ESk Run 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Runhenda 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, p. 552.
Víkverjum ‘the Víkverjar’
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víkveri (noun m.): [Víkverjar]
notes
[1] Víkverjum ‘the Víkverjar’: The people of Viken, the areas on both sides of Oslofjorden.
þannig ‘accordingly’
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þannig (adv.): thus, there, that way
[2] þannig: þannug Kˣ, E, J2ˣ, þannveg 42ˣ, Hr
gǫrræði ‘for their unlawful ways’
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gǫrræði (noun n.): unlawful ways
[3] gǫrræði: ‘græddi’ 42ˣ
gramr ‘The ruler’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
mildr ‘’
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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous < gjafmildr (adj.)
[4] ‑mildr: so all others, ‑mild Mork
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
framr ‘outstanding’
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framr (adj.; °compar. framari/fremri, superl. framastr/fremstr): outstanding, foremost
Flest ‘Most’
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
folk ‘people’
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folk (noun n.): people
hrætt ‘afraid’
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3. hræða (verb): fear, be afraid
áðr ‘before’
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áðr (adv.; °//): before
fengi ‘they reached’
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fengi (noun n.; °-s): booty
sætt ‘a settlement’
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sætt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): settlement
en ‘but’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
[7] en gjǫldin jók: en gísla tók Kˣ, F, Hr, en gíslar tók E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H
gjǫldin ‘the payments’
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gjald (noun n.): payment, reward, return
[7] en gjǫldin jók: en gísla tók Kˣ, F, Hr, en gíslar tók E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H
jók ‘increased’
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1. auka (verb; °eykr; jók, jóku/juku): (str. intrans.) increase
[7] en gjǫldin jók: en gísla tók Kˣ, F, Hr, en gíslar tók E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H
sá ‘he’
[8] sás gísla tók (‘sa er gisla toc’): sás gjǫldin jók all others
s ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[8] sás gísla tók (‘sa er gisla toc’): sás gjǫldin jók all others
gísla ‘hostages’
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1. gísl (noun m.): hostage
[8] sás gísla tók (‘sa er gisla toc’): sás gjǫldin jók all others
tók ‘took’
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2. taka (verb): take
[8] sás gísla tók (‘sa er gisla toc’): sás gjǫldin jók all others
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Stanzas 2-3 document how Eysteinn put down a rebellion by the people of Viken, Norway.
It is not clear why the people of Viken rebelled against Eysteinn, and the surrounding prose is derived from the poetry. — [7-8]: The reading of the other mss, en, sás jók gjǫldin, tók gísla ‘but he who increased the payments, took hostages’ is possible and has been adopted by most previous eds. The prose of Mork reflects the order of events described in the Mork version of the st. (i.e. Eysteinn took hostages and then exacted payments), whereas the prose of Hkr and H-Hr states that Eysteinn first exacted heavy payments and then took hostages.
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