Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 2

Kirsten Wolf

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Kálf Kátr 2^VII

Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 2’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 933.

Kálfr Hallsson Kátrínardrápa

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Orð ‘words’

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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word

[1] Orð temi: ‘Or[...]’ 713, ‘(Orð ge)fi’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...] m’ 920ˣ, ‘Orðin?’ written superscript 444ˣ

temi ‘Guide’

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temja (verb): tame

[1] Orð temi: ‘Or[...]’ 713, ‘(Orð ge)fi’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...] m’ 920ˣ, ‘Orðin?’ written superscript 444ˣ

notes

[1] temi ‘guide’: Skj B has tem; it seems more appropriate to have a subj. form to parallel styrki (cf. NN §3382A).

mier ‘my’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

sá ‘he’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

notes

[1-2] sá er skírði skjöldung tjalls skýja ‘he who baptised the king of the tent of the clouds [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ)]’: John the Baptist, appropriately included among the prophets and Apostles in a story urging conversion and baptism; cf. st. 9/4.

er ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

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skjöldung ‘the king’

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skjǫldungr (noun m.): king

kennings

skjöldung tjalls skýja,
‘the king of the tent of the clouds ’
= God
the tent of the clouds → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

skírði ‘baptised’

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skíra (verb): baptise, purify

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skýja ‘of the clouds’

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ský (noun n.; °-s; -): cloud

kennings

skjöldung tjalls skýja,
‘the king of the tent of the clouds ’
= God
the tent of the clouds → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

skýja ‘of the clouds’

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ský (noun n.; °-s; -): cloud

kennings

skjöldung tjalls skýja,
‘the king of the tent of the clouds ’
= God
the tent of the clouds → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

tjalls ‘of the tent’

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tjald (noun n.; °-s; *-): tent, awning

kennings

skjöldung tjalls skýja,
‘the king of the tent of the clouds ’
= God
the tent of the clouds → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

tjalls ‘of the tent’

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tjald (noun n.; °-s; *-): tent, awning

kennings

skjöldung tjalls skýja,
‘the king of the tent of the clouds ’
= God
the tent of the clouds → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[3] mæstir: ‘m[...]’ 713, ‘m(estir)’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘m [...]’ 920ˣ, ‘[...] ⸜veitti⸝’ 444ˣ

pínuð ‘tormented’

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3. pína (verb): torture, torment

drótt ‘people’

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1. drótt (noun f.): troop

með ‘by’

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með (prep.): with

eldi ‘fire’

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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire

og ‘and’

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

sóttum ‘illness’

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sótt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): illness

Frægar ‘famous’

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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned

bið ‘ask’

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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray

eg ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

að ‘that’

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4. at (conj.): that

mier ‘me’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

ljái ‘lend’

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2. ljá (verb): lend, grant

meyjar ‘maidens’

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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden

mælsku ‘of eloquence’

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mælska (noun f.; °-u): [eloquence]

gnótt ‘abundance’

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gnótt (noun f.): abundance

[6] gnótt þá: ‘[...]a’ 713, ‘(þrótt)’(?) 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]’ 920ˣ, ‘[...] ⸜gnott?⸝’ 444ˣ

þá ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[6] gnótt þá: ‘[...]a’ 713, ‘(þrótt)’(?) 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]’ 920ˣ, ‘[...] ⸜gnott?⸝’ 444ˣ

er ‘which’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

efldi ‘strengthened’

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efla (verb; °-fld-/-að-(RómvUpph¹ 382²⁴)): strengthen

dróttinn ‘the Lord’

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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master

öll ‘entire’

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allr (adj.): all

sveit ‘host’

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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company

styrki ‘assist’

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styrkja (verb): strengthen, assist

eingla ‘angels’

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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel

stillis ‘of the ruler’s’

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stillir (noun m.): ruler

* ‘’

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(non-lexical)

[8] * óðsemjanda drápu: í ótemjandi drápu 713, 444ˣ, í ótem[jandi d]rápu 399a‑bˣ, ‘í ótemjandi [...] drápu ~~drápu~~’ 920ˣ

notes

[8] óðsemjanda (acc. sg.) ‘the composer of poetry’: So Skj B. Kock (Skald) has jótemjanda ‘tamer of horses’, but his interpretation seems rather farfetched (see NN §§1775, 3382B).

óðsemjanda ‘the composer of poetry’

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óðsemjandi (noun m.): composer of poetry

[8] * óðsemjanda drápu: í ótemjandi drápu 713, 444ˣ, í ótem[jandi d]rápu 399a‑bˣ, ‘í ótemjandi [...] drápu ~~drápu~~’ 920ˣ

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drápu ‘drápa’

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drápa (noun f.; °-u): poem with refrains

[8] * óðsemjanda drápu: í ótemjandi drápu 713, 444ˣ, í ótem[jandi d]rápu 399a‑bˣ, ‘í ótemjandi [...] drápu ~~drápu~~’ 920ˣ

að ‘in’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

fremja ‘completing’

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fremja (verb): advance, perform

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Orð temi mier, sá er skjöldung skírði
skýja tjalls, og spá menn allir,
prófetar Krists og postular mæstir
pínuð drótt með eldi og sóttum.
Frægar, bið eg, að mier ljái meyjar
mælsku gnótt, þá er efldi dróttinn;
öll sveit styrki eingla stillis
* óðsemjanda drápu að fremja.

Temi mier orð, sá er skírði skjöldung tjalls skýja, og allir spá menn, prófetar Krists og postular mæstir, drótt pínuð með eldi og sóttum. Bið eg, að frægar meyjar ljái mier gnótt mælsku, þá er dróttinn efldi; styrki öll sveit eingla stillis * óðsemjanda að fremja drápu.

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Kálf Kátr 2VII

Orð ‘words’

temi ‘Guide’

notes

mier ‘my’

sá ‘he’

notes

er ‘who’

notes

skjöldung ‘the king’

kennings

notes

skírði ‘baptised’

notes

skýja ‘of the clouds’

kennings

notes

skýja ‘of the clouds’

kennings

notes

tjalls ‘of the tent’

kennings

notes

tjalls ‘of the tent’

kennings

notes

og ‘and’

spá ‘sooth’

menn ‘sayers’

allir ‘all’

prófetar ‘prophets’

Krists ‘Christ’s’

og ‘and’

postular ‘Apostles’

mæstir ‘greatest’

pínuð ‘tormented’

drótt ‘people’

með ‘by’

eldi ‘fire’

og ‘and’

sóttum ‘illness’

Frægar ‘famous’

bið ‘ask’

eg ‘I’

að ‘that’

mier ‘me’

ljái ‘lend’

meyjar ‘maidens’

mælsku ‘of eloquence’

gnótt ‘abundance’

þá ‘’

er ‘which’

efldi ‘strengthened’

dróttinn ‘the Lord’

öll ‘entire’

sveit ‘host’

styrki ‘assist’

eingla ‘angels’

stillis ‘of the ruler’s’

* ‘’

notes

óðsemjanda ‘the composer of poetry’

notes

drápu ‘drápa’

að ‘in’

fremja ‘completing’

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Kálf Kátr 2^VII