GullásÞ Lv 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Gullásu-Þórðr, Lausavísa 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. 471-2.
Nú ‘Now’
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nú (adv.): now
tekr ‘begins’
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2. taka (verb): take
ýgr ‘the fierce’
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2. ýgr (adj.): fierce
notes
[1, 2] ýgr ofkúgi ‘fierce oppressor’: I.e. Ingimarr Sveinsson. He is described as inn mesti ofsamaðr ‘the most ruthless man’ (ÍF 11, 342). Ingimarr died at the battle of Färlev in 1134 (see Ingimarr Biography and Lv). Skj B and Skald give the form ofrkúgi ‘oppressor’ (l. 2; so 518ˣ), but that is not warranted by the majority of ms. witnesses. See also Balti Sigdr 1/7 and LP: ofkúgi, ofrkúgi.
at ‘to’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
of ‘oppressor’
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4. of (particle): (before verb) < ofkúgi (noun m.): [oppressor]
[2] of‑: ‘ofur‑’ 518ˣ
notes
[1, 2] ýgr ofkúgi ‘fierce oppressor’: I.e. Ingimarr Sveinsson. He is described as inn mesti ofsamaðr ‘the most ruthless man’ (ÍF 11, 342). Ingimarr died at the battle of Färlev in 1134 (see Ingimarr Biography and Lv). Skj B and Skald give the form ofrkúgi ‘oppressor’ (l. 2; so 518ˣ), but that is not warranted by the majority of ms. witnesses. See also Balti Sigdr 1/7 and LP: ofkúgi, ofrkúgi.
kúgi ‘’
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Kúgi (noun m.; °-a): Kúgi < ofkúgi (noun m.): [oppressor]
[2] ‑kúgi (‘‑kuginn’): ‑kúgan Hr
notes
[1, 2] ýgr ofkúgi ‘fierce oppressor’: I.e. Ingimarr Sveinsson. He is described as inn mesti ofsamaðr ‘the most ruthless man’ (ÍF 11, 342). Ingimarr died at the battle of Färlev in 1134 (see Ingimarr Biography and Lv). Skj B and Skald give the form ofrkúgi ‘oppressor’ (l. 2; so 518ˣ), but that is not warranted by the majority of ms. witnesses. See also Balti Sigdr 1/7 and LP: ofkúgi, ofrkúgi.
mér ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
drjúgum ‘excessively’
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drjúgr (adj.; °compar. -ari (drýgari [$1033$] ms. 56v, superl. -astr): very, excessive
þinn ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
[3] þinn hefr hǫlðr of hlannat: ‘þui mun reckur of hlunar’ 518ˣ
hefr ‘has’
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hafa (verb): have
[3] þinn hefr hǫlðr of hlannat: ‘þui mun reckur of hlunar’ 518ˣ
hǫlðr ‘man’
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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man
[3] þinn hefr hǫlðr of hlannat: ‘þui mun reckur of hlunar’ 518ˣ
of ‘’
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4. of (particle): (before verb)
[3] þinn hefr hǫlðr of hlannat: ‘þui mun reckur of hlunar’ 518ˣ
hlannat ‘stolen’
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hlanna (verb): steal
[3] þinn hefr hǫlðr of hlannat: ‘þui mun reckur of hlunar’ 518ˣ; hlannat: ‘hlammat’ Hr
hjaldrgegninn ‘pugnacious’
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hjaldrgegninn (adj./verb p.p.): [pugnacious]
[4] hjaldrgegninn mik tjaldi: ‘hialldur geinginn mar tiallder’ 518ˣ
notes
[4] hjaldrgegninn ‘pugnacious’: This adj. can either be m. acc. sg. or m. nom. sg. Skj B takes it as an acc. qualifying mik (m. acc. sg.) ‘me’, but Kock (NN §920) argues that, from the point of view of w. o., it ought to modify the subject þinn hǫlðr ‘your man’ (so also ÍF 11). The argument based on w. o. is untenable, because the adj. could equally well qualify the word in metrical position 4 (mik) in ll. of this type (see Gade 1995a, 79-82). In terms of the context, however, it makes sense to follow Kock’s recommendation because Þórðr is a peaceful merchant and presents himself as the wronged party in this st.
mik ‘from me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
[4] hjaldrgegninn mik tjaldi: ‘hialldur geinginn mar tiallder’ 518ˣ
tjaldi ‘the awning’
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tjald (noun n.; °-s; *-): tent, awning
[4] hjaldrgegninn mik tjaldi: ‘hialldur geinginn mar tiallder’ 518ˣ
Trautt ‘reluctant’
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trauðr (adj.): reluctant
munk ‘I’m’
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munu (verb): will, must
lausan ‘’
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lauss (adj.; °compar. lausari): loose, free, without
láta ‘to release’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
linn ‘of the snake’
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linnr (noun m.): snake < linnból (noun n.): [snake-lair]
[6] linn‑: so Hr, 518ˣ, lind‑ Mork, H
kennings
Gjafi linnbóls,‘Bestower of the snake-lair, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the snake-lair, → GOLD
Bestower of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
linn ‘of the snake’
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linnr (noun m.): snake < linnból (noun n.): [snake-lair]
[6] linn‑: so Hr, 518ˣ, lind‑ Mork, H
kennings
Gjafi linnbóls,‘Bestower of the snake-lair, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the snake-lair, → GOLD
Bestower of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
bóls ‘lair’
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ból (noun n.; °-s; -): dwelling < linnból (noun n.): [snake-lair]
[6] ‑bóls: ‘‑kols’ 518ˣ
kennings
Gjafi linnbóls,‘Bestower of the snake-lair, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the snake-lair, → GOLD
Bestower of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
bóls ‘lair’
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ból (noun n.; °-s; -): dwelling < linnból (noun n.): [snake-lair]
[6] ‑bóls: ‘‑kols’ 518ˣ
kennings
Gjafi linnbóls,‘Bestower of the snake-lair, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the snake-lair, → GOLD
Bestower of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
kennings
Gjafi linnbóls,‘Bestower of the snake-lair, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the snake-lair, → GOLD
Bestower of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
at ‘this’
sinni ‘time’
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2. sinni (noun n.; °-s;): time, occasion; company, following
vísan ‘a proven’
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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)
þjóf ‘thief’
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þjófr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): thief
váfi ‘may hang’
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2. váfa (verb): hover, hang, swing
vôn ‘future’
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ván (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): hope, expectation
hlut ‘your’
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hlutr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -i/-u): part, thing
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A servant of the district chieftain Ingimarr Sveinsson (Ingimarr) has stolen the awning from Þórðr’s ship. Þórðr captures the thief, Ingimarr demands that Þórðr release him and Þórðr recites this st. in response.
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