HSt Rst 28I
Rolf Stavnem (ed.) 2012, ‘Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja 28’ 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. 930.
Hilding ‘that the war-leader’
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hildingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
hvasst ‘vigorously’
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hvass (adj.; °-an; -ari, -astr): keen, sharp
[1] hvasst: hart 61, 53, 54, Bb(94va), hvort Flat
frák ‘I have heard’
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1. fregna (verb): hear of
ganga ‘went’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
réð ‘went’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
ept ‘after’
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eptir (prep.): after, behind
manni ‘the man’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
vandr ‘the upright’
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vandr (adj.): difficult < ráðvandr (adj.): counsel-heading, judicious
hendi ‘grasped’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
[3] ræsir hendi: hilmir renndi all others
ríp ‘the crag’
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ríp (noun f.): [crag]
[4] ríp: so 61, 53, 54, Flat, rípr Bb(112rb), í ríp Bb(94va)
í ‘up’
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í (prep.): in, into
bratta ‘the steep’
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brattr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): steep
gnípu ‘peak’
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1. gnípa (noun f.): peak
Þrek ‘his strength’
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þrek (noun n.): courage, strength < þrekleyfðr (adj.)
leyfðr ‘praised for’
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leyfa (verb): permit; praise < þrekleyfðr (adj.)
[5] ‑leyfðr: ‑reyfdr 54, Bb(94va)
þengill ‘The prince’
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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler
hafði ‘held’
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hafa (verb): have
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
endr ‘long ago’
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endr (adv.): formerly, once, again
und ‘under’
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3. und (prep.): under, underneath
hendi ‘his arm’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
sigr ‘the victory’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory < sigrþollr (noun m.)
kennings
sigrþoll.‘the victory-fir. ’
= WARRIOR
the victory-fir. → WARRIOR
þoll ‘fir’
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þollr (noun m.): fir-tree < sigrþollr (noun m.)
[7] ‑þoll: ‑þollr 53, 54, Bb(94va)
kennings
sigrþoll.‘the victory-fir. ’
= WARRIOR
the victory-fir. → WARRIOR
svá ‘thus’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
[7] svá barg: bar svá 61, svá bar 53, 54, Bb(94va), Flat
barg ‘saved’
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1. bjarga (verb; °bergr (biærgr Alk619 77⁹; biargr ÓH619 119¹); barg, burgu; borginn): to save, preserve
[7] svá barg: bar svá 61, svá bar 53, 54, Bb(94va), Flat
notes
[7] barg ‘saved’: The ÓT reading bar ‘carried’ is also possible, though less pointed.
stillir ‘the leader’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
sinn ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
dreng ‘follower’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
gekk ‘went on’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
lengra ‘further’
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lengra (adv.): longer, further
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See sts 26 and 27. King Óláfr challenges his men to rescue their crag-fast companion, but none dares, so he climbs up with astonishing ease and carries the man to safety.
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