Hskv Útdr 9II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Halldórr skvaldri, Útfarardrápa 9’ 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, p. 490.
Marg ‘The much-’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many < margdýrkaðr (adj./verb p.p.)
[1] Marg‑: Mark‑ 42ˣ
kennings
Margdýrkaðr merkir morðhjóls‘The much-worshipped marker of the killing-wheel ’
= WARRIOR
the killing-wheel → SHIELD
The much-worshipped marker of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
dýrkaðr ‘worshipped’
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dýrka (verb; °-að-): glorify, worship < margdýrkaðr (adj./verb p.p.)
[1] ‑dýrkaðr: ‘dyrkaðe’ E
kennings
Margdýrkaðr merkir morðhjóls‘The much-worshipped marker of the killing-wheel ’
= WARRIOR
the killing-wheel → SHIELD
The much-worshipped marker of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
kom ‘brought’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
kennings
Margdýrkaðr merkir morðhjóls‘The much-worshipped marker of the killing-wheel ’
= WARRIOR
the killing-wheel → SHIELD
The much-worshipped marker of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
notes
[1-2] merkir morðhjóls ‘the marker of the killing-wheel [SHIELD > WARRIOR]’: Merkir ‘marker’ refers to a warrior who would mark up a shield by staining it with blood.
morð ‘of the killing’
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1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle < morðhjól (noun n.): [killing-wheel]
[2] morðhjóls: ‘[...]’ Mork
kennings
Margdýrkaðr merkir morðhjóls‘The much-worshipped marker of the killing-wheel ’
= WARRIOR
the killing-wheel → SHIELD
The much-worshipped marker of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
notes
[1-2] merkir morðhjóls ‘the marker of the killing-wheel [SHIELD > WARRIOR]’: Merkir ‘marker’ refers to a warrior who would mark up a shield by staining it with blood.
morð ‘of the killing’
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1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle < morðhjól (noun n.): [killing-wheel]
[2] morðhjóls: ‘[...]’ Mork
kennings
Margdýrkaðr merkir morðhjóls‘The much-worshipped marker of the killing-wheel ’
= WARRIOR
the killing-wheel → SHIELD
The much-worshipped marker of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
notes
[1-2] merkir morðhjóls ‘the marker of the killing-wheel [SHIELD > WARRIOR]’: Merkir ‘marker’ refers to a warrior who would mark up a shield by staining it with blood.
hjóls ‘wheel’
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hjól (noun n.; °-s; -): wheel < morðhjól (noun n.): [killing-wheel]
[2] morðhjóls: ‘[...]’ Mork
kennings
Margdýrkaðr merkir morðhjóls‘The much-worshipped marker of the killing-wheel ’
= WARRIOR
the killing-wheel → SHIELD
The much-worshipped marker of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
notes
[1-2] merkir morðhjóls ‘the marker of the killing-wheel [SHIELD > WARRIOR]’: Merkir ‘marker’ refers to a warrior who would mark up a shield by staining it with blood.
hjóls ‘wheel’
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hjól (noun n.; °-s; -): wheel < morðhjól (noun n.): [killing-wheel]
[2] morðhjóls: ‘[...]’ Mork
kennings
Margdýrkaðr merkir morðhjóls‘The much-worshipped marker of the killing-wheel ’
= WARRIOR
the killing-wheel → SHIELD
The much-worshipped marker of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
notes
[1-2] merkir morðhjóls ‘the marker of the killing-wheel [SHIELD > WARRIOR]’: Merkir ‘marker’ refers to a warrior who would mark up a shield by staining it with blood.
skipastóli ‘his array of ships’
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skipastóll (noun m.): array of ships
fúss ‘eager’
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fúss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): eager, willing
[3] fúss: so 42ˣ, Mork, H, Hr, fús Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ
notes
[3-4] ræsir fremðar vas fúss friðslits ‘the advancer of honour [KING] was eager for peace-shattering’: This cl. could also be construed as ræsir friðslits vas fúss fremðar ‘the advancer of peace-shattering (i.e. ‘warrior’) was eager for honour’ (so ÍF 28). However, ræsir fremðar ‘advancer of honour’ as a circumlocution for ‘king’ is also attested in Ív Sig 11/6.
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
notes
[3-4] ræsir fremðar vas fúss friðslits ‘the advancer of honour [KING] was eager for peace-shattering’: This cl. could also be construed as ræsir friðslits vas fúss fremðar ‘the advancer of peace-shattering (i.e. ‘warrior’) was eager for honour’ (so ÍF 28). However, ræsir fremðar ‘advancer of honour’ as a circumlocution for ‘king’ is also attested in Ív Sig 11/6.
fremðar ‘of honour’
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fremð (noun f.): honour
kennings
ræsir fremðar‘the advancer of honour ’
= KING
the advancer of honour → KING
notes
[3-4] ræsir fremðar vas fúss friðslits ‘the advancer of honour [KING] was eager for peace-shattering’: This cl. could also be construed as ræsir friðslits vas fúss fremðar ‘the advancer of peace-shattering (i.e. ‘warrior’) was eager for honour’ (so ÍF 28). However, ræsir fremðar ‘advancer of honour’ as a circumlocution for ‘king’ is also attested in Ív Sig 11/6.
kennings
ræsir fremðar‘the advancer of honour ’
= KING
the advancer of honour → KING
notes
[3-4] ræsir fremðar vas fúss friðslits ‘the advancer of honour [KING] was eager for peace-shattering’: This cl. could also be construed as ræsir friðslits vas fúss fremðar ‘the advancer of peace-shattering (i.e. ‘warrior’) was eager for honour’ (so ÍF 28). However, ræsir fremðar ‘advancer of honour’ as a circumlocution for ‘king’ is also attested in Ív Sig 11/6.
frið ‘for peace-’
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friðr (noun m.): peace < friðslit (noun n.)
[4] frið‑: ‘fri’ or ‘fir’ H, Hr
notes
[3-4] ræsir fremðar vas fúss friðslits ‘the advancer of honour [KING] was eager for peace-shattering’: This cl. could also be construed as ræsir friðslits vas fúss fremðar ‘the advancer of peace-shattering (i.e. ‘warrior’) was eager for honour’ (so ÍF 28). However, ræsir fremðar ‘advancer of honour’ as a circumlocution for ‘king’ is also attested in Ív Sig 11/6.
slits ‘shattering’
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slit (noun n.; °; gen. -a): [shattering] < friðslit (noun n.)
notes
[3-4] ræsir fremðar vas fúss friðslits ‘the advancer of honour [KING] was eager for peace-shattering’: This cl. could also be construed as ræsir friðslits vas fúss fremðar ‘the advancer of peace-shattering (i.e. ‘warrior’) was eager for honour’ (so ÍF 28). However, ræsir fremðar ‘advancer of honour’ as a circumlocution for ‘king’ is also attested in Ív Sig 11/6.
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
Ívizu ‘Ibiza’
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Íviza (noun f.): [Ibiza]
notes
[4] Ívizu ‘Ibiza’: One of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain.
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Sigurðr engaged in battle in Ibiza.
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