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ESk Geisl 24^VII

Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Geisli 24’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 26-7.

Einarr Skúlason Geisli

Sjón ‘sight’

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sjón (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): eyes, sight

notes

[1] seggr fekk sjón ‘the man received sight’: Cf. the parallel formula mál fekk maðr, st. 26/1. As in biblical miracles of the restoration of sight, bodily sight is associated with intellectual or spiritual insight.

fekk ‘received’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

notes

[1] seggr fekk sjón ‘the man received sight’: Cf. the parallel formula mál fekk maðr, st. 26/1. As in biblical miracles of the restoration of sight, bodily sight is associated with intellectual or spiritual insight.

seggr ‘The man’

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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man

notes

[1] seggr fekk sjón ‘the man received sight’: Cf. the parallel formula mál fekk maðr, st. 26/1. As in biblical miracles of the restoration of sight, bodily sight is associated with intellectual or spiritual insight.

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

hreinu ‘the pure’

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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure

sú ‘the’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

dýrð ‘fame’

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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory

notes

[2] dýrð : fyrðum: The rhyme, which should be aðalhending in an even l., is imperfect; cf. a similar rhyme gǫfug dýrð jǫfur fyrða 45/2.

munat ‘will not’

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munu (verb): will, must

[2] munat: muna Bb

fyrðum ‘by men’

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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man

notes

[2] dýrð : fyrðum: The rhyme, which should be aðalhending in an even l., is imperfect; cf. a similar rhyme gǫfug dýrð jǫfur fyrða 45/2.

fǫrnuðr ‘fortune’

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fǫrnuðr (noun m.; °farnaðar): prosperity

var ‘’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

mun ‘will’

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munu (verb): will, must

[3] mun: var Bb

notes

[3] mun ‘will be’: This is retained as the lectio difficilior, though it may have been influenced by muna(t) in l. 2. Bb’s vas ‘was’ is adopted in Skj B and Skald.

þat ‘that’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

fyrnask ‘be forgotten’

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fyrna (verb): forget

fjǫl ‘’

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2. fjǫl (noun n.): very < fjǫlgóðr (adj.): [very good]

góðr ‘good’

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góðr (adj.): good < fjǫlgóðr (adj.): [very good]

konungs ‘of the king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

blóði ‘blood’

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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood

Greitt ‘alleviate’

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greiða (verb): alleviate

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

má ‘can’

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mega (verb): may, might

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

gumnum ‘for men’

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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

létta ‘easily’

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léttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): easy, light

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

guðs ‘God’s’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

kennings

Guðs ríðari
‘God’s knight ’
= SAINT = Óláfr
God’s knight → SAINT = Óláfr

ríðari ‘knight’

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riddari (noun m.; °-a; -ar): knight

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

kennings

Guðs ríðari
‘God’s knight ’
= SAINT = Óláfr
God’s knight → SAINT = Óláfr

stríðum ‘afflictions’

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2. stríð (noun n.; °-s; -): affliction

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

rǫskr ‘brave’

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rǫskr (adj.): brave

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

þiggr ‘gets’

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þiggja (verb): receive, get

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

allt ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

sem ‘’

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sem (conj.): as, which

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

œskir ‘he desires’

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óska (verb): desire

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

Óláfr ‘Óláfr’

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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

gram ‘the king’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

kennings

gram sólar.
‘the king of the sun.’
= God
the king of the sun. → God

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘Greitt m.’ Bb

kennings

gram sólar.
‘the king of the sun.’
= God
the king of the sun. → God

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[5-8]: The ll. are supplied from st. 18.

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