Gísl Magnkv 5II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Gísl Illugason, Erfikvæði about Magnús berfœttr 5’ 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, pp. 419-20.
Hyrr ‘Fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire
hallir ‘halls’
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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall
þurru ‘collapsed’
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1. þverra (verb): diminish
notes
[2] þurru ‘collapsed’: Lit. ‘diminished’.
gekk ‘swept’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
hár ‘the high’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
logi ‘flame’
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logi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): flame
of ‘across’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
notes
[4] of herǫð þeira ‘across their herǫð’: Of hús þeira ‘across their houses’ (so F) is also possible, but appears to be a lectio facilior.
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[4] of herǫð þeira ‘across their herǫð’: Of hús þeira ‘across their houses’ (so F) is also possible, but appears to be a lectio facilior.
þeira ‘their’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
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[4] of herǫð þeira ‘across their herǫð’: Of hús þeira ‘across their houses’ (so F) is also possible, but appears to be a lectio facilior.
Séa ‘see’
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2. sjá (verb): see
þar ‘There’
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þar (adv.): there
es ‘as’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
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[6] es salir fellu ‘as dwellings fell’: Es snarir fellu ‘as brave ones fell’ (so F) is possible, but less preferable from a contextual point of view.
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[6] es salir fellu ‘as dwellings fell’: Es snarir fellu ‘as brave ones fell’ (so F) is possible, but less preferable from a contextual point of view.
fellu ‘fell’
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falla (verb): fall
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[6] es salir fellu ‘as dwellings fell’: Es snarir fellu ‘as brave ones fell’ (so F) is possible, but less preferable from a contextual point of view.
landrôð ‘government’
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landráð (noun n.): treason; government
konungs ‘the king’s’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
of ‘around’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
notes
[8] of liði Þóris ‘around Þórir’s troop’: For information about Þórir, see Steigar-Þórir (SteigÞ) Biography.
liði ‘troop’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
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[8] of liði Þóris ‘around Þórir’s troop’: For information about Þórir, see Steigar-Þórir (SteigÞ) Biography.
Þóris ‘Þórir’s’
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Þórir (noun m.): Þórir
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[8] of liði Þóris ‘around Þórir’s troop’: For information about Þórir, see Steigar-Þórir (SteigÞ) Biography.
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In Mork and F, st. 5 is recorded directly after st. 4 above. In H and Hr, st. 5 is inserted after st. 6 below to document Magnús’s retaliations against the people of Trøndelag after the hanging of Steigar-Þórir and Egill.
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