GunnLeif Merl I 66VIII
Russell Poole (ed.) 2017, ‘Breta saga 134 (Gunnlaugr Leifsson, Merlínusspá I 66)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 103.
Bresta ‘split’
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1. bresta (verb; °brestr; brast, brustu; brostinn): burst, split
brynjur ‘Mail-shirts’
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1. brynja (noun f.; °-u (dat. brynnoni Gibb 38⁹); -ur): mailcoat
bíta ‘bite’
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bíta (verb; °bítr; beit, bitu; bitinn): bite
malmar ‘weapons’
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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal
eru ‘are’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
dreyrfáið ‘blood-stained’
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dreyrfáðr (adj.)
notes
[3] dreyrfáið ‘blood-stained’: De Vries (1964-7, II, 75 n. 180) compares HHj 9/6. — [3, 4] dreyrfáið dǫrr ‘blood-stained darts’: This appears in the form dreyrfáðir dǫrir in Bret 1848-9, without explanation or apparent warrant, probably through a misunderstanding of the declension of darr n. with nom./acc. pl. dǫrr (cf. LP: darr).
dreyrfáið ‘blood-stained’
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dreyrfáðr (adj.)
notes
[3] dreyrfáið ‘blood-stained’: De Vries (1964-7, II, 75 n. 180) compares HHj 9/6. — [3, 4] dreyrfáið dǫrr ‘blood-stained darts’: This appears in the form dreyrfáðir dǫrir in Bret 1848-9, without explanation or apparent warrant, probably through a misunderstanding of the declension of darr n. with nom./acc. pl. dǫrr (cf. LP: darr).
dǫrr ‘darts’
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dǫrr (noun m.): spear
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[3, 4] dreyrfáið dǫrr ‘blood-stained darts’: This appears in the form dreyrfáðir dǫrir in Bret 1848-9, without explanation or apparent warrant, probably through a misunderstanding of the declension of darr n. with nom./acc. pl. dǫrr (cf. LP: darr).
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
lopti ‘the air’
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loft (noun n.): air, sky
notes
[5] fleinn á ‘the spear in’: Emended by Bret 1848-9, followed by Skj B and Skald, for ms. fleina ‘of spears’ (not refreshed), to maintain parallelism in the catalogue commencing in l. 3. Merl 2012 retains the ms. reading but at the cost of sense and syntax.
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[5] fleinn á ‘the spear in’: Emended by Bret 1848-9, followed by Skj B and Skald, for ms. fleina ‘of spears’ (not refreshed), to maintain parallelism in the catalogue commencing in l. 3. Merl 2012 retains the ms. reading but at the cost of sense and syntax.
flaugun ‘flight’
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flaugun (noun f.): °bevægen sig gennem luften, flyvende bevægelse
folk ‘the army’
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folk (noun n.): people
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
dreyra ‘blood’
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dreyri (noun m.; °-a): blood
bíldr ‘the arrow’
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bíldr (noun m.; °-s)
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
benjum ‘wounds’
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1. ben (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -; -jar , gen. -a(var. EiðKrC 402¹³: AM 77 4° D)): wound
broddar ‘spear-points’
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broddr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): point of spear or arrow
notes
[8] broddar ‘spear-points’: So in Hb, with superscript ‑ar contraction (not refreshed). Bret 1848-9, Skj B, Skald and Merl 2012 read broddr, which would fit better with the surrounding sg. nouns.
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
skildi ‘the shield’
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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield
hjalmr ‘the helmet’
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
hǫfði ‘the head’
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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head
hlíf ‘the shield’
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hlíf (noun f.; °-ar; -ar): shield, defence
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
brjósti ‘the breast’
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brjóst (noun n.; °-s; -): breast, chest
geirr ‘the spear’
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geirr (noun m.): spear
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
gangi ‘motion’
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gangr (noun m.): going, walking; course; success
guðr ‘battle’
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guðr (noun f.): battle
í ‘on’
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í (prep.): in, into
vexti ‘the increase’
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vǫxtr (noun m.; °vaxtar, dat. vexti; vextir, acc. vǫxtu): [growth]
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