Bkrepp Magndr 4II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Bjǫrn krepphendi, Magnússdrápa 4’ 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. 399.
Víkinga ‘the vikings’
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víking (noun f.; °dat./acc. -/-u): viking journey
notes
[1] víkinga ‘the vikings’: For this term, see Note to Hskv Útdr 1/1, 4.
vengis ‘of the meadow’
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vengi (noun n.): land, field
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
vengis ‘of the meadow’
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vengi (noun n.): land, field
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
vall ‘of the field’
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vǫllr (noun m.; °vallar, dat. velli; vellir acc. vǫllu/velli): plain, field < vallbaugr (noun m.)
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
vall ‘of the field’
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vǫllr (noun m.; °vallar, dat. velli; vellir acc. vǫllu/velli): plain, field < vallbaugr (noun m.)
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
vall ‘of the field’
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vǫllr (noun m.; °vallar, dat. velli; vellir acc. vǫllu/velli): plain, field < vallbaugr (noun m.)
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
baugs ‘ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < vallbaugr (noun m.)
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
baugs ‘ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < vallbaugr (noun m.)
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
baugs ‘ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < vallbaugr (noun m.)
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
hati ‘The hater’
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hati (noun m.): hater
kennings
Hati vengis vallbaugs‘The hater of the meadow of the field-ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the field-ring → SNAKE
the meadow of the SNAKE → GOLD
The hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
falla ‘fall’
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falla (verb): fall
vítt ‘far and wide’
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víðr (adj.): far
rýðr ‘reddens’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
jǫrn ‘weapons’
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járn (noun n.; °-s; -): iron, weapon
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
ýtum ‘men’
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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher
Óláfs ‘Óláfr’s’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
kennings
mǫgr Óláfs‘Óláfr’s son ’
= Magnús
Óláfr’s son → Magnús
mǫgr ‘son’
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mǫgr (noun m.; °; megir, acc. mǫgu): son, boy
kennings
mǫgr Óláfs‘Óláfr’s son ’
= Magnús
Óláfr’s son → Magnús
in ‘the’
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2. inn (art.): the
fǫgru ‘fair’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
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In both mss, the helmingr is recorded directly after st. 2/1-4 above, linked by Oc eɴ ‘and again’.
Because of the pres. tense of the verbs, Fidjestøl (1982, 150, 173) suggests that this helmingr could have been the refrain (stef) of the drápa. If that were the case, which seems likely, it would have concluded the section of the poem dealing with Magnús’s domestic affairs. Skj and Skald place the helmingr before st. 3 above.
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