ESk Ingdr 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Ingadrápa 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. 563-4.
Alls ‘’
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allr (adj.): all
kennings
Alls engi arngrennir‘Not one eagle-feeder ’
= WARRIOR
Not one eagle-feeder → WARRIOR
engi ‘Not one’
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2. engi (pron.): no, none
kennings
Alls engi arngrennir‘Not one eagle-feeder ’
= WARRIOR
Not one eagle-feeder → WARRIOR
þarf ‘needs to’
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2. þurfa (verb): need, be necessary
notes
[1, 2] þarf kenna Inga þat ‘needs to blame Ingi for the fact’: The slaying of Sigurðr munnr was prompted by some of Sigurðr’s men killing a servant of Ingi’s retainer, Grégóríus Dagsson, and one of Ingi’s own men, Sigurðr skrúðhyrna ‘the Ornament-cornered’. Grégóríus urged Ingi to retaliate, and, although he was initially reluctant to resort to violence, he finally acquiesced. All prose narratives agree that Ingi was part of the raid against Sigurðr. According to Mork (1928-32, 457) and Hkr (ÍF 28, 341), Sigurðr went outside when the house he was in came under attack. He called on Ingi to grant him a truce, but he was hewn down immediately. Fsk (ÍF 29, 336) states that Ingi wanted to give Sigurðr quarter, but that Ingi’s men did not listen and killed him nonetheless.
Inga ‘Ingi’
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Ingi (noun m.): king, Ingi
notes
[1, 2] þarf kenna Inga þat ‘needs to blame Ingi for the fact’: The slaying of Sigurðr munnr was prompted by some of Sigurðr’s men killing a servant of Ingi’s retainer, Grégóríus Dagsson, and one of Ingi’s own men, Sigurðr skrúðhyrna ‘the Ornament-cornered’. Grégóríus urged Ingi to retaliate, and, although he was initially reluctant to resort to violence, he finally acquiesced. All prose narratives agree that Ingi was part of the raid against Sigurðr. According to Mork (1928-32, 457) and Hkr (ÍF 28, 341), Sigurðr went outside when the house he was in came under attack. He called on Ingi to grant him a truce, but he was hewn down immediately. Fsk (ÍF 29, 336) states that Ingi wanted to give Sigurðr quarter, but that Ingi’s men did not listen and killed him nonetheless.
arn ‘eagle-’
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1. ǫrn (noun m.; °arnar, dat. erni; ernir, acc. ǫrnu): eagle < arngrennir (noun m.)
[2] arn‑: ulf‑ FskAˣ
kennings
Alls engi arngrennir‘Not one eagle-feeder ’
= WARRIOR
Not one eagle-feeder → WARRIOR
notes
[2] arngrennir ‘eagle-feeder’: Ulfgrennir ‘wolf-feeder’ (so FskAˣ) is an equally good reading.
grennir ‘feeder’
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1. grennir (noun m.): feeder < arngrennir (noun m.)
kennings
Alls engi arngrennir‘Not one eagle-feeder ’
= WARRIOR
Not one eagle-feeder → WARRIOR
notes
[2] arngrennir ‘eagle-feeder’: Ulfgrennir ‘wolf-feeder’ (so FskAˣ) is an equally good reading.
þat ‘for the fact’
notes
[1, 2] þarf kenna Inga þat ‘needs to blame Ingi for the fact’: The slaying of Sigurðr munnr was prompted by some of Sigurðr’s men killing a servant of Ingi’s retainer, Grégóríus Dagsson, and one of Ingi’s own men, Sigurðr skrúðhyrna ‘the Ornament-cornered’. Grégóríus urged Ingi to retaliate, and, although he was initially reluctant to resort to violence, he finally acquiesced. All prose narratives agree that Ingi was part of the raid against Sigurðr. According to Mork (1928-32, 457) and Hkr (ÍF 28, 341), Sigurðr went outside when the house he was in came under attack. He called on Ingi to grant him a truce, but he was hewn down immediately. Fsk (ÍF 29, 336) states that Ingi wanted to give Sigurðr quarter, but that Ingi’s men did not listen and killed him nonetheless.
kenna ‘blame’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
notes
[1, 2] þarf kenna Inga þat ‘needs to blame Ingi for the fact’: The slaying of Sigurðr munnr was prompted by some of Sigurðr’s men killing a servant of Ingi’s retainer, Grégóríus Dagsson, and one of Ingi’s own men, Sigurðr skrúðhyrna ‘the Ornament-cornered’. Grégóríus urged Ingi to retaliate, and, although he was initially reluctant to resort to violence, he finally acquiesced. All prose narratives agree that Ingi was part of the raid against Sigurðr. According to Mork (1928-32, 457) and Hkr (ÍF 28, 341), Sigurðr went outside when the house he was in came under attack. He called on Ingi to grant him a truce, but he was hewn down immediately. Fsk (ÍF 29, 336) states that Ingi wanted to give Sigurðr quarter, but that Ingi’s men did not listen and killed him nonetheless.
hverr ‘each’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
spyri ‘hear’
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spyrja (verb; spurði): ask; hear, find out
satt ‘the truth’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
snerru ‘the attack’
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1. snerra (noun f.; °-u): onslaught
seggr ‘man’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
at ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
gram ‘the prince’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
bitu ‘bit’
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bíta (verb; °bítr; beit, bitu; bitinn): bite
eggjar ‘sword-blades’
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1. egg (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-): edge, blade
Bǫð ‘the onslaught’
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bǫð (noun f.; °-s; -): battle
gatat ‘was unable’
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2. geta (verb): to beget, give birth to, mention, speak of; to think well of, like, love
stillir ‘lord’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
styrjar ‘The battle-’
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styrr (noun m.; °dat. -): battle
mildr ‘generous’
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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous
þótt ‘although’
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þótt (conj.): although
vildi ‘he may have wanted to’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
fús ‘eager’
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fúss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): eager, willing
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
fjǫr ‘death’
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fjǫr (noun n.): life < fjǫrspell (noun n.): [death]
[7] fjǫr‑: so FskAˣ, ‘fiar‑’ Mork
notes
[7] fjǫrspell ‘death’: Lit. ‘life-destruction’.
spell ‘’
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2. spjall (noun n.; °; -*): destruction, loss < fjǫrspell (noun n.): [death]
notes
[7] fjǫrspell ‘death’: Lit. ‘life-destruction’.
notes
[7] vísa ‘the leader’: Ræsi ‘ruler’ (so FskAˣ) is syntactically and metrically possible.
fylkis ‘the ruler’s’
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fylkir (noun m.): leader
sveit ‘retinue’
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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
veita ‘inflict’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
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Stanzas 2-4 describe the slaying of Sigurðr munnr ‘Mouth’ Haraldsson by Ingi’s retainer, Grégóríus Dagsson, in Bergen (10 June 1155). In Mork, this st. is recited in response to a question posed by Eysteinn Haraldsson when he arrives in Bergen three days after the killing, whereas it is cited in Fsk to document Ingi’s lack of participation in this undertaking (see Introduction above).
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