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Ólhv Hryn 9^II

Lauren Goetting (ed.) 2009, ‘Óláfr hvítaskáld Þórðarson, Hrynhenda 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. 666.

Óláfr hvítaskáld Þórðarson Hrynhenda

Norðan ‘from the north’

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norðan (adv.): from the north

rendi ‘impelled’

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3. renna (verb): let run (weak)

næst ‘next’

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nærri (adj. comp.; °superl. nǽstr): near, nearer, next

[1] næst: ‘[...]t’ 55 A

notes

[1] næst ‘next’: This adv. could also be construed with the second cl. (so Skald and Skj B) þás næst spurðisk hríð brodda ‘when a storm of arrow-points was next reported’.

þás ‘when’

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þás (conj.): when

spurðisk ‘was reported’

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spyrja (verb; spurði): ask; hear, find out

nafnkunnr ‘The famous’

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nafnkunnr (adj.): [famous]

jǫfurr ‘prince’

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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince

[2] jǫfurr skíðum: jǫfra skipum 55 A, jǫfurr 8, jǫfurr skeiðar Flat

skíðum ‘skis’

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skíð (noun n.; °; -): ski

[2] jǫfurr skíðum: jǫfra skipum 55 A, jǫfurr 8, jǫfurr skeiðar Flat

kennings

skíðum stafna
‘skis of stems ’
= SHIPS
skis of stems → SHIPS

stafna ‘of stems’

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stafn (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): prow

[2] stafna: ‘[...]’ 55 A, stafni Flat

kennings

skíðum stafna
‘skis of stems ’
= SHIPS
skis of stems → SHIPS

bárur ‘the waves’

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1. bára (noun f.; °-u; -ur): wave

[3] bárur: ‘[...]’ 55 A

léku ‘rose’

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3. leika (verb): play

notes

[3] léku ‘rose’: Lit. ‘played’. The verb leika (léku 3rd pers. pl. pret. indic.) in the present context denotes the upward or swinging motion of the waves (see LP: leika 1; CVC: leika II).

brǫndum ‘than the prows’

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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire

hæri ‘higher’

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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high

[3] hæri: hærra 81a

brodda ‘of arrow-points’

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broddr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): point of spear or arrow

[4] brodda: borða Flat

kennings

hríð brodda;
‘a storm of arrow-points ’
= BATTLE
a storm of arrow-points → BATTLE

hríð ‘a storm’

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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm

kennings

hríð brodda;
‘a storm of arrow-points ’
= BATTLE
a storm of arrow-points → BATTLE

fyr ‘along’

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

Nóregs ‘of Norway’

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Noregr (noun m.): Norway

[4] Nóregs síðu: ‘norreg[...]’ 55 A

síðu ‘the coast’

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1. síða (noun f.; °-u; -ur): side

[4] Nóregs síðu: ‘norreg[...]’ 55 A

Þrútin ‘Heavy’

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þrútinn (adj./verb p.p.): swollen

[5] Þrútin lágu: ‘[...]agu’ 55 A, lágu þrútin 8

notes

[5] þrútin veðr lágu á vatni ‘heavy winds pressed upon the water’: Lit. ‘swollen winds’. See also Note to Ólhv Lv 1/4.

lágu ‘pressed’

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liggja (verb): lie

[5] Þrútin lágu: ‘[...]agu’ 55 A, lágu þrútin 8

notes

[5] þrútin veðr lágu á vatni ‘heavy winds pressed upon the water’: Lit. ‘swollen winds’. See also Note to Ólhv Lv 1/4.

veðr ‘winds’

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2. veðr (noun n.; °-s; -): weather, wind, storm

notes

[5] þrútin veðr lágu á vatni ‘heavy winds pressed upon the water’: Lit. ‘swollen winds’. See also Note to Ólhv Lv 1/4.

á ‘upon’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

notes

[5] þrútin veðr lágu á vatni ‘heavy winds pressed upon the water’: Lit. ‘swollen winds’. See also Note to Ólhv Lv 1/4.

vatni ‘the water’

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vatn (noun n.; °-s; -*): water, lake

notes

[5] þrútin veðr lágu á vatni ‘heavy winds pressed upon the water’: Lit. ‘swollen winds’. See also Note to Ólhv Lv 1/4.

vinda ‘of winds’

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1. vindr (noun m.; °-s/-ar; -ar): wind

kennings

ript vinda;
‘the cloth of winds ’
= SAIL
the cloth of winds → SAIL

ript ‘the cloth’

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1. ript (noun f.): cloth

[6] ript: ‘hript’ 42ˣ, dript 81a, skript Flat

kennings

ript vinda;
‘the cloth of winds ’
= SAIL
the cloth of winds → SAIL

né ‘did not’

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né (conj.): nor

gramr ‘the king’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

bað ‘command’

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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray

[6] bað svipta: ‘b[...]’ 55 A

svipta ‘be taken down’

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2. svipta (verb): deprive, snatch

[6] bað svipta: ‘b[...]’ 55 A

snarr ‘the brave’

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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold

[7] snarr: ‘[...]arr’ 55 A, snarri 42ˣ

yngvi ‘monarch’

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Yngvi (noun m.): Yngvi, prince

kvað ‘said’

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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet

sigrbyr ‘that a favouring wind of victory’

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sigrbyrr (noun m.): favouring wind of victory

fenginn ‘had been given’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

[7] fenginn: slunginn Flat

sinni ‘to his’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

[8] sinni ferð at hjaldri: ‘si[...] alldri’ 55 A

ferð ‘company’

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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey

[8] sinni ferð at hjaldri: ‘si[...] alldri’ 55 A

at ‘for’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

[8] sinni ferð at hjaldri: ‘si[...] alldri’ 55 A

hjaldri ‘battle’

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1. hjaldr (noun m.): battle

[8] sinni ferð at hjaldri: ‘si[...] alldri’ 55 A; hjaldri: ‘halldri’ 81a

stinnum ‘the fierce’

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stinnr (adj.): stiff, firm

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Shortly after Easter 1240, Hákon and his retinue sailed with strong winds toward Oslo, where he planned to attack Skúli and his men.

For Hákon’s journey by ship to Oslo, see also Sturl Hákkv 11-13.

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