Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Geisli 39’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 39-40.
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
[1] dýrð ... es orðin ágæt ‘the fame ... has become renowned’: A formula: cf. st. 11/5.
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[1] dýrð ... es orðin ágæt ‘the fame ... has become renowned’: A formula: cf. st. 11/5.
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ágætr (adj.; °compar. ágǽtari/ágǽtri, superl. ágǽtastr/ágǽztr): excellent
[1] dýrð ... es orðin ágæt ‘the fame ... has become renowned’: A formula: cf. st. 11/5.
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orðinn (adj./verb p.p.): become
[1] dýrð ... es orðin ágæt ‘the fame ... has become renowned’: A formula: cf. st. 11/5.
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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
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ríkr (adj.): mighty, powerful, rich
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af (prep.): from
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
[2] slíku ‘such’: To be understood substantively, ‘from such things’.
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mærð (noun f.): praise
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1. nema (verb): to take
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mildingr (noun m.; °-s): ruler, generous one
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Hǫrðar (noun m.): the Hǫrðar
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world
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byggð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): dwelling, settlement
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
[4] flesta: so Bb, ‘flest[...]’ Flat
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat, ‘Greitt· m.’ Bb
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léttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): easy, light
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat, ‘Greitt· m.’ Bb
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat, ‘Greitt· m.’ Bb
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riddari (noun m.; °-a; -ar): knight
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat, ‘Greitt· m.’ Bb
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2. stríð (noun n.; °-s; -): affliction
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat, ‘Greitt· m.’ Bb
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat, ‘Greitt· m.’ Bb
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Dýrð es ágæt orðin |
The fame of the powerful nobleman has become renowned from such things; the greatest praise of the king of the Hǫrðar [= Óláfr] travels over the whole [lit. the most] dwelling of the world. God’s knight [SAINT = Óláfr] can easily alleviate afflictions for men; brave Óláfr gets all he desires from the king of the sun [= God].
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