Einarr Skúlason, Haraldsdrápa I 2

Kari Ellen Gade

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ESk Hardr I 2^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Haraldsdrápa I 2’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 543-4.

Einarr Skúlason Haraldsdrápa I

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Átti ‘had’

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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have

[1] Átti: ttuð all others

notes

[1] átti (3rd per. sg. pret. indic.) ‘had’: The variant ttuð (2nd pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘you had’ (so all other mss), which has been adopted by most earlier eds, requires the subject to be treated as a form of address (see Note to st. 1/1).

sókn ‘a battle’

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sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight

[1] sókn við: blank space FskBˣ, ‘sol’ followed by blank space 51ˣ

við ‘by’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

[1] sókn við: blank space FskBˣ, ‘sol’ followed by blank space 51ˣ

sléttan ‘the level’

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sléttr (adj.): level, smooth

[1] sléttan: so FskAˣ, Kˣ, F, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H, Hr, sléttu Mork, sléttan in a different hand 51ˣ

serk ‘shirt’

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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt < serkrjóðr (adj.)

kennings

Harðr Hôolfs serkrjóðr
‘shirt-colourer of Hálfr’
= WARRIOR
Hálfr’s shirt → BYRNIE
The harsh colourer of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

serk ‘shirt’

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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt < serkrjóðr (adj.)

kennings

Harðr Hôolfs serkrjóðr
‘shirt-colourer of Hálfr’
= WARRIOR
Hálfr’s shirt → BYRNIE
The harsh colourer of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

rjóðr ‘colourer’

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1. rjóðr (noun m.): reddener < serkrjóðr (adj.)

[2] ‑rjóðr: ‑rjóðrs F

kennings

Harðr Hôolfs serkrjóðr
‘shirt-colourer of Hálfr’
= WARRIOR
Hálfr’s shirt → BYRNIE
The harsh colourer of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

Hôars ‘’

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Háarr (noun m.): [Hárr, Hôarr]

Hôolfs ‘of Hálfr’s’

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Halfr (noun m.): Hálfr

[2] Hôolfs: blank space FskBˣ, 51ˣ, Hars Kˣ, F, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H, Hr

kennings

Harðr Hôolfs serkrjóðr
‘shirt-colourer of Hálfr’
= WARRIOR
Hálfr’s shirt → BYRNIE
The harsh colourer of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

notes

[2] Hôolfs ‘of Hálfr’s <legendary king’s>’: Hars ‘of Hárr (i.e. of Óðinn)’ (so Hkr, H-Hr) is a possible variant and has been adopted by most earlier eds.

Hôolfs ‘of Hálfr’s’

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Halfr (noun m.): Hálfr

[2] Hôolfs: blank space FskBˣ, 51ˣ, Hars Kˣ, F, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H, Hr

kennings

Harðr Hôolfs serkrjóðr
‘shirt-colourer of Hálfr’
= WARRIOR
Hálfr’s shirt → BYRNIE
The harsh colourer of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

notes

[2] Hôolfs ‘of Hálfr’s <legendary king’s>’: Hars ‘of Hárr (i.e. of Óðinn)’ (so Hkr, H-Hr) is a possible variant and has been adopted by most earlier eds.

merki ‘banners’

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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign

[2] merki: blank space FskBˣ, merki in a different hand 51ˣ

harðr ‘The harsh’

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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh

kennings

Harðr Hôolfs serkrjóðr
‘shirt-colourer of Hálfr’
= WARRIOR
Hálfr’s shirt → BYRNIE
The harsh colourer of the BYRNIE → WARRIOR

[4] blésu: blank space FskBˣ, ‘bl’ in a different hand followed by a blank space 51ˣ

Hús ‘houses’

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hús (noun n.; °-s; -): house

brann ‘burned’

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2. brenna (verb; °brennr/brenn; brann, brunnu; brunninn): (strong, intransitive)

upp ‘up’

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upp (adv.): up

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

eisur ‘fires’

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1. eisa (noun f.; °; -ur): flame, ember

ófátt ‘Not a few’

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ófár (adj.): not a few

séa ‘see’

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2. sjá (verb): see

knátti ‘could’

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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to

malmr ‘steel’

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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal

sǫng ‘sang’

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syngja (verb): sing

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

hlóð ‘stacked up’

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2. hlaða (verb): heap, pile

hilmir ‘the prince’

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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector

hræ ‘a corpse’

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hræ (noun n.; °; -): corpse, carrion < hrækǫstr (noun m.): corpse-mound

kǫst ‘pile’

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kǫstr (noun m.; °dat. kesti; kestir, acc. kǫstu): pile < hrækǫstr (noun m.): corpse-mound

við ‘against’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

ský ‘the clouds’

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ský (noun n.; °-s; -): cloud

gnæfa ‘towering’

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gnæfa (verb): [towering, towered]

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verse
prose

[4]: Læsø is located off the north-eastern coast of Jylland (Jutland), Denmark.

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ESk Hardr I 2II

Átti ‘had’

notes

sókn ‘a battle’

við ‘by’

sléttan ‘the level’

serk ‘shirt’

kennings

serk ‘shirt’

kennings

rjóðr ‘colourer’

kennings

Hôars ‘’

Hôolfs ‘of Hálfr’s’

kennings

notes

Hôolfs ‘of Hálfr’s’

kennings

notes

merki ‘banners’

harðr ‘The harsh’

kennings

þars ‘where’

hregg ‘the storms’

of ‘above’

virðum ‘the men’

Hléseyjar ‘of Læsø’

þrǫm ‘shore’

blésu ‘billow’

Hús ‘houses’

brann ‘burned’

upp ‘up’

en ‘and’

eisur ‘fires’

ófátt ‘Not a few’

séa ‘see’

knátti ‘could’

malmr ‘steel’

sǫng ‘sang’

en ‘and’

hlóð ‘stacked up’

hilmir ‘the prince’

hræ ‘a corpse’

kǫst ‘pile’

við ‘against’

ský ‘the clouds’

gnæfa ‘towering’

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