GullásÞ Víðdr 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Gullásu-Þórðr, Víðkunnsdrápa 1’ 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. 470-1.
Hart ‘hard’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
notes
[1] ríðr (3rd pers. sg. pres. indic.) ‘swings’: Previous eds emend ‘ride’ to rýðr ‘reddens’. That reading makes less sense in view of the adv. hart ‘hard’. For the phrase ríða sverð ‘swing the sword’, see Fritzner: ríða 1. Ríða can also mean ‘ride’, but ‘swing’ is the primary meaning (see AEW: ríða 1).
hildar ‘of battle’
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1. hildr (noun f.): battle
kennings
birti hildar‘the brightness of battle ’
= SWORD
the brightness of battle → SWORD
kennings
birti hildar‘the brightness of battle ’
= SWORD
the brightness of battle → SWORD
hjalm ‘The helmet’
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet < hjalmrunnr (noun m.): [helmet-tree]
[2] hjalmrunnr: hjalm 518ˣ
kennings
Hjalmrunnr‘The helmet-tree ’
= WARRIOR
The helmet-tree → WARRIOR
runnr ‘tree’
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runnr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): bush, tree < hjalmrunnr (noun m.): [helmet-tree]
[2] hjalmrunnr: hjalm 518ˣ
kennings
Hjalmrunnr‘The helmet-tree ’
= WARRIOR
The helmet-tree → WARRIOR
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[2] í folkgunni ‘in the pitched battle’: Cf. OE folcgefeoht, which is used to refer to a pitched battle between two armies, as opposed to a skirmish involving marauding bands. Folkgunnr could also mean a battle or war fought between different factions of the population (see Note to Sigv Berv 1/3), but that makes less sense in the context.
folk ‘the pitched’
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folk (noun n.): people
notes
[2] í folkgunni ‘in the pitched battle’: Cf. OE folcgefeoht, which is used to refer to a pitched battle between two armies, as opposed to a skirmish involving marauding bands. Folkgunnr could also mean a battle or war fought between different factions of the population (see Note to Sigv Berv 1/3), but that makes less sense in the context.
notes
[2] í folkgunni ‘in the pitched battle’: Cf. OE folcgefeoht, which is used to refer to a pitched battle between two armies, as opposed to a skirmish involving marauding bands. Folkgunnr could also mean a battle or war fought between different factions of the population (see Note to Sigv Berv 1/3), but that makes less sense in the context.
Jóans ‘of Jón’
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Jón (noun m.): John, Jón
kennings
allfróðr ættstuðill Jóans,‘the all-wise kin-pillar of Jón, ’
= Víðkunnr
the all-wise kin-pillar of Jón, → Víðkunnr
notes
[3] Jóans ‘of Jón’: For the disyllabic form of this name, see Note to Anon (Mberf) 2/5.
ætt ‘kin’
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1. ætt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): family < ættstuðill (noun m.): family-pillar
kennings
allfróðr ættstuðill Jóans,‘the all-wise kin-pillar of Jón, ’
= Víðkunnr
the all-wise kin-pillar of Jón, → Víðkunnr
stuðill ‘pillar’
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stuðill (noun m.; °; stuðlar): pillar, prop < ættstuðill (noun m.): family-pillar
[3] ‑stuðill: stuðull 518ˣ
kennings
allfróðr ættstuðill Jóans,‘the all-wise kin-pillar of Jón, ’
= Víðkunnr
the all-wise kin-pillar of Jón, → Víðkunnr
einart ‘steadily’
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einart (adv.): incessantly
allfróðr ‘the all-wise’
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allfróðr (adj.): most wise, all-wise
kennings
allfróðr ættstuðill Jóans,‘the all-wise kin-pillar of Jón, ’
= Víðkunnr
the all-wise kin-pillar of Jón, → Víðkunnr
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[4] í styr þjóða ‘in the war of nations’: Skj B interprets this as ‘in the men’s battle’ (i mændenes kamp) and Kock (NN §§919, 1151) as ‘in the tumult of hosts’ (uti skarornas tumult). Because the only pitched battle that Viðkunnr is known to have participated in was Magnús berfœttr’s last battle against the Irish in Ulster (1103), þjóðir (gen. pl. þjóða) is taken here to mean ‘nations’ (see Fritzner: þjóð 3).
styr ‘the war’
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styrr (noun m.; °dat. -): battle
notes
[4] í styr þjóða ‘in the war of nations’: Skj B interprets this as ‘in the men’s battle’ (i mændenes kamp) and Kock (NN §§919, 1151) as ‘in the tumult of hosts’ (uti skarornas tumult). Because the only pitched battle that Viðkunnr is known to have participated in was Magnús berfœttr’s last battle against the Irish in Ulster (1103), þjóðir (gen. pl. þjóða) is taken here to mean ‘nations’ (see Fritzner: þjóð 3).
þjóða ‘of nations’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
notes
[4] í styr þjóða ‘in the war of nations’: Skj B interprets this as ‘in the men’s battle’ (i mændenes kamp) and Kock (NN §§919, 1151) as ‘in the tumult of hosts’ (uti skarornas tumult). Because the only pitched battle that Viðkunnr is known to have participated in was Magnús berfœttr’s last battle against the Irish in Ulster (1103), þjóðir (gen. pl. þjóða) is taken here to mean ‘nations’ (see Fritzner: þjóð 3).
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At the behest of Ása, Þórðr composes and recites the poem to Víðkunnr to gain his good grace. The latter is well pleased with the poem and rewards Þórðr with a gold ring.
The helmingr is corrupt almost beyond reconstruction. — [2]: In the ms. this l. lacks one syllable as well as internal rhyme. In the present edn -runnr ‘tree’ has been added to provide the missing syllable and the aðalhending (see NN §1151). Skj B and ÍF 11 make no attempt to reconstruct the l.
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