ESk Geisl 70VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Geisli 70’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 64.
ins ‘now’
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2. inn (art.): the
notes
[1] nú ‘now’: The reading of Bb, preferred here, as Flat’s ins (def. art. n. gen. sg.) can only refer to baugness (l. 2) from which it is separated.
grǫndu ‘///’
brǫndum ‘with the fires’
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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire
[1] brǫndum: ‘brenda’ Flat, ‘grondv’ Bb
kennings
brǫndum baugness —‘with the fires of the bracelet-headland — ’
= GOLD
the bracelet-headland — → ARM
with the fires of the ARM → GOLD
notes
[1] brǫndum ‘with the fires’: Neither ms. has an acceptable reading; the emendation was first proposed by Cederschiöld.
baug ‘of the bracelet-’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < baugnes (noun n.)
kennings
brǫndum baugness —‘with the fires of the bracelet-headland — ’
= GOLD
the bracelet-headland — → ARM
with the fires of the ARM → GOLD
baug ‘of the bracelet-’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < baugnes (noun n.)
kennings
brǫndum baugness —‘with the fires of the bracelet-headland — ’
= GOLD
the bracelet-headland — → ARM
with the fires of the ARM → GOLD
hvers ‘headland’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
ness ‘headland’
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nes (noun n.; °-s; -, gen. -ja): headland < baugnes (noun n.)
[2] ‑ness: so Bb, hvers Flat
kennings
brǫndum baugness —‘with the fires of the bracelet-headland — ’
= GOLD
the bracelet-headland — → ARM
with the fires of the ARM → GOLD
ness ‘headland’
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nes (noun n.; °-s; -, gen. -ja): headland < baugnes (noun n.)
[2] ‑ness: so Bb, hvers Flat
kennings
brǫndum baugness —‘with the fires of the bracelet-headland — ’
= GOLD
the bracelet-headland — → ARM
with the fires of the ARM → GOLD
vesa ‘be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
man ‘remember’
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1. muna (verb): remember
k ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
rausnar ‘the munificence’
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1. rausn (noun f.): magnificence < rausnarskap (noun n.)
skap ‘’
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1. skap (noun n.; °-s; *-): mind, fate < rausnarskap (noun n.)
ræsis ‘of the king’
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ræsir (noun m.): ruler
raun ‘magnificently’
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raun (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): ordeal, proof, experience < raundýrliga (adv.)
dýrliga ‘’
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dýrliga (adv.; °superl. -ast): [ceremoniously] < raundýrliga (adv.)
ef ‘if’
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3. ef (conj.): if
lofða ‘of men’
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lofði (noun m.; °; -ar): man
gramr ‘king’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
lifði ‘were alive’
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lifa (verb): live
leik ‘with the play’
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1. leikr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar): sport, play < leikmildr (adj.)
kennings
Hildar leikmildr,‘generous with the play of Hildr [lit. play-generous of Hildr] ’
= BATTLE
generous with the play of Hildr [lit. play-generous of Hildr] → BATTLE
mildr ‘generous’
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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous < leikmildr (adj.)
kennings
Hildar leikmildr,‘generous with the play of Hildr [lit. play-generous of Hildr] ’
= BATTLE
generous with the play of Hildr [lit. play-generous of Hildr] → BATTLE
Sigurðr ‘Sigurðr’
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Sigurðr (noun m.): Sigurðr
notes
[6, 8] Sigurðr inn ellri ‘Sigurðr the elder’: King Sigurðr Jórsalafari ‘Jerusalem-traveller’ Magnússon (r. 1103-30), who was renowned for his generosity.
hrósa ‘I praise’
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hrósa (verb): praise
Hildar ‘of Hildr’
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2. Hildr (noun f.): Hildr
kennings
Hildar leikmildr,‘generous with the play of Hildr [lit. play-generous of Hildr] ’
= BATTLE
generous with the play of Hildr [lit. play-generous of Hildr] → BATTLE
veg ‘the honour’
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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour
vísa ‘king’
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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader
vellum ‘to gold’
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vell (noun n.): gold
grimmr ‘fierce’
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grimmr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): fierce
[8] grimmr: ‘grims’ Bb
inn ‘the’
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2. inn (art.): the
notes
[6, 8] Sigurðr inn ellri ‘Sigurðr the elder’: King Sigurðr Jórsalafari ‘Jerusalem-traveller’ Magnússon (r. 1103-30), who was renowned for his generosity.
ellri ‘elder’
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ellri (adj. comp.; °superl. ellztr; pos. gamall adj.): older, elder
notes
[6, 8] Sigurðr inn ellri ‘Sigurðr the elder’: King Sigurðr Jórsalafari ‘Jerusalem-traveller’ Magnússon (r. 1103-30), who was renowned for his generosity.
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Myndi bragr nú brǫndum |
This poem would now be magnificently rewarded with the fires of the bracelet-headland [ARM > GOLD] — I know the munificence of the king —, if Sigurðr the elder, king of men, fierce to gold, generous with the play of Hildr [BATTLE] [lit. play-generous of Hildr] were alive; I praise the honour of this king.
The poet puts pressure on the kings for a reward. The helmingar are linked by a subordinating conj. (ef), and the bond between the two is reinforced by the alliteration of the last word in l. 4 with the stuðlar in l. 5. The entire st. is a single sentence with two intercalaries interposed.
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