Halldórr skvaldri, Útfarardrápa 7

Kari Ellen Gade

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Hskv Útdr 7^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Halldórr skvaldri, Útfarardrápa 7’ 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. 488-9.

Halldórr skvaldri Útfarardrápa

6 7 8

Bǫð ‘Battle-’

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bǫð (noun f.; °-s; -): battle < bǫðstyrkir (noun m.)

[1] Bǫð‑: band 42ˣ

kennings

Bǫðstyrkir,
‘Battle-strengthener, ’
= WARRIOR
Battle-strengthener, → WARRIOR

styrkir ‘strengthener’

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styrkir (noun m.): [strengthener] < bǫðstyrkir (noun m.)

[1] ‑styrkir: ‑sterkir Mork

kennings

Bǫðstyrkir,
‘Battle-strengthener, ’
= WARRIOR
Battle-strengthener, → WARRIOR

lézt ‘you let’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

[1] lézt: lét H, Hr, FskAˣ

notes

[1] lézt (2nd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘let’: If the Mork, H, Hr, FskAˣ variant lét (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘let’ is adopted, bǫðstyrkir ‘battle-strengthener’ would be the subject rather than a form of address.

barka ‘boats’

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1. barki (noun m.; °-a): [boats, throat]

[1] barka: branda 42ˣ

notes

[2] barka ‘boats’: Lit. ‘barks’. These were smaller boats that could be tied to a larger ship (< MLat. barca). See Falk 1912, 87. See also Hkr (ÍF 28, 244): tveir skipbáta, er barkar eru kallaðir ‘two ship-boats which are called barks’. The word barki is attested in poetry only here, and it is possible that these boats were a local Mediterranean product.

bragnings ‘the lord’s’

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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler

[2] bragnings: ‘bragnins’ E, Hr

[3] fræg: so 39, F, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, Mork, H, Hr, ‘frǫgir’ Kˣ, ‘færg’ FskAˣ

hafa ‘have’

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hafa (verb): have

gǫrzk ‘become’

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1. gera (verb): do, make

fyr ‘before’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

gýgjar ‘of the giantess’

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gýgr (noun f.): troll-woman

[3] gýgjar: ‘gyiar’ Mork

kennings

gagnstíg gýgjar;
‘the through-route of the giantess; ’
= CRAG
the through-route of the giantess; → CRAG

gagn ‘the through-’

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1. gagn (noun n.): victory < gagnstígr (noun m.)

kennings

gagnstíg gýgjar;
‘the through-route of the giantess; ’
= CRAG
the through-route of the giantess; → CRAG

stíg ‘route’

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1. stígr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ar/-ir, acc. -a/-u): path < gagnstígr (noun m.)

[4] ‑stíg: vígr F

kennings

gagnstíg gýgjar;
‘the through-route of the giantess; ’
= CRAG
the through-route of the giantess; → CRAG

ofan ‘from above’

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ofan (adv.): down

síga ‘be lowered’

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síga (verb): sink, slide, lower

Enn ‘And you’

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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again

[5] Enn: þar er FskAˣ

í ‘’

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í (prep.): in, into

hall ‘the cliff’

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1. hallr (noun m.): skree hill

[5] hall at: ‘hiall at’ 39, hallar J2ˣ

at ‘toward’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

[5] hall at: ‘hiall at’ 39, hallar J2ˣ

helli ‘cavern’

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1. hella (noun f.; °-u; -ur): cave, slab

hernenninn ‘battle-enterprising’

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hernenninn (adj.): battle-enterprising

kennings

hernenninn Gǫndlar þings gný-Þróttr,
‘din-Þróttr of Gǫndul’s assembly’
= WARRIOR
the din of Gǫndul’s assembly → BATTLE
battle-enterprising Þróttr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

fjǫl ‘the well-manned’

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2. fjǫl (noun n.): very < fjǫlmennr (adj.): with many men

mennum ‘’

[6] ‑mennum: ‑menni 42ˣ, Hr

Gǫndlar ‘of Gǫndul’s’

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2. Gǫndul (noun f.): Gǫndul

kennings

hernenninn Gǫndlar þings gný-Þróttr,
‘din-Þróttr of Gǫndul’s assembly’
= WARRIOR
the din of Gǫndul’s assembly → BATTLE
battle-enterprising Þróttr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

