ESk Ingdr 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Ingadrápa 3’ 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. 564-5.
Út ‘out’
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út (adv.): out(side)
lét ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
stǫng ‘pole’
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stǫng (noun f.; °stangar, dat. -u; stangir/stengr): pole
á ‘onto’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
notes
[1] á Stræti ‘onto Stræti (“the Street”)’: Stræti (lit. ‘street’) was the ON name of the street (now Øvregaten) stretching from Mariekirken (Máríukirkja, the Church of S. Mary) to Olavskirken (Óláfskirkja, the Church of S. Óláfr) in Bergen (see map in ÍF 30). The p. n. is also given in the prose of Mork (Mork 1928-32, 547: af stretino) and in Hkr (ÍF 28, 340: af strætinu), but not in Fsk.
Stræti ‘Stræti (‘the Street’)’
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stræti (noun n.; °-s; -): street
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[1] á Stræti ‘onto Stræti (“the Street”)’: Stræti (lit. ‘street’) was the ON name of the street (now Øvregaten) stretching from Mariekirken (Máríukirkja, the Church of S. Mary) to Olavskirken (Óláfskirkja, the Church of S. Óláfr) in Bergen (see map in ÍF 30). The p. n. is also given in the prose of Mork (Mork 1928-32, 547: af stretino) and in Hkr (ÍF 28, 340: af strætinu), but not in Fsk.
kennings
Sterkr sonr Dags‘The strong son of Dagr ’
= Grégóríus
The strong son of Dagr → Grégóríus
notes
[2] sterkr (m. nom. sg.) ‘strong’: If the FskAˣ variant is adopted, sterk (n. acc. pl.) would qualify dǫrr (n. acc. pl.) ‘spears’ (l. 3). For dǫrr ‘spears’, see Note to Gísl Magnkv 12/8. — [2, 4] sterkr sonr Dags ‘the strong son of Dagr [= Grégóríus]’: For Grégóríus Dagsson, see ‘Biographies of Other Dignitaries’ in Introduction to this vol. and ESk Elfv.
kennings
Sterkr sonr Dags‘The strong son of Dagr ’
= Grégóríus
The strong son of Dagr → Grégóríus
notes
[2] sterkr (m. nom. sg.) ‘strong’: If the FskAˣ variant is adopted, sterk (n. acc. pl.) would qualify dǫrr (n. acc. pl.) ‘spears’ (l. 3). For dǫrr ‘spears’, see Note to Gísl Magnkv 12/8. — [2, 4] sterkr sonr Dags ‘the strong son of Dagr [= Grégóríus]’: For Grégóríus Dagsson, see ‘Biographies of Other Dignitaries’ in Introduction to this vol. and ESk Elfv.
dýrligra ‘of the precious’
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dýrligr (adj.; °compar. -ri, superl. -astr/-(a)st-): glorious, precious
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[2] dýrligra merkja ‘of the precious standard’: Lit. ‘of the precious standards’. Pl. used with a sg. meaning.
merkja ‘standard’
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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign
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[2] dýrligra merkja ‘of the precious standard’: Lit. ‘of the precious standards’. Pl. used with a sg. meaning.
dúðusk ‘shook’
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dýja (verb; °dúði): shake
dǫrr ‘spears’
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dǫrr (noun m.): spear
af ‘with’
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af (prep.): from
reiði ‘wrath’
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2. reiði (noun f.; °-): anger
Dags ‘of Dagr’
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2. Dagr (noun m.): Dagr
kennings
Sterkr sonr Dags‘The strong son of Dagr ’
= Grégóríus
The strong son of Dagr → Grégóríus
notes
[2, 4] sterkr sonr Dags ‘the strong son of Dagr [= Grégóríus]’: For Grégóríus Dagsson, see ‘Biographies of Other Dignitaries’ in Introduction to this vol. and ESk Elfv.
