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Bkrepp Magndr 6II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Bjǫrn krepphendi, Magnússdrápa 6’ 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. 400.

Bjǫrn krepphendiMagnússdrápa
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Hungr ‘The hunger’

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1. hungr (noun m.; °hungrs/-s, dat. hungri, acc. hungr/hung): hunger < hungrþverrir (noun m.)

kennings

Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar
‘The hunger-diminisher of the gosling of battle ’
   = WARRIOR
the gosling of battle → RAVEN/EAGLE
The hunger-diminisher of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR

notes

[1, 2] hungrþverrir gagls hríðar ‘the hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR]’: For kennings of this type, see Note to Arn Hryn 7/1, 2.

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Hungr ‘The hunger’

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1. hungr (noun m.; °hungrs/-s, dat. hungri, acc. hungr/hung): hunger < hungrþverrir (noun m.)

kennings

Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar
‘The hunger-diminisher of the gosling of battle ’
   = WARRIOR
the gosling of battle → RAVEN/EAGLE
The hunger-diminisher of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR

notes

[1, 2] hungrþverrir gagls hríðar ‘the hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR]’: For kennings of this type, see Note to Arn Hryn 7/1, 2.

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þverrir ‘diminisher’

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þverrir (noun m.): diminisher < hungrþverrir (noun m.)

kennings

Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar
‘The hunger-diminisher of the gosling of battle ’
   = WARRIOR
the gosling of battle → RAVEN/EAGLE
The hunger-diminisher of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR

notes

[1, 2] hungrþverrir gagls hríðar ‘the hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR]’: For kennings of this type, see Note to Arn Hryn 7/1, 2.

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þverrir ‘diminisher’

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þverrir (noun m.): diminisher < hungrþverrir (noun m.)

kennings

Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar
‘The hunger-diminisher of the gosling of battle ’
   = WARRIOR
the gosling of battle → RAVEN/EAGLE
The hunger-diminisher of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR

notes

[1, 2] hungrþverrir gagls hríðar ‘the hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR]’: For kennings of this type, see Note to Arn Hryn 7/1, 2.

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lét ‘’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

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herjat ‘harried’

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2. herja (verb): harry, ravage

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hríðar ‘of battle’

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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm

[2] hríðar: heiðar 42ˣ

kennings

Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar
‘The hunger-diminisher of the gosling of battle ’
   = WARRIOR
the gosling of battle → RAVEN/EAGLE
The hunger-diminisher of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR

notes

[1, 2] hungrþverrir gagls hríðar ‘the hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR]’: For kennings of this type, see Note to Arn Hryn 7/1, 2.

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hríðar ‘of battle’

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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm

[2] hríðar: heiðar 42ˣ

kennings

Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar
‘The hunger-diminisher of the gosling of battle ’
   = WARRIOR
the gosling of battle → RAVEN/EAGLE
The hunger-diminisher of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR

notes

[1, 2] hungrþverrir gagls hríðar ‘the hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR]’: For kennings of this type, see Note to Arn Hryn 7/1, 2.

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gagls ‘of the gosling’

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gagl (noun n.): gosling

[2] gagls: ‘galgs’ E

kennings

Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar
‘The hunger-diminisher of the gosling of battle ’
   = WARRIOR
the gosling of battle → RAVEN/EAGLE
The hunger-diminisher of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR

notes

[1, 2] hungrþverrir gagls hríðar ‘the hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR]’: For kennings of this type, see Note to Arn Hryn 7/1, 2.

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gagls ‘of the gosling’

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gagl (noun n.): gosling

[2] gagls: ‘galgs’ E

kennings

Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar
‘The hunger-diminisher of the gosling of battle ’
   = WARRIOR
the gosling of battle → RAVEN/EAGLE
The hunger-diminisher of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR

notes

[1, 2] hungrþverrir gagls hríðar ‘the hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR]’: For kennings of this type, see Note to Arn Hryn 7/1, 2.

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á ‘in’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

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Skíði ‘Skye’

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Skíð (noun f.): Skye

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tǫnn ‘its tooth’

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tǫnn (noun f.; °tannar; tenn/tennr/tennar): tooth

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rauð ‘reddened’

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rjóða (verb): to redden

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Tyrvist ‘Tiree’

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Tyrvist (noun f.): [Tiree]

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innan ‘inside’

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innan (prep.): inside, within

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teitr ‘the cheerful’

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teitr (adj.): cheerful, glad

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vargr ‘wolf’

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vargr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wolf

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í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

notes

[4] í margri ben (f. dat. sg.) ‘in many a wound’: The prep. í ‘in’ takes the dat. when it occurs with the verb rjóða ‘redden’ (see Fritzner: rjóða). Í marga ben lit. ‘into many a wound’ (so Kˣ, 39, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ) is acc. sg.

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ben ‘a wound’

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1. ben (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -; -jar , gen. -a(var. EiðKrC 402¹³: AM 77 4°— “D”)): wound

[4] ben: ‘bæn’ E, 42ˣ, bǫn J2ˣ

notes

[4] í margri ben (f. dat. sg.) ‘in many a wound’: The prep. í ‘in’ takes the dat. when it occurs with the verb rjóða ‘redden’ (see Fritzner: rjóða). Í marga ben lit. ‘into many a wound’ (so Kˣ, 39, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ) is acc. sg.

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margri ‘many’

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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

[4] margri: so H, Hr, marga Kˣ, 39, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ

notes

[4] í margri ben (f. dat. sg.) ‘in many a wound’: The prep. í ‘in’ takes the dat. when it occurs with the verb rjóða ‘redden’ (see Fritzner: rjóða). Í marga ben lit. ‘into many a wound’ (so Kˣ, 39, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ) is acc. sg.

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Hungrþverrir lét herjat
hríðar gagls á Skíði;
tǫnn rauð Tyrvist innan
teitr vargr í ben margri.

The hunger-diminisher [FEEDER] of the gosling of battle [RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR] harried in Skye; the cheerful wolf reddened its tooth in many a wound inside Tiree.

As st. 5 above.

In Mork and F, ll. 1-2 form a helmingr with ll. 3-4 of st. 9 below, and ll. 3-4 are recorded in Hkr and H-Hr only. According to the prose of Mork and Fsk (ÍF 29, 307), Magnús proceeded from Lewis to Skye, and then to Tiree and North Uist (st. 8 below). He could not have sailed from Skye to the Isle of Man (see st. 9) and then doubled back to Tiree. Hence the prose of Mork is correct (and provides the same information as is given in the st. in Hkr), but the couplet must have been misplaced in Mork, and the order of ll. in the Hkr redaction has therefore been retained in the present edn.

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