Hharð Lv 2bII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, Lausavísur 2b’ 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. 44-5.
lætk ‘’
(not checked:)
láta (verb): let, have sth done
[1] lætk (‘læt ek’): verð ek F, Holm2, 972ˣ(537va), 321ˣ, Holm4, Flat(125va), Flat(192rb), Flat(131va), ‘wardt ek’ 972ˣ(537vb), fer ek 73aˣ, ‘uer’ 325V
skóg ‘from wood’
(not checked:)
skógr (noun m.; °-ar/-s, dat. -i; -ar): forest
skreiðask ‘I’m slinking’
(not checked:)
skreiða (verb): slink, creep
[2] skreiðask: skreiða 73aˣ, ‘s.’ 325VII
lítils ‘with little’
hverr ‘who ’
(not checked:)
2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
notes
[3] hverr veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’: The l. is unmetrical and the insertion of the expletive particle of would restore the reading (hverr of veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’).
notes
[3] hverr veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’: The l. is unmetrical and the insertion of the expletive particle of would restore the reading (hverr of veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’).
nema ‘if’
(not checked:)
2. nema (conj.): unless
notes
[3] hverr veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’: The l. is unmetrical and the insertion of the expletive particle of would restore the reading (hverr of veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’).
verðak ‘I won’t become’
(not checked:)
1. verða (verb): become, be
[3] verðak (‘ek verða’): ek verði 73aˣ, Bb, H, Flat(192rb), 332ˣ
notes
[3] hverr veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’: The l. is unmetrical and the insertion of the expletive particle of would restore the reading (hverr of veit, nema verðak ‘who knows if I won’t become’).
víða ‘far and wide’
(not checked:)
1. víða (adv.): widely
frægr ‘famous’
(not checked:)
frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
of ‘in’
(not checked:)
3. of (prep.): around, from; too
notes
[4] of síðir ‘in the end’: This phrase is also recorded on the rune stick N B88 (c. 1300), directly preceding Hharð Gamv 6/1-3. See Note to Run B88VI [All], where it is suggested that, in later tradition, the present helmingr and Hharð Gamv 6/1-4 formed one st.
notes
[4] of síðir ‘in the end’: This phrase is also recorded on the rune stick N B88 (c. 1300), directly preceding Hharð Gamv 6/1-3. See Note to Run B88VI [All], where it is suggested that, in later tradition, the present helmingr and Hharð Gamv 6/1-4 formed one st.
Interactive view: tap on words in the text for notes and glosses
As Lv 2a above.
Stanza/chapter/text segment
Use the buttons at the top of the page to navigate between stanzas in a poem.
Information tab
- text: if the stanza has been published, the edited text of the stanza and translation are here; if it hasn't been published an old edition (usually Skj) is given for reference
- sources: a list of the manuscripts or inscriptions containing this stanza, with page and line references and links (eye button) to images where available, and transcription where available
- readings: a list of variant manuscript readings of words in the main text
- editions and texts: a list of editions of the stanza with links to the bibliography; and a list of prose works in which the stanza occurs, allowing you to navigate within the prose context
- notes and context: notes not linked to individual words are given here, along with the account of the prose context for the stanza, where relevant
Interactive tab
The text and translation are given here, with buttons to toggle whether the text is shown in the verse order or prose word order. Clicking on indiviudal words gives dictionary links, variant readings, kennings and notes, where relevant.
Full text tab
This is the text of the edition in a similar format to how the edition appears in the printed volumes.
Chapter/text segment
This view is also used for chapters and other text segments. Not all the headings shown are relevant to such sections.