ESk Run 6II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Runhenda 6’ 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. 555.
Beit ‘bit’
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bíta (verb; °bítr; beit, bitu; bitinn): bite
buðlungs ‘The lord’s’
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buðlungr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, prince
hjǫrr ‘sword’
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hjǫrr (noun m.): sword
blóð ‘blood’
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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood
fell ‘fell’
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falla (verb): fall
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
dǫrr ‘spears’
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dǫrr (noun m.): spear
notes
[2] dǫrr ‘spears’: See Note to Gísl Magnkv 12/8.
hirð ‘retinue’
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hirð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(FskB 53)): retinue
fylgðisk ‘persevered’
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2. fylgja (verb): follow, accompany
[3] fylgðisk: fylgisk F, fylldisk Hr
holl ‘the faithful’
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hollr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): loyal
við ‘at’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
notes
[4] við Hjartarpoll ‘at Hartlepool’: This prepositional phrase could be construed with any of the three preceding clauses (but see the parallel syntactic constructions in sts 5, 6/1-4, and 7). The spelling of this p. n. in Mork could well reflect the then current pronunciation (recorded as Herterpol in 1196; see Watts 2002, 55 and Townend 1998, 36-8, 95). Hartlepool is located in County Durham on the north-eastern coast of England north of Middlesbrough.
Hjartar ‘Hartle’
[4] Hjartar‑: hjarta‑ all others
notes
[4] við Hjartarpoll ‘at Hartlepool’: This prepositional phrase could be construed with any of the three preceding clauses (but see the parallel syntactic constructions in sts 5, 6/1-4, and 7). The spelling of this p. n. in Mork could well reflect the then current pronunciation (recorded as Herterpol in 1196; see Watts 2002, 55 and Townend 1998, 36-8, 95). Hartlepool is located in County Durham on the north-eastern coast of England north of Middlesbrough.
poll ‘pool’
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pollr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): pool < Hjartarpollr (noun m.)
notes
[4] við Hjartarpoll ‘at Hartlepool’: This prepositional phrase could be construed with any of the three preceding clauses (but see the parallel syntactic constructions in sts 5, 6/1-4, and 7). The spelling of this p. n. in Mork could well reflect the then current pronunciation (recorded as Herterpol in 1196; see Watts 2002, 55 and Townend 1998, 36-8, 95). Hartlepool is located in County Durham on the north-eastern coast of England north of Middlesbrough.
Hugin ‘Huginn’
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1. Huginn (noun m.): Huginn
notes
[5] Hugin: One of Óðinn’s ravens.
gladdi ‘gladdened’
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gleðja (verb): gladden, rejoice
heit ‘The hot’
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heitr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): hot, ardent
kennings
Heit Rín valbasta‘The hot Rhine of sword-hilts ’
= BLOOD
The hot Rhine of sword-hilts → BLOOD
beit ‘the ships’
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bíta (verb; °bítr; beit, bitu; bitinn): bite
vitnis ‘the wolf’s’
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vitnir (noun m.): wolf
kennings
vín vitnis‘the wolf’s wine ’
= BLOOD
the wolf’s wine → BLOOD
vín ‘wine’
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vín (noun n.; °-s; -): wine
kennings
vín vitnis‘the wolf’s wine ’
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the wolf’s wine → BLOOD
valbasta ‘of sword-hilts’
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valbǫst (noun f.): [sword-hilts]
[8] valbasta: um valbastar 42ˣ, valkastar Hr
kennings
Heit Rín valbasta‘The hot Rhine of sword-hilts ’
= BLOOD
The hot Rhine of sword-hilts → BLOOD
notes
[8] valbasta ‘of sword-hilts’: The meaning of this word is not clear, but valbǫst appears to have been part of the sword-hilt (see Falk 1914, 29-30). See also ESk Geisl 43/8VII.
Rín ‘Rhine’
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Rín (noun f.): [Rhine]
kennings
Heit Rín valbasta‘The hot Rhine of sword-hilts ’
= BLOOD
The hot Rhine of sword-hilts → BLOOD
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As st. 5 above. In SnE (Skm) buðlungr is given as a heiti for ‘ruler, dignitary’.
[1-2]: In R, Tˣ and C, ll. 1-2 are directly followed by st. 7/3-4.
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