ESk Lv 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Lausavísur 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, pp. 570-1.
Ekki ‘no’
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2. ekki (adv.): not
hlaut ‘received’
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hljóta (verb): alot, gain
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
notes
[1, 2] af ítrum Sveini ‘from precious Sveinn’: Sveinn svíðandi Eiríksson (r. 1147-57) was the illegitimate son of Eiríkr eymuni ‘the Long-remembered’ Eiríksson (d. 1137).
ítrum ‘precious’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
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[1, 2] af ítrum Sveini ‘from precious Sveinn’: Sveinn svíðandi Eiríksson (r. 1147-57) was the illegitimate son of Eiríkr eymuni ‘the Long-remembered’ Eiríksson (d. 1137).
Einarr ‘Einarr’
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Einarr (noun m.): Einarr
Sveini ‘Sveinn’
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
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[1, 2] af ítrum Sveini ‘from precious Sveinn’: Sveinn svíðandi Eiríksson (r. 1147-57) was the illegitimate son of Eiríkr eymuni ‘the Long-remembered’ Eiríksson (d. 1137).
ǫld ‘people’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
lofar ‘praise’
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lofa (verb): praise, permit
ǫðlings ‘prince’
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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
mildi ‘the generosity’
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mildi (noun f.): generosity, mercy
æðru ‘of the fright’
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1. æðra (noun f.; °-u): [fright, subject]
fyr ‘for’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
kvæði ‘the poem’
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kvæði (noun n.; °-s; -): poem
Danskr ‘The Danish’
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danskr (adj.): Danish
harri ‘lord’
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1. harri (noun m.; °-a): lord
metr ‘values’
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2. meta (verb): measure, value, assess
dýrra ‘more highly’
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dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious
dugir ‘is not good’
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duga (verb; °dugir; dugði; dugat): help, befit
[6] dugir: ‘dugvr’ 1006ˣ, ‘dugar’ 1005ˣ
fiðlur ‘fiddles’
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fiðla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): [fiddles, fiddle]
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[6, 8] fiðlur ok pípur ‘fiddles and flutes’: Fiðla ‘fiddle’ was a stringed instrument played with a bow, most likely a vielle with a flat back. Pípa ‘flute’ was a short, cylindrical flute with seven holes, a smaller version of the modern recorder. It appears to have been played with the left hand while the minstrel was simultaneously beating a drum with his right hand (see Panum 1934, 57, 66-7). For minstrels in ON society, see Note to ESk Lv 5 [All].
ræðr ‘controls’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
ræsis ‘the ruler’s’
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ræsir (noun m.): ruler
auði ‘wealth’
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1. auðr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-): wealth
Rípa-Ulfr ‘Rípa-Úlfr (‘Úlfr of Ribe’)’
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Rípaulfr (noun m.): Rípa-Úlfr
[8] Rípa‑Ulfr: ‘rypur Vlfur’ 1005ˣ
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[8] Rípa-Ulfr ‘(“Úlfr of Ribe”)’: One of King Sveinn’s counsellors. He fell in the battle of Grathe Hede (Graðarheiðr) near Viborg in Jylland (Jutland), Denmark, on 23 October 1157, along with King Sveinn (so ÍF 35, 293). According to Saxo (2005, II, 14, 19, 16, pp. 240-1), he was captured and executed after that battle. Ribe is a town in Jylland.
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
notes
[6, 8] fiðlur ok pípur ‘fiddles and flutes’: Fiðla ‘fiddle’ was a stringed instrument played with a bow, most likely a vielle with a flat back. Pípa ‘flute’ was a short, cylindrical flute with seven holes, a smaller version of the modern recorder. It appears to have been played with the left hand while the minstrel was simultaneously beating a drum with his right hand (see Panum 1934, 57, 66-7). For minstrels in ON society, see Note to ESk Lv 5 [All].
pípur ‘flutes’
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1. pípa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): flute
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[6, 8] fiðlur ok pípur ‘fiddles and flutes’: Fiðla ‘fiddle’ was a stringed instrument played with a bow, most likely a vielle with a flat back. Pípa ‘flute’ was a short, cylindrical flute with seven holes, a smaller version of the modern recorder. It appears to have been played with the left hand while the minstrel was simultaneously beating a drum with his right hand (see Panum 1934, 57, 66-7). For minstrels in ON society, see Note to ESk Lv 5 [All].
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Einarr travels to Denmark (c. 1153) and recites a poem in praise of the Dan. king Sveinn svíðandi ‘the Singeing’ Eiríksson, from whom he receives no reward.
The st. is preserved in Knýtl and JÓ is the main ms.
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