Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 56

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SnSt, Skm ch. 56

Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál 56 — ed. not skaldic

Not published: do not cite (SnSt, Skm ch. 56)

Snorri Sturluson Skáldskaparmál

55 56 57

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The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):

Í Bjarkarmálum inum fornum eru tölð mörg gullsheiti. Svá segir þar:

Gramr inn gjöflasti

gæddi hirð sína

Fenju forverki,

Fáfnis Miðgarði,

Glasis glóbarri,

Grana fagrbyði,

Draupnis dýrsveita,

dúni Grafvitnis.

Ýtti örr hilmir,

aldir við tóku,

Sitjar svarðfestum,

svelli dalnauðar,

tregum otrsgjöldum,

tárum Mardallar,

eldi Órunar,

Iðja glysmálum.

Gladdi gunnveitir,

gengum fagrbúnir,

Þjaza þingskilum

þjóðir hermargar,

Rínar rauðmalmi,

rógi Niflunga,

vísi inn vígdjarfi.

Varði hann Baldr þeygi.

Gull er kallat í kenningum eldr handar eða liðs eða leggjar, því at þat er rautt, en silfr snær eða svell eða héla, því at þat er hvítt. Með sama hætti skal ok kenna gull eða silfr til sjóðs eða diguls eða lauðar, en hvárttveggja silfr ok gull má vera grjót handar eða hálsgjörð nökkurs þess manns, er títt var at hafa men. Men ok hringar eru bæði silfr ok gull, ef eigi er annan veg greint. Sem kvað Þorleikr fagri:

Kastar gramr á glæstar

gegn valstöðvar þegnum,

ungr vísi gefr eisu

armleggs, digulfarmi.

Ok sem kvað Einarr skálaglamm:

Liðbröndum kná Lundar

landfrækn jöfurr granda.

Hykka ek ræsis rekka

Rínar grjót of þrjóta.

Svá kvað Einarr Skúlason:

Blóðeisu liggr bæði

bjargs tveim megin geima

sjóðs, á ek sökkva stríði,

snær ok eldr, at mæra.

Ok enn sem hann kvað:

Dægr þrymr hvert, en hjarta

hlýrskildir ræðr mildu

Heita blakks, of hvítum

hafleygr digulskalfi.

Aldri má fyr eldi

áls hrynbrautar skála,

öll viðr folka fellir

framræði snæ brœða.

Hér er gull kallat eldr áls hrynbrautar, en silfr snær skálanna. Svá kvað Þórðr Mæraskáld:

Sér á seima rýri,

sigðis látrs at átti,

hrauns glaðsendir handa,

Hermóðr föður góðan.

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