ESk Hardr II 4II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Haraldsdrápa II 4’ 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, p. 547.
Vann ‘’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
val ‘of the falcon’
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2. valr (noun m.; °-s): falcon < valgrennir (noun m.)
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
val ‘of the falcon’
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2. valr (noun m.; °-s): falcon < valgrennir (noun m.)
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
grennir ‘The feeder’
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1. grennir (noun m.): feeder < valgrennir (noun m.)
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
viðr ‘off’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
notes
[2, 3] viðr Hveðn ‘off Ven’: Island in the Øresund, the strait between Denmark and Sweden.
rá ‘of the sailyard’
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3. rá (noun f.): sail-yard < ráfiðri (noun n.): [sailyard-feather]
kennings
hánǫðru ráfiðris‘the tall adder of the sailyard-feather ’
= SHIP
the sailyard-feather → SAIL
the tall adder of the SAIL → SHIP
notes
[4] ráfiðris ‘of the sailyard-feather [SAIL]’: The rá ‘yard’ was the horizontal beam supporting the sail (see Falk 1912, 61; Jesch 2001a, 162).
rá ‘of the sailyard’
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3. rá (noun f.): sail-yard < ráfiðri (noun n.): [sailyard-feather]
kennings
hánǫðru ráfiðris‘the tall adder of the sailyard-feather ’
= SHIP
the sailyard-feather → SAIL
the tall adder of the SAIL → SHIP
notes
[4] ráfiðris ‘of the sailyard-feather [SAIL]’: The rá ‘yard’ was the horizontal beam supporting the sail (see Falk 1912, 61; Jesch 2001a, 162).
fiðris ‘feather’
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fjǫðr (noun f.): feather < ráfiðri (noun n.): [sailyard-feather]
kennings
hánǫðru ráfiðris‘the tall adder of the sailyard-feather ’
= SHIP
the sailyard-feather → SAIL
the tall adder of the SAIL → SHIP
notes
[4] ráfiðris ‘of the sailyard-feather [SAIL]’: The rá ‘yard’ was the horizontal beam supporting the sail (see Falk 1912, 61; Jesch 2001a, 162).
fiðris ‘feather’
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fjǫðr (noun f.): feather < ráfiðri (noun n.): [sailyard-feather]
kennings
hánǫðru ráfiðris‘the tall adder of the sailyard-feather ’
= SHIP
the sailyard-feather → SAIL
the tall adder of the SAIL → SHIP
notes
[4] ráfiðris ‘of the sailyard-feather [SAIL]’: The rá ‘yard’ was the horizontal beam supporting the sail (see Falk 1912, 61; Jesch 2001a, 162).
notes
[2, 3] viðr Hveðn ‘off Ven’: Island in the Øresund, the strait between Denmark and Sweden.
há ‘the tall ’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high < hánaðra (noun f.): [tall adder]
[3] hánǫðru: ‘hamoþro’ Mork
kennings
hánǫðru ráfiðris‘the tall adder of the sailyard-feather ’
= SHIP
the sailyard-feather → SAIL
the tall adder of the SAIL → SHIP
notes
[3] hánǫðru ‘the tall adder’: The second element in this cpd is the weak f. noun naðra ‘adder’. See also Note to st. 2/4 above.
nǫðru ‘adder’
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naðra (noun f.; °*-u; *-ur): snake < hánaðra (noun f.): [tall adder]
[3] hánǫðru: ‘hamoþro’ Mork
kennings
hánǫðru ráfiðris‘the tall adder of the sailyard-feather ’
= SHIP
the sailyard-feather → SAIL
the tall adder of the SAIL → SHIP
notes
[3] hánǫðru ‘the tall adder’: The second element in this cpd is the weak f. noun naðra ‘adder’. See also Note to st. 2/4 above.
hroðit ‘cleared’
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1. hrjóða (verb): clear, destroy
vápn ‘of the weapon’
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vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon < vápnboði (noun m.): [weapon-wave]
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
vápn ‘of the weapon’
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vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon < vápnboði (noun m.): [weapon-wave]
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
vápn ‘of the weapon’
(not checked:)
vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon < vápnboði (noun m.): [weapon-wave]
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
boða ‘wave’
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boði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): messenger, breaker < vápnboði (noun m.): [weapon-wave]
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
boða ‘wave’
(not checked:)
boði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): messenger, breaker < vápnboði (noun m.): [weapon-wave]
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
boða ‘wave’
(not checked:)
boði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): messenger, breaker < vápnboði (noun m.): [weapon-wave]
kennings
Vápnboða valgrennir‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’
= WARRIOR
the weapon-wave → BLOOD
the falcon of the BLOOD → RAVEN/EAGLE
The feeder of the RAVEN/EAGLE → WARRIOR
Flugu ‘flew’
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fljúga (verb): fly
framliga ‘powerfully’
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framliga (adv.): boldly
fekk ‘gained’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
svan ‘of the swan’
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svanr (noun m.; °-s; -ir): swan < svanbekkr (noun m.): [swan-bench]
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
svan ‘of the swan’
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svanr (noun m.; °-s; -ir): swan < svanbekkr (noun m.): [swan-bench]
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
svan ‘of the swan’
(not checked:)
svanr (noun m.; °-s; -ir): swan < svanbekkr (noun m.): [swan-bench]
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
bekkjar ‘bench’
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1. bekkr (noun m.; °-jar/-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): bench < svanbekkr (noun m.): [swan-bench]
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
bekkjar ‘bench’
(not checked:)
1. bekkr (noun m.; °-jar/-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): bench < svanbekkr (noun m.): [swan-bench]
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
bekkjar ‘bench’
(not checked:)
1. bekkr (noun m.; °-jar/-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): bench < svanbekkr (noun m.): [swan-bench]
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
snarr ‘the brave’
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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
sól ‘of the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < sólþverrir (noun m.)
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
sól ‘of the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < sólþverrir (noun m.)
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
þverrir ‘diminisher’
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þverrir (noun m.): diminisher < sólþverrir (noun m.)
kennings
snarr svanbekkjar sólþverrir‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’
= GENEROUS MAN
the swan-bench → SEA
the sun of the SEA → GOLD
the brave diminisher of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
sigr ‘victory’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory
falvigrar ‘Shafted spears’
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falvigr (noun f.): [Shafted spears]
notes
[8] falvigrar ‘shafted spears’: Falr was the metal tube into which the spearshaft was fitted (see Falk 1914, 73-4, 84).
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Vann valgrennir |
The feeder of the falcon of the weapon-wave [(lit. ‘falcon-feeder of the weapon-wave’) BLOOD > RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR] cleared the tall adder of the sailyard-feather [SAIL > SHIP] off Ven. Shafted spears flew powerfully; the brave diminisher of the sun of the swan-bench [(lit. ‘sun-diminisher of the swan-bench’) SEA > GOLD > GENEROUS MAN] gained victory.
This and the next st. document Haraldr’s participation in two unknown battles in Denmark.
For this battle, see ESk Hardr I 1 above.
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