Ótt Hfl 15I
Matthew Townend (ed.) 2012, ‘Óttarr svarti, Hǫfuðlausn 15’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 760.
text and translation
Eigi hrædduzk ægi;
ér fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
neytt, áðr Nóreg beittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan.
Eigi hrædduzk ægi; ér fóruð stóran sæ; {engi allvaldr aldar} of getr nýtri drengi. Fars varð opt neytt, en flaust hratt af sér brǫttum forsi, áðr, {niðjungr Haralds}, beittuð miðjan Nóreg.
‘You were not afraid of the ocean; you travelled across a great sea; no mighty ruler of men [RULER] gains abler warriors. The ship was often tested, and the vessel threw from itself the steep cataract, before, descendant of Haraldr [= Óláfr], you beat to the middle of Norway.’
notes and context
The stanza follows st. 14 (see Context).
readings
- [1] hrædduzk: hræddizk 325V, Bb
- [1] ægi: jǫfra 68, ýtar 61
- [2] ér: opt J1ˣ, ótt 78aˣ
- [2] fóruð: fór 68
- [3] getr: sitr 68
- [3] aldar: aldri 325V, aldir Bb
- [5] varð: var all others
- [5] fars: ‘fyrs’ 61
- [6] flaust: flaustr Flat, Tóm
- [7] neytt: nautt 61, nýtt 325V, nýtr Bb, ‘neyd’ Tóm
- [7] áðr: áðr en Tóm
- [7] beittuð: hittuð J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 325V
- [8] niðjungr: níðingr Tóm
- [8] Haralds: Nóreg Flat
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 36 folx (Kx) — 234r/6 - 234r/13
imagesEigi ræðuz ægi | er forut sia stóran | allvaldr um getr alldar | engi nytri drengi | opt varð fars en forsi | flꜹst ratt af ser brǫttum | neytt aðr noreg beittuð | niðiungr haraldz miðian |
(DW)
-
Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 8v/7 - 8v/9
images -
AM 37 folx (J1x) — 145r/13 - 145r/18
Eigi hrædduzk ægi;
images
opt fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
neytt, áðr Nóreg hittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 126r/6 - 126r/13
Eigi hrædduzk ægi;
images
ér fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
neytt, áðr Nóreg hittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan. -
AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 24r/26 - 24r/26
Eigi hrædduzk ægi;
images
ér fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
neytt, áðr Nóreg hittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan. -
AM 78 a folx (78ax) — 24r/17 - 24r/24
Eigi hrædduzk ægi;
images
ótt fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
neytt, áðr Nóreg hittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan. -
AM 68 fol (68) — 7v/13 - 7v/13
Eigi hrædduzk jǫfra;
images
ér fór sæ stóran;
allvaldr of sitr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
neytt, áðr Nóreg beittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan. -
AM 61 fol (61) — 81va/3 - 81va/5
Eigi hrædduzk ýtar;
images
ér fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð †fyrs†, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
nautt, áðr Nóreg beittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan. -
AM 75 c fol (75c) — 5v/3 - 5v/3
images -
AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 10vb/5 - 10vb/10
Eigi hræddizk ægi;
images
ér fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldri
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
nýtt, áðr Nóreg hittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 130ra/27 - 130ra/27
Eigi hræddizk ægi;
images
ér fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldir
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaust hratt af sér brǫttum,
nýtr, áðr Nóreg beittuð,
niðjungr Haralds, miðjan. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 81vb/55 - 81vb/59
Eigi hrædduzk ægi;
images
ér fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaustr hratt af sér brǫttum,
neytt, áðr Nóreg beittuð,
niðjungr Nóreg, miðjan. -
GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 98r/10 - 98r/10
Eigi hrædduzk ægi;
images
ér fóruð sæ stóran;
allvaldr of getr aldar
engi nýtri drengi.
Opt varð fars, en forsi
flaustr hratt af sér brǫttum,
†neyd†, áðr en Nóreg beittuð,
níðingr Haralds, miðjan. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 271v/2 - 271v/9
images -
Thott 972 folx (972x) — 55va/21 - 55va/28
images -
UppsUB R 686x (R686x) — 15v/11 - 15v/18
images
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