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Eyv Hál 8^I

Russell Poole (ed.) 2012, ‘Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson, Háleygjatal 8’ 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. 206.

Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson Háleygjatal

Ok ‘And’

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

þat ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

þati ‘’

þar ‘there’

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þar (adv.): there

[1] þar: so F, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, þat Kˣ, J2ˣ, ‘þati’ J1ˣ

varð ‘was’

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1. verða (verb): become, be

es ‘where’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

vinir ‘the friends’

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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend

fellu ‘fell’

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falla (verb): fall

margir ‘’

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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

magar ‘of the son’

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mǫgr (noun m.; °; megir, acc. mǫgu): son, boy

[3] magar: margir FskAˣ

kennings

magar Hallgarðs
‘of the son of Hallgarðr [Grjótgarðr] ’
= Hákon
the son of Hallgarðr [Grjótgarðr] → Hákon

hallgar ‘’

alz ‘’

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allz (conj.): °(introducing a dependent causal clause) as, since

Haralds ‘’

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Haraldr (noun m.): Haraldr

Hallgarðs ‘of Hallgarðr [Grjótgarðr]’

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Hallgarðr (noun m.): Hallgarðr

[3] Hallgarðs: so F, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, ‘hallgar’ with ‘hallgarðz’ in margin Kˣ, Haralds FskBˣ, ‘alz’ FskAˣ

kennings

magar Hallgarðs
‘of the son of Hallgarðr [Grjótgarðr] ’
= Hákon
the son of Hallgarðr [Grjótgarðr] → Hákon

notes

[3] Hallgarðs ‘of Hallgarðr [Grjótgarðr]’: By ofljóst for Grjótgarðr, since grjót and hallr are both terms for ‘stone’. Heiti for ‘stone’ are among the favourite subjects for ofljóst.

manna ‘of men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

blóði ‘the blood’

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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood

Stafa ‘of Stave’

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stafr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): staff, post, stave, stick < Stafanes (noun n.)stafr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): staff, post, stave, stick < Stafanes (noun n.)

notes

[5, 8] vágr Stafaness ‘the bay of Stavenes’: The p. n. is in the gen. case, though only FskAˣ (with its sister transcripts 52ˣ and 301ˣ) reads ‘-ness’. Stafanes corresponds phonologically to, and is probably to be identified with, Stavenes i Askvoll, a prominent headland north of Fjaler, Sogn og Fjordane, and site of numerous prehistoric burial mounds.

nes ‘’

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nes (noun n.; °-s; -, gen. -ja): headland < Stafanes (noun n.)

ness ‘nes’

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nes (noun n.; °-s; -, gen. -ja): headland < Stafanes (noun n.)

[5] ‑ness: so FskAˣ, ‑nes Kˣ, F, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, FskBˣ

notes

[5, 8] vágr Stafaness ‘the bay of Stavenes’: The p. n. is in the gen. case, though only FskAˣ (with its sister transcripts 52ˣ and 301ˣ) reads ‘-ness’. Stafanes corresponds phonologically to, and is probably to be identified with, Stavenes i Askvoll, a prominent headland north of Fjaler, Sogn og Fjordane, and site of numerous prehistoric burial mounds.

við ‘in’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

stóran ‘the great’

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stórr (adj.): large, great

kennings

stóran gný vinar Lóðurs.
‘the great din of the friend of Lóðurr.’
= BATTLE
the friend of Lóðurr. → Óðinn
the great din of of ÓÐINN → BATTLE

gný ‘din of’

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gnýr (noun m.): din, tumult

kennings

stóran gný vinar Lóðurs.
‘the great din of the friend of Lóðurr.’
= BATTLE
the friend of Lóðurr. → Óðinn
the great din of of ÓÐINN → BATTLE

vinar ‘the friend’

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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend

kennings

stóran gný vinar Lóðurs.
‘the great din of the friend of Lóðurr.’
= BATTLE
the friend of Lóðurr. → Óðinn
the great din of of ÓÐINN → BATTLE

vinar ‘the friend’

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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend

kennings

stóran gný vinar Lóðurs.
‘the great din of the friend of Lóðurr.’
= BATTLE
the friend of Lóðurr. → Óðinn
the great din of of ÓÐINN → BATTLE

Lóðurs ‘of Lóðurr’

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Lóðurr (noun m.): Lóðurr

kennings

stóran gný vinar Lóðurs.
‘the great din of the friend of Lóðurr.’
= BATTLE
the friend of Lóðurr. → Óðinn
the great din of of ÓÐINN → BATTLE

notes

[7] Lóðurs ‘of Lóðurr <god>’: An obscure deity. Along with Óðinn and Hœnir, he presents attributes of life to mankind, his gift being litr ‘colour, complexion’ (Vsp 18/8, NK 5).

Lóðurs ‘of Lóðurr’

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Lóðurr (noun m.): Lóðurr

kennings

stóran gný vinar Lóðurs.
‘the great din of the friend of Lóðurr.’
= BATTLE
the friend of Lóðurr. → Óðinn
the great din of of ÓÐINN → BATTLE

notes

[7] Lóðurs ‘of Lóðurr <god>’: An obscure deity. Along with Óðinn and Hœnir, he presents attributes of life to mankind, his gift being litr ‘colour, complexion’ (Vsp 18/8, NK 5).

vágr ‘the bay’

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vágr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): sea, wave

notes

[5, 8] vágr Stafaness ‘the bay of Stavenes’: The p. n. is in the gen. case, though only FskAˣ (with its sister transcripts 52ˣ and 301ˣ) reads ‘-ness’. Stafanes corresponds phonologically to, and is probably to be identified with, Stavenes i Askvoll, a prominent headland north of Fjaler, Sogn og Fjordane, and site of numerous prehistoric burial mounds.

of ‘’

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4. of (particle): (before verb)

blásinn ‘’

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2. blása (verb; °blǽss; blés, blésu; blásinn): blow

blandinn ‘mingled’

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2. blanda (verb; °blendr; blett, blendu; blandinn): mix, blend (strong)

[8] blandinn: blásinn corrected from blásnu F

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