Jayne Carroll (ed.) 2009, ‘Markús Skeggjason, Eiríksdrápa 16’ 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. 446.
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styrjǫld (noun f.; °-aldar; -aldir): conflict, war, battle
[1] styrjǫld ‘battle’: Lit. ‘battle-age’. See also ÞjóðA Sex 7/2 and GunnLeif Merl II 51/3VIII.
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vaxa (verb): grow, increase
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
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stǫng (noun f.; °stangar, dat. -u; stangir/stengr): pole
[2] stengr bôru framm vísa drengir: ‘[…]’ 20b I
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
[2] stengr bôru framm vísa drengir: ‘[…]’ 20b I
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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away
[2] stengr bôru framm vísa drengir: ‘[…]’ 20b I
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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader
[2] stengr bôru framm vísa drengir: ‘[…]’ 20b I; vísa: vísis 180b
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
[2] stengr bôru framm vísa drengir: ‘[…]’ 20b I; drengir: drengi 180b
[2] drengir ‘warriors’: See Note to st. 5/1 above.
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mildingr (noun m.; °-s): ruler, generous one
[3] mildingr gekk at miklum: ‘[…]um’ 20b I
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
[3] mildingr gekk at miklum: ‘[…]um’ 20b I
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
[3] mildingr gekk at miklum: ‘[…]um’ 20b I
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1. hjaldr (noun m.): battle
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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal
[4] malmi skrýddr ok faldinn hjalmi: ‘m[…]’ 20b I
[4] skrýddr malmi ‘dressed in metal’: Malmr is frequently used of weapons, and may mean ‘sword’ here (so ÍF 35).
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2. skrýða (verb): adorn, clothe
[4] malmi skrýddr ok faldinn hjalmi: ‘m[…]’ 20b I
[4] skrýddr malmi ‘dressed in metal’: Malmr is frequently used of weapons, and may mean ‘sword’ here (so ÍF 35).
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
[4] malmi skrýddr ok faldinn hjalmi: ‘m[…]’ 20b I
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2. falda (verb): cover, clothe
[4] malmi skrýddr ok faldinn hjalmi: ‘m[…]’ 20b I
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet
[4] malmi skrýddr ok faldinn hjalmi: ‘m[…]’ 20b I
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As sts 14-15 above. Eiríkr had his men carry the standards forward, the battle commenced, and he himself fought at the front of his army protected by his byrnie and helmet.
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