sonr ‘son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
[4] sonr: so FskAˣ, son Mork
kennings
Sterkr sonr Dags‘The strong son of Dagr ’
= Grégóríus
The strong son of Dagr → Grégóríus
notes
[2, 4] sterkr sonr Dags ‘the strong son of Dagr [= Grégóríus]’: For Grégóríus Dagsson, see ‘Biographies of Other Dignitaries’ in Introduction to this vol. and ESk Elfv.
bera ‘be carried’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
fagra ‘the fair’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
Hnigu ‘sank down’
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hníga (verb): sink, fall
menn ‘Men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
gný ‘the din’
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gnýr (noun m.): din, tumult
kennings
gný gagls Gunnar;‘the din of Gunnr’s gosling; ’
= BATTLE
Gunnr’s gosling; → RAVEN/EAGLE
the din of the RAVEN/EAGLE → BATTLE
notes
[5-6] gný gagls Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’s <valkyrie’s> gosling [RAVEN/EAGLE > BATTLE]’: Gný Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’ is in itself a kenning for ‘battle’. Kock (NN §§2538, 2990B) takes the prepositional phrase í gný Gunnar gagls in its literal meaning (‘in the screeching of Gunnr’s gosling’, i.e. ‘in the screeching of the raven/eagle’), an interpretation which seems rather strained.
Gunnar ‘of Gunnr’s’
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Gunnr (noun f.): Gunnr
kennings
gný gagls Gunnar;‘the din of Gunnr’s gosling; ’
= BATTLE
Gunnr’s gosling; → RAVEN/EAGLE
the din of the RAVEN/EAGLE → BATTLE
notes
[5-6] gný gagls Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’s <valkyrie’s> gosling [RAVEN/EAGLE > BATTLE]’: Gný Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’ is in itself a kenning for ‘battle’. Kock (NN §§2538, 2990B) takes the prepositional phrase í gný Gunnar gagls in its literal meaning (‘in the screeching of Gunnr’s gosling’, i.e. ‘in the screeching of the raven/eagle’), an interpretation which seems rather strained.
Gunnar ‘of Gunnr’s’
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Gunnr (noun f.): Gunnr
kennings
gný gagls Gunnar;‘the din of Gunnr’s gosling; ’
= BATTLE
Gunnr’s gosling; → RAVEN/EAGLE
the din of the RAVEN/EAGLE → BATTLE
notes
[5-6] gný gagls Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’s <valkyrie’s> gosling [RAVEN/EAGLE > BATTLE]’: Gný Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’ is in itself a kenning for ‘battle’. Kock (NN §§2538, 2990B) takes the prepositional phrase í gný Gunnar gagls in its literal meaning (‘in the screeching of Gunnr’s gosling’, i.e. ‘in the screeching of the raven/eagle’), an interpretation which seems rather strained.
gagls ‘gosling’
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gagl (noun n.): gosling
kennings
gný gagls Gunnar;‘the din of Gunnr’s gosling; ’
= BATTLE
Gunnr’s gosling; → RAVEN/EAGLE
the din of the RAVEN/EAGLE → BATTLE
notes
[5-6] gný gagls Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’s <valkyrie’s> gosling [RAVEN/EAGLE > BATTLE]’: Gný Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’ is in itself a kenning for ‘battle’. Kock (NN §§2538, 2990B) takes the prepositional phrase í gný Gunnar gagls in its literal meaning (‘in the screeching of Gunnr’s gosling’, i.e. ‘in the screeching of the raven/eagle’), an interpretation which seems rather strained.
gagls ‘gosling’
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gagl (noun n.): gosling
kennings
gný gagls Gunnar;‘the din of Gunnr’s gosling; ’
= BATTLE
Gunnr’s gosling; → RAVEN/EAGLE
the din of the RAVEN/EAGLE → BATTLE
notes
[5-6] gný gagls Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’s <valkyrie’s> gosling [RAVEN/EAGLE > BATTLE]’: Gný Gunnar ‘the din of Gunnr’ is in itself a kenning for ‘battle’. Kock (NN §§2538, 2990B) takes the prepositional phrase í gný Gunnar gagls in its literal meaning (‘in the screeching of Gunnr’s gosling’, i.e. ‘in the screeching of the raven/eagle’), an interpretation which seems rather strained.
