ESk Geisl 45VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Geisli 45’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 44.
Nú ‘Now’
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nú (adv.): now
fremr ‘promotes’
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fremja (verb): advance, perform
þann ‘the one’
[1] þanns (‘þann er’): so Bb, sá er Flat
gaf ‘gave’
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gefa (verb): give
gumnum ‘men’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
gǫfug ‘excellent’
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gǫfugr (adj.; °gǫfgan/gǫfugan; compar. gǫfgari/gǫfugri, superl. gǫfgastr/gǫfugstr/gǫfugastr): noble, glorious
konungr ‘the king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
dyrð ‘fame’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
konungr ‘’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
kennings
jǫfur fyrða,‘the prince of men, ’
= Óláfr
the prince of men, → Óláfr
fyrða ‘of men’
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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man
kennings
jǫfur fyrða,‘the prince of men, ’
= Óláfr
the prince of men, → Óláfr
slǫng ‘cast’
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3. sløngva (verb): cast, sling
notes
[3] Eindriði ungi: Eindriði the Young was a well-known Norwegian contemporary of Einarr Skúlason. He travelled extensively and spent many years as a mercenary in Constantinople (see Orkn, ÍF 34, 193-224, 236-7; Hkr, ÍF 28, 370-1). The mention of his name is meant to enhance the story’s authenticity and to indicate that he was one of Einarr’s oral sources.
ungi ‘ungi (‘the Young’)’
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ungr (adj.): young
notes
[3] Eindriði ungi: Eindriði the Young was a well-known Norwegian contemporary of Einarr Skúlason. He travelled extensively and spent many years as a mercenary in Constantinople (see Orkn, ÍF 34, 193-224, 236-7; Hkr, ÍF 28, 370-1). The mention of his name is meant to enhance the story’s authenticity and to indicate that he was one of Einarr’s oral sources.
arm ‘arm’
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1. armr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): arm < armglóð (noun f.)
kennings
armglœðr;‘arm-embers; ’
= GOLD
arm-embers; → GOLD
glœðr ‘embers’
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glóð (noun f.): ember < armglóð (noun f.)
kennings
armglœðr;‘arm-embers; ’
= GOLD
arm-embers; → GOLD
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
brag ‘the poem’
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bragr (noun m.; °-ar): poem, poetry
rœðu ‘the story’
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1. rœða (noun f.; °-u; -ur): story, tale, speech
Greitt ‘alleviate’
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greiða (verb): alleviate
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
má ‘can’
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mega (verb): may, might
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
gumnum ‘for men’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
létta ‘easily’
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léttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): easy, light
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
guðs ‘God’s’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ 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 ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ 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 ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
rǫskr ‘brave’
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rǫskr (adj.): brave
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
þiggr ‘gets’
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þiggja (verb): receive, get
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
allt ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
sem ‘’
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sem (conj.): as, which
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
œskir ‘he desires’
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óska (verb): desire
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
Óláfr ‘Óláfr’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
gram ‘the king’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ 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 ‘G’ Flat [5, 6, 7, 8] Greitt má gumnum létta guðs ríðari stríðum rǫskr þiggr allt sem œskir Óláfr af gram sólar: ‘Greitt· m· g· l·’ Bb
kennings
gram sólar.‘the king of the sun.’
= God
the king of the sun. → God
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