Gǫndlar ‘of Gǫndul’s’

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2. Gǫndul (noun f.): Gǫndul

kennings

hernenninn Gǫndlar þings gný-Þróttr,
‘din-Þróttr of Gǫndul’s assembly’
= WARRIOR
the din of Gǫndul’s assembly → BATTLE
battle-enterprising Þróttr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

þings ‘assembly’

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þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly

kennings

hernenninn Gǫndlar þings gný-Þróttr,
‘din-Þróttr of Gǫndul’s assembly’
= WARRIOR
the din of Gǫndul’s assembly → BATTLE
battle-enterprising Þróttr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

þings ‘assembly’

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þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly

kennings

hernenninn Gǫndlar þings gný-Þróttr,
‘din-Þróttr of Gǫndul’s assembly’
= WARRIOR
the din of Gǫndul’s assembly → BATTLE
battle-enterprising Þróttr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

gengi ‘your followers’

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gengi (noun n.): support, following

[7] gengi: ‘gegni’ 42ˣ

gný ‘of the din’

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gnýr (noun m.): din, tumult < gnýþróttr (noun m.)

kennings

hernenninn Gǫndlar þings gný-Þróttr,
‘din-Þróttr of Gǫndul’s assembly’
= WARRIOR
the din of Gǫndul’s assembly → BATTLE
battle-enterprising Þróttr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

gný ‘of the din’

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gnýr (noun m.): din, tumult < gnýþróttr (noun m.)

kennings

hernenninn Gǫndlar þings gný-Þróttr,
‘din-Þróttr of Gǫndul’s assembly’
= WARRIOR
the din of Gǫndul’s assembly → BATTLE
battle-enterprising Þróttr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

Þróttr ‘Þróttr’

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2. Þróttr (noun m.): Þróttr < gnýþróttr (noun m.)

[8] ‑Þróttr: so 39, F, E, J2ˣ, 42ˣ, Mork, H, ‘‑þóttr’ Kˣ, ‑þrótt Hr, ‑drótt FskAˣ

kennings

hernenninn Gǫndlar þings gný-Þróttr,
‘din-Þróttr of Gǫndul’s assembly’
= WARRIOR
the din of Gǫndul’s assembly → BATTLE
battle-enterprising Þróttr of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

neðan ‘up’

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neðan (adv.): (from) below, beneath

[8] neðan: ‘þeðan’ FskAˣ

sóttir ‘advanced’

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sœkja (verb): seek, attack

[8] sóttir: sótti Mork, H, Hr, FskAˣ

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verse
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Sigurðr laid siege to a cave on a cliff, in which marauding Moors had taken refuge. The Norsemen lowered two boats from above in front of the mouth of the cave and set fire to it.

In Mork, sts 7-8 are given in reverse order. For a full account of this event, see Þstf Stuttdr 4 Context. See also Hskv Útkv and st. 8 below.

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Hskv Útdr 7II

Bǫð ‘Battle-’

kennings

styrkir ‘strengthener’

kennings

lézt ‘you let’

notes

barka ‘boats’

notes

bragnings ‘the lord’s’

verk ‘deeds’

á ‘against’

Serkjum ‘the Saracens’

fræg ‘famous’

hafa ‘have’

gǫrzk ‘become’

fyr ‘before’

gýgjar ‘of the giantess’

kennings

gagn ‘the through-’

kennings

stíg ‘route’

kennings

ofan ‘from above’

síga ‘be lowered’

Enn ‘And you’

í ‘’

hall ‘the cliff’

at ‘toward’

helli ‘cavern’

hernenninn ‘battle-enterprising’

kennings

fjǫl ‘the well-manned’

mennum ‘’

Gǫndlar ‘of Gǫndul’s’

kennings

Gǫndlar ‘of Gǫndul’s’

kennings

þings ‘assembly’

kennings

þings ‘assembly’

kennings

með ‘with’

gengi ‘your followers’

gný ‘of the din’

kennings

gný ‘of the din’

kennings

Þróttr ‘Þróttr’

kennings

neðan ‘up’

sóttir ‘advanced’

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