15) and Mork (1928-32, 429-30) describe in detail the deliberations which took place prior to the campaign that culminated in the battle of Holmengrå.
an ‘than’
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2. an (conj.): than
notes
[5, 8] meir nauðr, an skyldi ‘a greater need than should have been [necessary]’: This statement is somewhat obscure, but must refer to the fact that the counsellors of Haraldr’s sons were forced to resort to excessive measures to stop the rampage of Sigurðr slembir and Magnús in 1139. Hkr (ÍF 28, 314-15) and Mork (1928-32, 429-30) describe in detail the deliberations which took place prior to the campaign that culminated in the battle of Holmengrå.
skyldi ‘should have been [necessary]’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
notes
[5, 8] meir nauðr, an skyldi ‘a greater need than should have been [necessary]’: This statement is somewhat obscure, but must refer to the fact that the counsellors of Haraldr’s sons were forced to resort to excessive measures to stop the rampage of Sigurðr slembir and Magnús in 1139. Hkr (ÍF 28, 314-15) and Mork (1928-32, 429-30) describe in detail the deliberations which took place prior to the campaign that culminated in the battle of Holmengrå.
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