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
strengjar ‘of the bowstring’
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strengr (noun m.; °-jar; -ir): string, rope, bow-string
kennings
hagli strengjar‘the hail of the bowstring ’
= ARROWS
the hail of the bowstring → ARROWS
hagli ‘the hail’
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hagl (noun n.; °-s; dat. *-um): hail
kennings
hagli strengjar‘the hail of the bowstring ’
= ARROWS
the hail of the bowstring → ARROWS
brœðr ‘brothers’
[7] brœðr: brœðir FskAˣ
hafa ‘have’
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hafa (verb): have
barzk ‘fought’
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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight
notes
[7-8] í miðri Bjǫrgyn ‘in the middle of Bergen’: The FskAˣ variant (miðri ‘middle’) violates the metre since it requires an additional syllable. The Mork reading (á víðri Bjǫrgyn ‘at/in spacious Bergen’) appears to be a lectio facilior, because that adj. occurs very frequently in combinations with place names (see LP: víðr). The battle did take place in the middle of Bergen, and Sigurðr and his men were attacked while they were drinking in a hall owned by the woman Sigríðr sæta ‘Grass Widow’. See also Note to l. 1 above.
miðri ‘the middle’
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miðr (adj.): middle, less, hardly
[7] í miðri: á víðri Mork, miðri FskAˣ
notes
[7-8] í miðri Bjǫrgyn ‘in the middle of Bergen’: The FskAˣ variant (miðri ‘middle’) violates the metre since it requires an additional syllable. The Mork reading (á víðri Bjǫrgyn ‘at/in spacious Bergen’) appears to be a lectio facilior, because that adj. occurs very frequently in combinations with place names (see LP: víðr). The battle did take place in the middle of Bergen, and Sigurðr and his men were attacked while they were drinking in a hall owned by the woman Sigríðr sæta ‘Grass Widow’. See also Note to l. 1 above.
Bjǫrg ‘of Berg’
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bjǫrg (noun f.; °bjargar; bjargir): help, deliverance < Bjǫrgyn (noun f.): [Bergen]
notes
[7-8] í miðri Bjǫrgyn ‘in the middle of Bergen’: The FskAˣ variant (miðri ‘middle’) violates the metre since it requires an additional syllable. The Mork reading (á víðri Bjǫrgyn ‘at/in spacious Bergen’) appears to be a lectio facilior, because that adj. occurs very frequently in combinations with place names (see LP: víðr). The battle did take place in the middle of Bergen, and Sigurðr and his men were attacked while they were drinking in a hall owned by the woman Sigríðr sæta ‘Grass Widow’. See also Note to l. 1 above.
notes
[7-8] í miðri Bjǫrgyn ‘in the middle of Bergen’: The FskAˣ variant (miðri ‘middle’) violates the metre since it requires an additional syllable. The Mork reading (á víðri Bjǫrgyn ‘at/in spacious Bergen’) appears to be a lectio facilior, because that adj. occurs very frequently in combinations with place names (see LP: víðr). The battle did take place in the middle of Bergen, and Sigurðr and his men were attacked while they were drinking in a hall owned by the woman Sigríðr sæta ‘Grass Widow’. See also Note to l. 1 above.
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
ósynju ‘without cause’
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ósynja (noun f.): [without cause]
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Út lét stǫng á Stræti |
The strong son of Dagr [= Grégóríus] let the fair pole of the precious standard be carried out onto Stræti (‘the Street’) with wrath; spears shook. Men sank down before the hail of the bowstring [ARROWS] in the din of Gunnr’s <valkyrie’s> gosling [RAVEN/EAGLE > BATTLE]; brothers have fought in the middle of Bergen without cause.
As st. 2 above.
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