Gísl Magnkv 17II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Gísl Illugason, Erfikvæði about Magnús berfœttr 17’ 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, p. 428.
Framðisk ‘distinguished himself’
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fremja (verb): advance, perform
síðan ‘then’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
á ‘against’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
Svía ‘of the Svíar’
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Svíar (noun m.): Swedes
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dróttni Svía‘the lord of the Svíar ’
= SWEDISH RULER = Ingi
the lord of the Svíar → SWEDISH RULER = Ingi
dróttni ‘the lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
dróttni Svía‘the lord of the Svíar ’
= SWEDISH RULER = Ingi
the lord of the Svíar → SWEDISH RULER = Ingi
austr ‘east’
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3. austr (adv.; °compar. -ar, superl. -ast): east, in the east
notes
[3] austr við Elfi ‘east by the Götaälv’: See Note to st. 8/5.
notes
[3] austr við Elfi ‘east by the Götaälv’: See Note to st. 8/5.
Elfi ‘the Götaälv’
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Elfi (noun f.): Götaälv (Elfr)
notes
[3] austr við Elfi ‘east by the Götaälv’: See Note to st. 8/5.
Upplanda ‘of Opplandene’
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Upplǫnd (noun n.): Opplandene
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Gramr Upplanda‘The ruler of Opplandene ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The ruler of Opplandene → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
gramr ‘The ruler’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
kennings
Gramr Upplanda‘The ruler of Opplandene ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
The ruler of Opplandene → NORWEGIAN KING = Magnús
Lið ‘The troop’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop < liðskelfir (noun m.): [troop-terrifier]
kennings
Liðskelfir‘The troop-terrifier ’
= WARRIOR
The troop-terrifier → WARRIOR
skelfir ‘terrifier’
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skelfir (noun m.): terrifier < liðskelfir (noun m.): [troop-terrifier]
kennings
Liðskelfir‘The troop-terrifier ’
= WARRIOR
The troop-terrifier → WARRIOR
tók ‘took’
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2. taka (verb): take
notes
[6] ór lǫgum Gauta ‘from the law-districts of the Gautar’: See Note to st. 2/8.
lǫgum ‘the law-districts’
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lag (noun n.; °-s; *-): layer; (pl.) law
[6] ór lǫgum: ór liði Hr
notes
[6] ór lǫgum Gauta ‘from the law-districts of the Gautar’: See Note to st. 2/8.
Gauta ‘of the Gautar’
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gauti (noun m.): man, Geat
notes
[6] ór lǫgum Gauta ‘from the law-districts of the Gautar’: See Note to st. 2/8.
fimtán ‘fifteen’
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fimmtán (num. cardinal): fifteen
herǫð ‘herǫð’
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herað (noun n.; °-s; heruð): district
fránni ‘with the sharp’
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2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining
eggju ‘sword-edge’
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1. egg (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-): edge, blade
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Stanzas 17-20 describe Magnús’s campaign in Sweden (c. 1100-2) against King Ingi Steinkelsson. In Mork and F the sts are cited without intervening prose, and in H and Hr new prose environments are created from the poetic content.
For these campaigns, see also Mberf Lv 2, Eldj Lv 1-2, Þham Magndr 4 and Anon (Mberf) 4-5.
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