ESk Sigdr I 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Sigurðardrápa I 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. 540.
Húf ‘ship-side’
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húfr (noun m.; °dat. -i): hull
notes
[1] húf ‘ship-side’: See Note to Mberf Lv 1/3.
lét ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
hilmir ‘The lord’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
svífa ‘rock’
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svífa (verb): sweep
haf ‘the sea’
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haf (noun n.; °-s; *-): sea < hafkaldr (adj.)
kaldan ‘cold’
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kaldr (adj.; °compar. -ari): cold < hafkaldr (adj.)
lof ‘praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
skaldi ‘the poet’s’
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skáld (noun n.; °-s; -): poet
esat ‘is not’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
of ‘of’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
all ‘the mighty’
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all- ((prefix)): very < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
valds ‘ruler’s’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
risnu ‘magnificence’
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risna (noun f.; °-u): munificence
ein ‘one’
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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone < einfaldr (adj.): single
falt ‘sided’
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faldr (noun m.; °; -ar): headdress < einfaldr (adj.): single
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
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[4] í Griksalti ‘in the Aegean’: This p. n., which is attested only here in poetry, lit. means ‘Greek-salt’.
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[4] í Griksalti ‘in the Aegean’: This p. n., which is attested only here in poetry, lit. means ‘Greek-salt’.
salti ‘ Aegean’
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salt (noun n.; °-s): sea, salt < Grikksalt (noun n.)
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[4] í Griksalti ‘in the Aegean’: This p. n., which is attested only here in poetry, lit. means ‘Greek-salt’.
áðr ‘before’
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áðr (adv.; °//): before
við ‘by’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
einkar ‘the exceedingly’
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einkar (adv.): extremely
breiða ‘large’
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breiðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): broad, wide
ulf ‘’
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1. ulfr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): wolf < ulfnestir (noun m.)
auð ‘the wealth’
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1. auðr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-): wealth < auðlestir (noun m.)
[6] auðlestir: so all others, ulfnestir Kˣ
kennings
auðlestir‘the wealth-destroyer ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the wealth-destroyer → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[6] auðlestir ‘the wealth-destroyer’: Ulfnestir ‘the wolf-feeder’ (so Kˣ) is a possible reading, but secondary.
nestir ‘’
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nestir (noun m.) < ulfnestir (noun m.)
lestir ‘destroyer’
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lestir (noun m.): damager, destroyer < auðlestir (noun m.)
[6] auðlestir: so all others, ulfnestir Kˣ
kennings
auðlestir‘the wealth-destroyer ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the wealth-destroyer → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[6] auðlestir ‘the wealth-destroyer’: Ulfnestir ‘the wolf-feeder’ (so Kˣ) is a possible reading, but secondary.
skip ‘the ship’
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skip (noun n.; °-s; -): ship
festi ‘moored’
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2. festa (verb): fasten, betrothe, promise
[6] festi: so 39, E, J2ˣ, H, Hr, festir Kˣ, 42ˣ
ǫll ‘’
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allr (adj.): all
beið ‘awaited’
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bíða (verb; °bíðr; beið, biðu; beðit): wait, suffer, experience
vald ‘’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
stilli ‘the leader’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
Akrs ‘city of’
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akr (noun m.; °akrs, dat. akri; akrar): field < Akrsborg (noun f.): [Acre]
[8] Akrs‑: ‘akus’ Hr
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[8] Akrsborg ‘city of Acre’: Located in the district of Galilee, present-day north-western Israel. The Crusaders captured the city from the Arabs in 1104, and it became their most important port and stronghold in Palestine.
borg ‘ Acre’
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borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold < Akrsborg (noun f.): [Acre]
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[8] Akrsborg ‘city of Acre’: Located in the district of Galilee, present-day north-western Israel. The Crusaders captured the city from the Arabs in 1104, and it became their most important port and stronghold in Palestine.
fegins ‘that morning’
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2. feginn (adj.; °compar. fegnari, superl. fegnastr): glad, happy < feginsmorginn (noun m.)
[8] fegins‑: fegin Hr
morgin ‘of joy’
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morginn (noun m.; °morgins, dat. morgni; morgnar): morning < feginsmorginn (noun m.)
[8] ‑morgin: morgun E, J2ˣ, Hr
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Sigurðr sailed through the Aegean to Palestine and landed in Acre (1110). He was received by King Baldwin, who accompanied him to the River Jordan.
In Hkr this st. and st. 4 are cited without intervening prose, whereas H-Hr separates the two sts and elaborates on Baldwin’s reception of Sigurðr.
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