Bkrepp Magndr 8II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Bjǫrn krepphendi, Magnússdrápa 8’ 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. 401-2.
bar ‘carried’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
[1] bar: berr Mork, F
snarr ‘The swift’
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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold
[1] snarr: so Mork, H, Hr, snjallr Kˣ, 39, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, snart F
notes
[1] snarr ‘swift’: The Hkr variant snjallr ‘courageous’ is possible, but was likely caused by snjallr in st. 9/4 below. The fact that H and Hr have the same variant as Mork (cf. F: ‘snart’), indicates that H-Hr follows the poetic text of the Mork redaction at this point, and the stemma has been changed accordingly.
slétta ‘level’
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sléttr (adj.): level, smooth
Sandey ‘Sanda’
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Sandey (noun f.): [Sanda]
notes
[2] Sandey ‘Sanda’: Sanda is a small island south of Kintyre, and Fidjestøl points out that the redactors of both Mork and Hkr appear to have identified it with Iona, which occurs in its place in the prose texts (Fidjestøl 1982, 151; see also Jesch 1996, 120 and n. 8). But all versions (including Fsk) state explicitly that Magnús did not harry in Iona (Eyin helga ‘the Holy Island’) (see Mork 1928-32, 317; ÍF 28, 220; Fms 7, 42; ÍF 29, 307), which is difficult to reconcile with the ‘carrying of shields’ mentioned in the st. See also Power 1986, 118 n. 3.
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
randir ‘shields’
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rǫnd (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; rendr/randir): shield, shield-rim
rauk ‘smoke drifted’
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rjúka (verb): smoke, reek
of ‘throughout’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
Íl ‘Islay’
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Íl (noun f.): Islay
jóku ‘fuelled’
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1. auka (verb; °eykr; jók, jóku/juku): (str. intrans.) increase
allvalds ‘the mighty ruler’s’
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allvaldr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): mighty ruler
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
á ‘’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
brennur ‘the fires’
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1. brenna (noun f.; °-u; -ur): fire, burning
[4] brennur: brennu 42ˣ
Grœtti ‘grieved’
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grœða (verb): heal
Gren ‘of Gren’
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gren (noun n.; °; -): gren < Grenland (noun n.)
[5] Gren‑: so 39, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, Mork, F, H, Hr, grøn‑ Kˣ, ‘grænd‑’ E
kennings
Dróttinn Grenlands‘The lord of Grenland ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The lord of Grenland → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
lands ‘land’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land < Grenland (noun n.)
kennings
Dróttinn Grenlands‘The lord of Grenland ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The lord of Grenland → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
dróttinn ‘The lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
Dróttinn Grenlands‘The lord of Grenland ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The lord of Grenland → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
gekk ‘was’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
notes
[6] gekk hôtt ‘was superior’: Lit. ‘went high’. For this meaning, see LP: ganga 13.
hôtt ‘superior’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
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[6] gekk hôtt ‘was superior’: Lit. ‘went high’. For this meaning, see LP: ganga 13.
Skota ‘of the Scots’
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Skotr (noun m.): Scot
[6] Skota: so E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, Mork, F, H, Hr, fira Kˣ, 39
kennings
støkkvir Skota‘the banisher of the Scots ’
= Magnús
the banisher of the Scots → Magnús
støkkvir ‘the banisher’
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støkkvir (noun m.): dispenser, flinger
[6] støkkvir: so 39, Mork, F, H, stokkum Kˣ, søkkvir E, J2ˣ, ‘sokkum’ 42ˣ, ‘soknir’ Hr
kennings
støkkvir Skota‘the banisher of the Scots ’
= Magnús
the banisher of the Scots → Magnús
þjóð ‘the people’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
rann ‘fled’
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2. renna (verb): run (strong)
mýlsk ‘of Mull’
[7] mýlsk: ‘mylks’ E, ‘mvlsk’ Mork
til ‘until’
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til (prep.): to
mœði ‘exhaustion’
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mœði (noun f.; °-): exhaustion
meyjar ‘women’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
suðr ‘south’
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2. suðr (adv.): south, in the south
notes
[8] suðr í eyjum ‘south in the isles’: The variant suðr í eyjar ‘south to the isles’ (so J2ˣ, E, 42ˣ, Mork) is possible, but would require the prepositional phrase to be taken with the preceding cl.: mýlsk þjóð rann til mœði suðr í eyjar ‘the people of Mull fled until exhaustion south to the isles’ (ll. 7, 8). The ms. witnesses indicate this is an independent variant, and the reading suðr í eyjum is preferable from the point of view of w. o. and context (there is no mention of the people of Mull fleeing south).
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[8] suðr í eyjum ‘south in the isles’: The variant suðr í eyjar ‘south to the isles’ (so J2ˣ, E, 42ˣ, Mork) is possible, but would require the prepositional phrase to be taken with the preceding cl.: mýlsk þjóð rann til mœði suðr í eyjar ‘the people of Mull fled until exhaustion south to the isles’ (ll. 7, 8). The ms. witnesses indicate this is an independent variant, and the reading suðr í eyjum is preferable from the point of view of w. o. and context (there is no mention of the people of Mull fleeing south).
eyjum ‘the isles’
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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island
[8] eyjum: eyjar E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, Mork
notes
[8] suðr í eyjum ‘south in the isles’: The variant suðr í eyjar ‘south to the isles’ (so J2ˣ, E, 42ˣ, Mork) is possible, but would require the prepositional phrase to be taken with the preceding cl.: mýlsk þjóð rann til mœði suðr í eyjar ‘the people of Mull fled until exhaustion south to the isles’ (ll. 7, 8). The ms. witnesses indicate this is an independent variant, and the reading suðr í eyjum is preferable from the point of view of w. o. and context (there is no mention of the people of Mull fleeing south).
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Vítt bar snarr á slétta |
The swift king carried shields far and wide on level Sanda; smoke drifted throughout Islay when the mighty ruler’s men fuelled the fires. The lord of Grenland [NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús] grieved women south in the isles; the banisher of the Scots [= Magnús] was superior; the people of Mull fled until exhaustion.
As sts 5-7 above.
In Hkr and H-Hr the name of the poet is given and the two helmingar are assigned to different sts: ll. 1-4 precede st. 9 below and ll. 5-8 follow st. 6 above. In Mork and F the st. is given as one unit.
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