Okík Magn 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Oddr kíkinaskáld, Poem about Magnús góði 2’ 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. 33.
Felldu ‘shed’
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3. fella (verb): fell, kill
menn ‘Men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
þás ‘when’
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þás (conj.): when
mildan ‘the generous’
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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous
mǫrg ‘many’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
tôr ‘tears’
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tár (noun n.; °; -): tear
bôru ‘carried’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
byrðr ‘burden’
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byrðr (noun f.; °byrðar, acc. byrði/byrð(GrgKonᴵ 205¹¹); byrðar, acc. byrðar/byrðir): burden, load
[3] þung byrðr: þing byrðar FskAˣ
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
es ‘to whom’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
seima ‘gold’
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2. seimr (noun m.; °dat. -i): gold
Deildisk ‘was in turmoil’
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2. deila (verb; °-ld-): share out, deal
hugr ‘The mind’
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hugr (noun m.): mind, thought, courage
svát ‘so that’
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svát (conj.): so that, so as
hús ‘house’
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hús (noun n.; °-s; -): house < húskarl (noun m.): retainer
notes
[6] húskarlar ‘housecarls’: The term húskarl (cf. OE hūsceorl) initially denoted men in a king’s or a nobleman’s service (bodyguards) on a par with retainers, but it was later used about domestics of a lesser distinction (see Fritzner: húskarl). See also Hharð Lv 6/8, ÞjóðA Magnfl 12/8 and Anon (MErl) l. 4.
karlar ‘carls’
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karl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): (old) man < húskarl (noun m.): retainer
notes
[6] húskarlar ‘housecarls’: The term húskarl (cf. OE hūsceorl) initially denoted men in a king’s or a nobleman’s service (bodyguards) on a par with retainers, but it was later used about domestics of a lesser distinction (see Fritzner: húskarl). See also Hharð Lv 6/8, ÞjóðA Magnfl 12/8 and Anon (MErl) l. 4.
grams ‘the ruler’s’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
varla ‘hardly’
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varla (adv.): hardly
siklings ‘the prince’s’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
[7] siklings: siglings FskAˣ
þjóð ‘people’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
síðan ‘thereafter’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
opt ‘often’
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opt (adv.): often
hnipin ‘drooping’
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hnípa (verb): droop
vatni ‘from weeping’
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vatna (verb): [from weeping]
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The st. describes people’s grief at Magnús’s burial in Trondheim in 1047.
Magnús Óláfsson was buried in Klemenskirken (Clemenskirkja, the Church of S. Clement) in Trondheim. See also Anon (MH) Lv, Anon Nkt 34-5 and ÞjóðA Lv 1. For a similar display of public emotion at the death of a ruler, see Sturl Hákfl 11.
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