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ESk Sigdr I 4II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Sigurðardrápa I 4’ 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. 540-1.

Einarr SkúlasonSigurðardrápa I
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gramr ‘ruler’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

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vitja ‘to visit’

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vitja (verb): visit

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glyggs ‘of the storm’

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glygg (noun n.; °-s; -): storm

kennings

víðum sal glyggs.
‘the wide hall of the storm. ’
   = SKY/HEAVEN

the wide hall of the storm. → SKY/HEAVEN
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Jórsala ‘of Jerusalem’

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Jórsalir (noun m.): [Jerusalem]

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byggðar ‘the settlement’

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byggð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): dwelling, settlement

[2] byggðar: byggðir F

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meðr ‘men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

[3] meðr: með 42ˣ

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vitut ‘do not know’

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1. vita (verb): know

[3] vitut: ‘víttu’ H, vitu Hr

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ǫðling ‘lord’

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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler

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œðra ‘a nobler’

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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher

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við ‘’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

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und ‘under’

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3. und (prep.): under, underneath

[4] und: við 39

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sal ‘hall’

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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall

kennings

víðum sal glyggs.
‘the wide hall of the storm. ’
   = SKY/HEAVEN

the wide hall of the storm. → SKY/HEAVEN
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víðum ‘the wide’

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víðr (adj.): far

kennings

víðum sal glyggs.
‘the wide hall of the storm. ’
   = SKY/HEAVEN

the wide hall of the storm. → SKY/HEAVEN
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Ok ‘And’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

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leyg ‘of the flame’

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1. leygr (noun m.): flame < leyghati (noun m.)

[5] leyg‑: laug‑ 42ˣ

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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leyg ‘of the flame’

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1. leygr (noun m.): flame < leyghati (noun m.)

[5] leyg‑: laug‑ 42ˣ

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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hati ‘hater’

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hati (noun m.): hater < leyghati (noun m.)

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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laugask ‘wash himself’

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lauga (verb): wash

[5] laugask: laugar 42ˣ

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leyft ‘a celebrated’

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leyfa (verb): permit; praise

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náði ‘was able to’

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1. ná (verb): reach, get, manage

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hauka ‘of the hawks’’

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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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hauka ‘of the hawks’’

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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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hauka ‘of the hawks’’

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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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fróns ‘land’

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2. frón (noun n.): earth, land

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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fróns ‘land’

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2. frón (noun n.): earth, land

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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fróns ‘land’

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2. frón (noun n.): earth, land

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

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hvatr ‘the swift’

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hvatr (adj.; °-ari, -an; -astr): keen, brave

[8] hvatr: hvatt H, Hr

kennings

hvatr hauka fróns leyghati
‘flame-hater of the hawks’ land’
   = GENEROUS MAN

the hawks’ land → ARM
the flame of the ARM → GOLD
the swift hater of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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Jórðánar ‘of the River Jordan’

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Jórdán (noun f.): River Jordan

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vatri ‘water’

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vatr (noun n.): [water, watery]

[8] vatri: vatni J2ˣ, H, Hr

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As st. 3 above.

For other Norw. kings washing themselves in the River Jordan, see Ív Sig 9.

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