ESk Lv 7III
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Lausavísur 7’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 169.
introduction
This stanza (ESk Lv 7) is transmitted in mss R (main ms.), Tˣ, W, U and A of Skm (SnE), as well as in mss 2368ˣ and 743ˣ of LaufE and in RE 1665(Kk3) (copied from a ms. close to 743ˣ and of no independent value). The poet is identified as Einarr (no patronymic) in all mss. For the attribution of this helmingr to Einarr Skúlason, see Fidjestøl (1982, 100). It is tempting to connect the stanza with the occasion (described in ESk Lv 3II) on which Einarr travelled to Denmark (c. 1053) to present a poem to the Danish king Sveinn svíðandi ‘the Singeing’ Eiríksson (r. 1147-57) and received no reward for his efforts (see ÍF 35, 275). See also Finnur Jónsson (SnE 1848-87, III, 697-8).
text and translation
Baugs, getr með þér þeygi,
þýðr, drengr vesa lengi,
(elg búum flóðs, nema fylgi)
friðstøkkvir (því nøkkvat).
Drengr getr þeygi vesa lengi með þér, {þýðr friðstøkkvir baugs}; búum {elg flóðs}, nema nøkkvat fylgi því.
‘The man certainly cannot remain long with you, kind truce-banisher of the ring [GENEROUS MAN]; we’ll ready the elk of the flood [SHIP] unless something follows [in return] for that. ’
notes and context
Elgr flóðs ‘elk of the flood’ is given as an illustration of a ship-kenning in both Skm and LaufE.
readings
- [2] þýðr: þrúðr Tˣ
- [2] vesa (‘vera’): una A
- [3] elg búum: ‘eglbuinn’ 2368ˣ, ‘Elgbunn’ 743ˣ
- [4] ‑støkkvir (‘‑stavkqvir’): ‘‑stocuir’ Tˣ, ‘‑stokkvir’ W, 743ˣ, ‘‑stockvir’ U, ‘‑stǫckvi’ A, ‘stóckuir’ 2368ˣ
- [4] því: þér U, ‘þi’ A
- [4] nøkkvat (‘nakqva’): ‘noccua’ Tˣ, ‘nakkva’ W, ‘nockvt’ U, ‘nokc ᷎’ A, ‘nóckua’ 2368ˣ, ‘nockva’ 743ˣ
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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GKS 2367 4° (R) — 35r/29 - 35r/30
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Traj 1374x (Tx) — 36v/25 - 36v/25
Baugs, getr með þér þeygi,
images
þrúðr, drengr vesa lengi,
(elg búum flóðs, nema fylgi)
frið†-stocuir† (því †noccua†). -
AM 242 fol (W) — 80/14 - 80/15
Baugs, getr með þér þeygi,
images
þýðr, drengr vesa lengi,
(elg búum flóðs, nema fylgi)
frið†-stokkvir† (því †nakkva†). -
DG 11 (U) — 34r/11 - 34r/12
Baugs, getr með þér þeygi,
images
þýðr, drengr vesa lengi,
(elg búum flóðs, nema fylgi)
frið†-stockvir† (þér †nockvt†). -
AM 748 I b 4° (A) — 12r/13 - 12r/14
imagesBaugs, getr með þér þeygi,
þýðr, drengr una lengi,
(elg búum flóðs, nema fylgi)
frið†-stǫckvi† (†þi nokc ᷎†).bꜹgs gætr með þer þæygi þyðr drængr vna længi ælg bvvm flóðs | næma fylgi frið stǫkkvi þi nokkvt .
(VEÞ)
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GKS 2368 4°x (2368x) — 130 - 130
Baugs, getr með þér þeygi,
images
þýðr, drengr vesa lengi,
(†eglbuinn† flóðs, nema fylgi)
frið†stóckuir† (því †nóckua†). -
AM 743 4°x (743x) — 97v/3 - 97v/6
Baugs, getr með þér þeygi,
images
þýðr, drengr vesa lengi,
(†Elgbunn† flóðs, nema fylgi)
frið†-stokkvir† (því †nockva†).
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