Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 14

Rolf Stavnem

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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HSt Rst 14^I

Rolf Stavnem (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 14’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 912.

Hallar-Steinn Rekstefja

13 14 15

Morð ‘of the battle’

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1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle < morðlinnr (noun m.)

kennings

Móðþrútinn hvessimeiðr morðlinns
‘The courage-swollen whetting pole of the battle-snake ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-snake → SWORD
The courage-swollen whetting pole of the SWORD → WARRIOR

Morð ‘of the battle’

(not checked:)
1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle < morðlinnr (noun m.)

kennings

Móðþrútinn hvessimeiðr morðlinns
‘The courage-swollen whetting pole of the battle-snake ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-snake → SWORD
The courage-swollen whetting pole of the SWORD → WARRIOR

linns ‘snake’

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linnr (noun m.): snake < morðlinnr (noun m.)

[1] ‑linns: so 61, 53, 54, Flat, bands Bb(111vb), lindr or linds Bb(91vb)

kennings

Móðþrútinn hvessimeiðr morðlinns
‘The courage-swollen whetting pole of the battle-snake ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-snake → SWORD
The courage-swollen whetting pole of the SWORD → WARRIOR

notes

[1] -linns ‘-snake’: The ÓT reading is adopted here since it yields a standard sword-kenning (Meissner 154), and although it produces aðalhending in an odd line, such lines are well attested in Rst (see Introduction). The Bb(111vb) reading bands (ms. ‘bandz’) makes no sense in context and may be a corruption of brandr ‘flame, fire’, which also occurs in sword-kennings (Meissner 150).

linns ‘snake’

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linnr (noun m.): snake < morðlinnr (noun m.)

[1] ‑linns: so 61, 53, 54, Flat, bands Bb(111vb), lindr or linds Bb(91vb)

kennings

Móðþrútinn hvessimeiðr morðlinns
‘The courage-swollen whetting pole of the battle-snake ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-snake → SWORD
The courage-swollen whetting pole of the SWORD → WARRIOR

notes

kennings

Móðþrútinn hvessimeiðr morðlinns
‘The courage-swollen whetting pole of the battle-snake ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-snake → SWORD
The courage-swollen whetting pole of the SWORD → WARRIOR

þrútinn ‘swollen’

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þrútinn (adj./verb p.p.): swollen < móðþrútinn (adj./verb p.p.)

[2] ‑þrútinn: ‘‑(b)rutin’(?) 53

kennings

Móðþrútinn hvessimeiðr morðlinns
‘The courage-swollen whetting pole of the battle-snake ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-snake → SWORD
The courage-swollen whetting pole of the SWORD → WARRIOR

bjó ‘stayed’

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2. búa (verb; °býr (1. pers. býg NjM 330²⁴); bjó/bjuggi/bjǫggi/byggi, bjuggu/bjǫggu (præt. conj. byggi); búinn (n. sg. búit/bút)): prepare, ready, live

[2] bjó: svall Flat

úti ‘out at sea’

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úti (adv.): out, outdoors, out at sea, abroad

húfr ‘the hull’

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húfr (noun m.; °dat. -i): hull

svall ‘swelled’

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1. svella (verb): swell

hrannir ‘the waves’

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hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave

fellu ‘crashed’

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falla (verb): fall

hvessi ‘whetting’

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hvessa (verb) < hvessimeiðr (noun m.)

kennings

Móðþrútinn hvessimeiðr morðlinns
‘The courage-swollen whetting pole of the battle-snake ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-snake → SWORD
The courage-swollen whetting pole of the SWORD → WARRIOR

meiðr ‘pole’

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meiðr (noun m.): beam, tree < hvessimeiðr (noun m.)

kennings

Móðþrútinn hvessimeiðr morðlinns
‘The courage-swollen whetting pole of the battle-snake ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-snake → SWORD
The courage-swollen whetting pole of the SWORD → WARRIOR

á ‘on his’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

skeiðum ‘warships’

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1. skeið (noun f.; °-ar; -r/-ar/-ir): ship

Gyllt ‘the gilded’

