BjHall Kálffl 6I
Alison Finlay (ed.) 2012, ‘Bjarni gullbrárskáld Hallbjarnarson, Kálfsflokkr 6’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 886.
Hafa ‘to have’
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hafa (verb): have
lézt ‘You allowed’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
unga ‘the young’
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ungr (adj.): young
notes
[1] unga jǫfra ‘the young prince’: According to Arn Magndr 1/5-6II, Magnús was not yet eleven years old when he left Russia. Unga jǫfra is grammatically pl., though it appears to denote Magnús alone. This use of pl. with sg. meaning is paralleled elsewhere, though usually in nouns formed from present participles and within man-kennings (cf. Arn Hryn 19/1II eyðendr, lit. ‘clearers’, and Note).
jǫfra ‘prince’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
notes
[1] unga jǫfra ‘the young prince’: According to Arn Magndr 1/5-6II, Magnús was not yet eleven years old when he left Russia. Unga jǫfra is grammatically pl., though it appears to denote Magnús alone. This use of pl. with sg. meaning is paralleled elsewhere, though usually in nouns formed from present participles and within man-kennings (cf. Arn Hryn 19/1II eyðendr, lit. ‘clearers’, and Note).
erfð ‘the inheritance’
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erfð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): inheritance
notes
[2] sem réð hverfa til ‘that came his way’: Hverfa til here has the sense ‘to fall to one’s lot’ (Fritzner: hverfa til 4), referring to the inheritance that Magnús has acquired. Til is used adverbially, with the sense of til hans ‘to him’; réð (inf. ráða) is used as a pleonastic auxiliary verb.
notes
[2] sem réð hverfa til ‘that came his way’: Hverfa til here has the sense ‘to fall to one’s lot’ (Fritzner: hverfa til 4), referring to the inheritance that Magnús has acquired. Til is used adverbially, with the sense of til hans ‘to him’; réð (inf. ráða) is used as a pleonastic auxiliary verb.
réð ‘his’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
[2] sem til réð: réð sem til Tóm
notes
[2] sem réð hverfa til ‘that came his way’: Hverfa til here has the sense ‘to fall to one’s lot’ (Fritzner: hverfa til 4), referring to the inheritance that Magnús has acquired. Til is used adverbially, with the sense of til hans ‘to him’; réð (inf. ráða) is used as a pleonastic auxiliary verb.
notes
[2] sem réð hverfa til ‘that came his way’: Hverfa til here has the sense ‘to fall to one’s lot’ (Fritzner: hverfa til 4), referring to the inheritance that Magnús has acquired. Til is used adverbially, with the sense of til hans ‘to him’; réð (inf. ráða) is used as a pleonastic auxiliary verb.
satts ‘it is true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
[3] satts at (‘satt er at’): ‘[…]tt at’ 325V, satt var at F, settisk FskAˣ, 301ˣ
at ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
[3] satts at (‘satt er at’): ‘[…]tt at’ 325V, satt var at F, settisk FskAˣ, 301ˣ
knátti ‘was able’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
[3] knátti: kunni 61, Tóm, mátti Flat, þetta FskAˣ
Sveinn ‘Sveinn’
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
Dan ‘Den’
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Danr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ir): Dane < Danmǫrk (noun f.): [Denmark]
mǫrk ‘mark’
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1. mǫrk (noun f.; °merkr, dat. -u/-; merkr/markir): mark (unit) < Danmǫrk (noun f.): [Denmark]
einni ‘only’
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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone
Kennduð ‘you conducted’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
[5] Kennduð: kenndr 321ˣ, kenndi 61, FskAˣ, 301ˣ, kenndr Tóm, kenndit 39, F
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
landa ‘his lands’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land
[5] landa: handa 321ˣ, 61, 325V, 325VI, Flat, ‘hanna’ Tóm, landi 39, om. E
kapp ‘the’
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kapp (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, vigour, courage < kappfúss (adj.)
[6] kapp‑: kafs FskAˣ, 301ˣ
fúsum ‘spirited’
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fúss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): eager, willing < kappfúss (adj.)
Magnúsi ‘Magnús’
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2. Magnús (noun m.): Magnús
olluð ‘brought it about’
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valda (verb): cause
[7] olluð: ǫllu 61, E, ollu J2ˣ, FskAˣ, 301ˣ
ér ‘you’
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ér (pron.; °gen. yðvar/yðar, dat./acc. yðr): you
[7] ér: þér 321ˣ, 73aˣ, Holm4, 61, 325VI, Bb, 39, F, E, FskAˣ, 301ˣ, þeir 325V, J2ˣ
þvís ‘that’
[7] þvís (‘þvi er’): so Kˣ, 39, F, at Holm2, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, Holm4, 61, 325V, 325VI, Bb, Flat, Tóm, J2ˣ, E, FskAˣ, 301ˣ
stillir ‘the ruler’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
jǫrð ‘the country’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
of ‘’
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4. of (particle): (before verb)
[8] of fekk: so 73aˣ, Kˣ, ok fekk Holm2, 321ˣ, Holm4, 61, 325V, 325VI, Bb, F, E, hann fekksk Flat, fekk ok Tóm, er fekk 39, ok fekksk J2ˣ, of fekkt FskAˣ, 301ˣ
fekk ‘gained’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
[8] of fekk: so 73aˣ, Kˣ, ok fekk Holm2, 321ˣ, Holm4, 61, 325V, 325VI, Bb, F, E, hann fekksk Flat, fekk ok Tóm, er fekk 39, ok fekksk J2ˣ, of fekkt FskAˣ, 301ˣ
Gǫrðum ‘Russia’
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Garðar (noun m.): Russia
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In ÓH-Hkr, this stanza is placed after several chapters (in Hkr spanning the end of ÓHHkr and the beginning of MGóð) relating Kálfr’s withdrawal of support from the unpopular king Sveinn Álfífuson, son of Knútr inn ríki, his journey to Novgorod with Einarr þambarskelfir to bring the young Magnús Óláfsson out of exile and offer him the kingdom, their return to Norway, and the withdrawal of Sveinn to Denmark. In Hkr, the stanza follows, and in ÓH it precedes, the report of the death of Knútr in England (13 November 1035) and of Sveinn in Denmark that same winter. Fsk reports how the reluctance of King Jarizleifr (Jaroslav) to hand his foster-son Magnús into the power of his father’s betrayers Kálfr and Einarr is overcome by their swearing oaths of allegiance to Magnús, then cites the stanza.
Lines 1-4 and 5-8 are in reverse order in Fsk.
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