ESk Run 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Runhenda 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, p. 553.
Vann ‘’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
siklingr ‘The ruler’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
sótt ‘fought’
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sótt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): illness
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[2] við ‘with’: Both með ‘with’ (so Mork) and við ‘with’ are possible with the acc. in this context, but við is more archaic.
snarpa ‘his brave’
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snarpr (adj.): sharp, keen
drótt ‘retinue’
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1. drótt (noun f.): troop
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[3] leyfðs bær lýðum ‘praise must be spread among men’: The Mork variant, leyfðs kær lýðum ‘praise is dear to men’ is an equally good reading, but kær ‘dear’ appears to be a lectio facilior in which the <b> in bær ‘spread’ has been replaced with or misread as <k> in the more common kær ‘dear’. For the adj. bærr, see LP: bærr 1 (som kan, bör, skal, bæres eller føres ‘which can, should, must be carried or brought’).
lýðum ‘among men’
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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people
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[3] leyfðs bær lýðum ‘praise must be spread among men’: The Mork variant, leyfðs kær lýðum ‘praise is dear to men’ is an equally good reading, but kær ‘dear’ appears to be a lectio facilior in which the <b> in bær ‘spread’ has been replaced with or misread as <k> in the more common kær ‘dear’. For the adj. bærr, see LP: bærr 1 (som kan, bör, skal, bæres eller føres ‘which can, should, must be carried or brought’).
bær ‘must be’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
[3] bær: so Kˣ, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H, Hr, kær Mork, nær F
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[3] leyfðs bær lýðum ‘praise must be spread among men’: The Mork variant, leyfðs kær lýðum ‘praise is dear to men’ is an equally good reading, but kær ‘dear’ appears to be a lectio facilior in which the <b> in bær ‘spread’ has been replaced with or misread as <k> in the more common kær ‘dear’. For the adj. bærr, see LP: bærr 1 (som kan, bör, skal, bæres eller føres ‘which can, should, must be carried or brought’).
Leikbergi ‘to Leikbjǫrg’
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Leikberg (noun n.): [to Leikbjǫrg]
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[4] Leikbergi ‘Leikbjǫrg’: This p. n. has not been identified.
nær ‘close’
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nær (adv.): near, almost; when
Renir ‘The Renir’
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renr (noun m.; °; -ir): [Renir]
[5] Renir: so Kˣ, J2ˣ, H, Hr, ‘remir’ Mork, ‘rænir’ F, ‘rénir’ E, ‘rǫnir’ 42ˣ
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[5] Renir ‘the Renir’: People from the district of Bohuslän (Ranríki) in present-day Sweden, then a part of Norway.
ríkt ‘in force’
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ríkr (adj.): mighty, powerful, rich
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
reiddu ‘paid out’
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2. reiða (verb): carry
[6] reiddu: reiddi F, reiði E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, H, réðu Hr
slíkt ‘what’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
festi ‘promised’
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2. festa (verb): fasten, betrothe, promise
[7] ǫld festi: allir festu 42ˣ
auð ‘riches’
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1. auðr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-): wealth
sem ‘’
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sem (conj.): as, which
bauð ‘exacted’
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bjóða (verb; °býðr; bauð, buðu; boðinn (buð- Thom¹ 5²n.)): offer, order, invite
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