Eskál Vell 35I
Edith Marold (ed.) 2012, ‘Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, Vellekla 35’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 327.
Fjall ‘the mountain’
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1. fjall (noun n.): mountain < fjallvaniðr (adj.)
vǫnðum ‘accustomed’
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2. venja (verb): accustom, train < fjallvaniðr (adj.)
gaf ‘gave’
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gefa (verb): give
fylli ‘their fill’
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fylli (noun f.): fill
fyllr ‘’
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2. fyllr (noun f.): [sea]
fullr ‘sated’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete
[2] fullr: fyllr A, 743ˣ, 2368ˣ
varð ‘was’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
spér ‘’
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2. spara (verb): spare, withhold
gullu ‘resounded’
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gjalla (verb): to scream, shriek; to repay, return, pay for
hræ ‘’
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hræ (noun n.; °; -): corpse, carrion < hræstefnandi (noun m.)
hré ‘’
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hræ (noun n.; °; -): corpse, carrion < hréstefnandi (noun m.)
her ‘The army’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host < herstefnandi (noun m.)
[3] her‑: hré‑ Tˣ, B, hræ‑ A, 743ˣ, 2368ˣ
kennings
Herstefnandi‘The army-summoner ’
= RULER
The army-summoner → RULER
stefnandi ‘summoner’
[3] ‑stefnandi: ‘‑stef(na)nd[...]’(?) B, stefnandi 744ˣ
kennings
Herstefnandi‘The army-summoner ’
= RULER
The army-summoner → RULER
hrefna ‘’
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hrefn (noun m.; masc noun): raven
hrafna ‘’
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hrafn (noun m.; °hrafns; dat. hrafni; hrafnar): raven
hrefna ‘’
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hrefn (noun m.; masc noun): raven
hrǫfnum ‘ravens’
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hrafn (noun m.; °hrafns; dat. hrafni; hrafnar): raven
[3] hrǫfnum: hrafna A, 743ˣ, 2368ˣ, ‘[...]efna’ B, hrefna 744ˣ
hrafn ‘the raven’
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hrafn (noun m.; °hrafns; dat. hrafni; hrafnar): raven
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
ylgjar ‘of the she-wolf’
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ylgr (noun f.; °acc. -i): she-wolf
kennings
tafni ylgjar.‘the prey of the she-wolf. ’
= CORPSE
the prey of the she-wolf. → CORPSE
tanni ‘’
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tǫnn (noun f.; °tannar; tenn/tennr/tennar): tooth
kennings
tafni ylgjar.‘the prey of the she-wolf. ’
= CORPSE
the prey of the she-wolf. → CORPSE
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This helmingr is the first example cited in a passage on names for ‘raven’ in both SnE (Skm) and LaufE.
The very general content of the stanza makes it unclear whether it even belongs to Vell or has any relation to the battle against the Jómsvíkingar; see Introduction.
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