Ótt Hfl 6I
Matthew Townend (ed.) 2012, ‘Óttarr svarti, Hǫfuðlausn 6’ 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. 748.
text and translation
Drótt vas drjúgligr ótti,
dolglinns, at fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða.
{{{Dolglinns} svan}bræðir}, vas drjúgligr ótti drótt at fǫr þinni; síðan namt rjóða nes Svíþjóðar.
‘Feeder of the swan of the battle-serpent [(lit. ‘swan-feeder of the battle-serpent’) SWORD > RAVEN/EAGLE > WARRIOR], there was great terror for the people from your journey; afterwards you began to redden the headland(s) of Sweden.’
notes and context
The stanza is quoted after st. 4, either immediately, or with a brief prose link.
For a battle fought by Óláfr at Sótasker, assumed to be in Sweden, see Sigv Víkv 1.
readings
- [1] vas (‘var’): varð Holm2, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, Bb, viðr 68, stendr 325V, stendr vítt ok Flat, ‘uit stendr ok’ Tóm
- [1] drjúg‑: ‘dryg‑’ Holm2, 325VI, dýr‑ J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325V, Flat, Tóm
- [2] dolglinns: ‘dǫglinnz’ J1ˣ, J2ˣ, ‘doglinnz’ 68, Bb, ‘dolg stinz’ 61, dǫglingr 325V, dǫglings Flat, Tóm
- [2] at: af Holm2, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 325V, Flat, Tóm, á 68
- [2] þinni: so all others, þinn Kˣ
- [3] svan‑: ‘san‑’ 325V
- [3] ‑bræðir: ‑breiðir J2ˣ, ‑beiðir 61
- [3] namt: vannt Bb, Tóm
- [4] nes: skip 325V
- [4] rjóða: ‘hrioðia’ Holm2, hrjóða 73aˣ, 61, 325V
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) — 220v/13 - 220v/16
imagesDrótt †var† drjúgligr ótti,
dolglinns, at fǫr þinn,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða.Drott var driugligr otti | dolg liɴz at fǫr þiɴ | svanbræþir namtu siþan | sviþioðar nes rioða |
(DW)
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Holm perg 2 4° (Holm2) — 5v/30 - 5v/32
Drótt varð †dryg-†ligr ótti,
images
dolglinns, af fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes †hrioðia†. -
AM 37 folx (J1x) — 137r/8 - 137r/10
Drótt varð dýr-ligr ótti,
images
†dǫglinnz†, af fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða. -
AM 38 folx (J2x) — 119r/25 - 119r/28
Drótt varð dýr-ligr ótti,
images
†dǫglinnz†, af fǫr þinni,
svan-breiðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða. -
AM 325 VI 4° (325VI) — 5rb/28 - 5rb/29
Drótt varð †dryg-†ligr ótti,
images
dolglinns, af fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða. -
AM 73 a folx (73ax) — 16r/32 - 16r/32
Drótt varð drjúgligr ótti,
images
dolglinns, af fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes hrjóða. -
AM 78 a folx (78ax) — 15r/6 - 15r/9
Drótt varð drjúgligr ótti,
images
dolglinns, af fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða. -
AM 68 fol (68) — 5r/9 - 5r/9
Drótt viðr drjúgligr ótti,
images
†doglinnz†, á fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða. -
AM 61 fol (61) — 79ra/14 - 79ra/15
Drótt vas drjúgligr ótti,
images
†dolg stinz†, at fǫr þinni,
svan-beiðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes hrjóða. -
AM 325 V 4° (325V) — 7ra/2 - 7ra/4
Drótt stendr dýr-ligr ótti,
images
dǫglingr, af fǫr þinni,
†san-†bræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar skip hrjóða. -
Holm perg 1 fol (Bb) — 125rb/32 - 125rb/34
Drótt varð drjúgligr ótti,
images
†doglinnz†, at fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; vannt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 79vb - 79vb
Drótt stendr vítt ok dýr-ligr ótti,
images
dǫglings, af fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; namt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða. -
GKS 1008 fol (Tóm) — 95r/31 - 95r/31
Drótt †uit stendr ok† dýr-ligr ótti,
images
dǫglings, af fǫr þinni,
svanbræðir; vannt síðan
Svíþjóðar nes rjóða. -
AM 761 b 4°x (761bx) — 270r/18 - 270r/21
images -
Thott 972 folx (972x) — 36va/27 - 36va/30
images -
UppsUB R 686x (R686x) — 9v/31 - 10r/1
images
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