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gylltr (adj.): gilded

[5] Gyllt: so 61, Bb(91vb), Flat, ‘gullt’ Bb(111vb), 53, 54

hlýr ‘bow’

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2. hlýr (noun n.; °-s; -): cheek, bow

gnǫpðu ‘bent forward’

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gnapa (verb): bend forward, tower

skoltar ‘foreheads’

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skoltr (noun m.; °; -ar): [foreheads]

[5] skoltar: so 61, Flat, ‘skalptar’ Bb(111vb), 54, Bb(91vb), skolptar 53

notes

[5] skoltar ‘foreheads’: This, the younger form of skolptr (LP: skolptr), is indicated by the skothending on gyllt. The word must refer to the dragon heads or other figure-heads on viking ships.

gunn ‘The battle’

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gunnr (noun f.): battle < gunnfíkinn (adj.)

kennings

Gunnfíkinn herrunnr
‘The battle-eager army-tree ’
= WARRIOR
The battle-eager army-tree → WARRIOR

fíkinn ‘eager’

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fíkinn (adj.): greedy < gunnfíkinn (adj.)

[6] ‑fíkinn: so 61, 53, Flat, ‘‑filínn’ Bb(111vb), 54, Bb(91vb)

kennings

Gunnfíkinn herrunnr
‘The battle-eager army-tree ’
= WARRIOR
The battle-eager army-tree → WARRIOR

lét ‘let’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

blíkja ‘gleam’

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blíkja (verb): gleam, glisten

[6] blíkja: so 61, 53, Flat, blikra Bb(111vb), 54, Bb(91vb)

notes

[6] blíkja ‘gleam’: This, the reading of some ÓT mss, is preferable in terms of sense and rhyme to the rare blikra, which could mean ‘blink’ (CVC: blikra) or (impersonal) ‘quiver (from fright)’ (ONP: blikra).

her ‘army’

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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host < hjalmrunnr (noun m.): [helmet-tree]

kennings

Gunnfíkinn herrunnr
‘The battle-eager army-tree ’
= WARRIOR
The battle-eager army-tree → WARRIOR

runnr ‘tree’

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runnr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): bush, tree < hjalmrunnr (noun m.): [helmet-tree]

kennings

Gunnfíkinn herrunnr
‘The battle-eager army-tree ’
= WARRIOR
The battle-eager army-tree → WARRIOR

hǫfnum ‘harbours’

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1. hǫfn (noun f.; °hafnar; hafnir(/hafnar(Streng 234³²)): haven, harbour

fjarri ‘far from’

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fjarri (adv.): far, far from it, unlikely

Hollr ‘Faithful’

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hollr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): loyal

[8] Hollr: hǫll all others

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

fremstr ‘foremost’

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framr (adj.; °compar. framari/fremri, superl. framastr/fremstr): outstanding, foremost

at ‘in’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

ǫllu ‘all things’

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allr (adj.): all

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The stanza concludes a brief passage on the king’s seaborne expeditions during the summers.

[8]: For this line of the refrain, see Note to st. 9/8.

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HSt Rst 14I

Morð ‘of the battle’

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Morð ‘of the battle’

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linns ‘snake’

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linns ‘snake’

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mǫrgu ‘many a’

sinni ‘time’

móð ‘The courage’

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þrútinn ‘swollen’

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bjó ‘stayed’

úti ‘out at sea’

húfr ‘the hull’

svall ‘swelled’

hrannir ‘the waves’

fellu ‘crashed’

hvessi ‘whetting’

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meiðr ‘pole’

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á ‘on his’

skeiðum ‘warships’

Gyllt ‘the gilded’

hlýr ‘bow’

gnǫpðu ‘bent forward’

skoltar ‘foreheads’

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gunn ‘The battle’

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fíkinn ‘eager’

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lét ‘let’

blíkja ‘gleam’

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her ‘army’

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runnr ‘tree’

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hǫfnum ‘harbours’

fjarri ‘far from’

Hollr ‘Faithful’

ok ‘and’

fremstr ‘foremost’

at ‘in’

ǫllu ‘all things’

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