ESk Geisl 61VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Geisli 61’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 57.
Leyfðr ‘Praised’
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leyfa (verb): permit; praise
s ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
s ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
lét ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
stýfðar ‘cut’
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stýfa (verb): cut
notes
[1] stýfðrar (p.p.) ‘cut’: Although both mss read ‘styfdar’, the grammar of the cl. demands the p.p. be f. gen. sg. to agree with tungu (l. 4).
lamiðs ‘’
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lemja (verb): beat, make lame
fótar ‘leg’
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1. fótr (noun m.): foot, leg
njóta ‘enjoy’
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njóta (verb): enjoy, use
ungan ‘the young’
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ungr (adj.): young
þegn ‘man’
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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin
til ‘///’
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til (prep.): to
notes
[3] sem ‘as well as’: Bb’s reading must be preferred over Flat’s til ‘to’ here, as the syntax of the cl. (with njóta ‘to enjoy, make use of’ + gen. object) is otherwise impossible.
augna ‘eyes’
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auga (noun n.; °auga; augu/augun, gen. augna): eye
út ‘out’
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út (adv.): out(side)
stunginna ‘stabbed’
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stinga (verb): stab, poke
tungu ‘tongue’
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tunga (noun f.; °-u; -ur): tongue, language
Hǫnd ‘The hand’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
Óláfs ‘Óláfr’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
vann ‘’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
heilan ‘healed’
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heila (verb): [healed]
hreins ‘of pure’
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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure
grimligra ‘///’
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grimmligr (adj.): terrible, fierce
meina ‘injuries’
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mein (noun n.; °-s; -): harm, injury
gǫr ‘ample’
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1. gǫrr (adj.): ample, perfect
notes
[7-8]: Einarr expresses similar admonitory sentiments in sts 17 and 37, but his tone here is uncharacteristically sharp. The comment may have been ad hominem: Einarr does not use names, but his audience must have known that the assault on the priest Ríkarðr was linked to Sigurðr munnr’s family, and the two brothers Einarr and Andréas may themselves have been present.
munu ‘will be’
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munu (verb): will, must
notes
[7-8]: Einarr expresses similar admonitory sentiments in sts 17 and 37, but his tone here is uncharacteristically sharp. The comment may have been ad hominem: Einarr does not use names, but his audience must have known that the assault on the priest Ríkarðr was linked to Sigurðr munnr’s family, and the two brothers Einarr and Andréas may themselves have been present.
gjǫld ‘the payments’
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gjald (noun n.): payment, reward, return
notes
[7-8]: Einarr expresses similar admonitory sentiments in sts 17 and 37, but his tone here is uncharacteristically sharp. The comment may have been ad hominem: Einarr does not use names, but his audience must have known that the assault on the priest Ríkarðr was linked to Sigurðr munnr’s family, and the two brothers Einarr and Andréas may themselves have been present.
þeim ‘for those’
notes
[7-8]: Einarr expresses similar admonitory sentiments in sts 17 and 37, but his tone here is uncharacteristically sharp. The comment may have been ad hominem: Einarr does not use names, but his audience must have known that the assault on the priest Ríkarðr was linked to Sigurðr munnr’s family, and the two brothers Einarr and Andréas may themselves have been present.
s ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
notes
[7-8]: Einarr expresses similar admonitory sentiments in sts 17 and 37, but his tone here is uncharacteristically sharp. The comment may have been ad hominem: Einarr does not use names, but his audience must have known that the assault on the priest Ríkarðr was linked to Sigurðr munnr’s family, and the two brothers Einarr and Andréas may themselves have been present.
byrja ‘spread’
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2. byrja (verb; °-að-): begin, begat, please
[7] byrja: so Flat, byrjar Flat
notes
[7-8]: Einarr expresses similar admonitory sentiments in sts 17 and 37, but his tone here is uncharacteristically sharp. The comment may have been ad hominem: Einarr does not use names, but his audience must have known that the assault on the priest Ríkarðr was linked to Sigurðr munnr’s family, and the two brothers Einarr and Andréas may themselves have been present.
guðs ‘God’s’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
kennings
guðs þræl‘God’s servant ’
= PRIEST
God’s servant → PRIEST
þræl ‘servant’
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þræll (noun m.; °þrǽls, dat. þrǽli/þrǽl; þrǽlar): slave, servant
kennings
guðs þræl‘God’s servant ’
= PRIEST
God’s servant → PRIEST
ǫfug ‘slander’
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ǫfugr (adj.): backwards < ǫfugmæli (noun n.)
notes
[7-8]: Einarr expresses similar admonitory sentiments in sts 17 and 37, but his tone here is uncharacteristically sharp. The comment may have been ad hominem: Einarr does not use names, but his audience must have known that the assault on the priest Ríkarðr was linked to Sigurðr munnr’s family, and the two brothers Einarr and Andréas may themselves have been present.
mæli ‘’
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mæli (noun n.): words < ǫfugmæli (noun n.)
notes
[7-8]: Einarr expresses similar admonitory sentiments in sts 17 and 37, but his tone here is uncharacteristically sharp. The comment may have been ad hominem: Einarr does not use names, but his audience must have known that the assault on the priest Ríkarðr was linked to Sigurðr munnr’s family, and the two brothers Einarr and Andréas may themselves have been present.
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[1-4]: The language parallels the Norw. homily on S. Óláfr’s miracles: ſtyfðu af tungunni. ok ſtungu bæði ꜵugun or hꜵfði honum ‘they cut off the tongue and stabbed both eyes out of his head’ (HómNo, 117).
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