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Rv Lv 16^II

Judith Jesch (ed.) 2009, ‘Rǫgnvaldr jarl Kali Kolsson, Lausavísur 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. 594.

Rǫgnvaldr jarl Kali Kolsson Lausavísur

Orð ‘the words’

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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word

skal ‘will’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

Ermingerðar ‘of Ermingerðr’

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Ermingerðr (noun f.): Ermingerðr

notes

[1] Ermingerðar ‘of Ermingerðr’: See Note to st. 15 [All] above.

ítr ‘The outstanding’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

notes

[2] ítr drengr ‘the outstanding warrior’: As Kock pointed out (NN §2066), Rǫgnvaldr was not shy about using such expressions about himself; see also sts 8, 14.

drengr ‘warrior’

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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior

notes

[2] ítr drengr ‘the outstanding warrior’: As Kock pointed out (NN §2066), Rǫgnvaldr was not shy about using such expressions about himself; see also sts 8, 14.

muna ‘remember’

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1. muna (verb): remember

lengi ‘for a long time’

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lengi (adv.): for a long time

brúðr ‘lady’

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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride

[3] brúðr: Þrúðr R702ˣ

vill ‘wants’

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vilja (verb): want, intend

rǫkk ‘the stately’

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rakkr (adj.; °compar. -ari): bold

[3] rǫkk: rǫsk R702ˣ

at ‘to’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

ríðim ‘ride’

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1. ríða (verb): ride

[3] ríðim: ríðum R702ˣ

Rán ‘Rán’s’

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Rán (noun f.): Rán < Ránheimr (noun m.)

kennings

Ránheim
‘Rán’s world ’
= SEA
Rán’s world → SEA

heim ‘world’

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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world < Ránheimr (noun m.)

kennings

Ránheim
‘Rán’s world ’
= SEA
Rán’s world → SEA

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

Jórðánar ‘the Jordan’

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Jórdán (noun f.): River Jordan

Enn ‘again’

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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again

es ‘when’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

aptr ‘back’

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aptr (adv.; °compar. -ar): back

fara ‘travel’

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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel

runnar ‘the trees’

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runnr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): bush, tree

kennings

runnar unnviggs
‘the trees of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARERS
the wave-horse → SHIP
the trees of the SHIP → SEAFARERS

unn ‘of the wave’

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2. unnr (noun f.): wave < unnviggr (noun m.): wave-steed

kennings

runnar unnviggs
‘the trees of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARERS
the wave-horse → SHIP
the trees of the SHIP → SEAFARERS

unn ‘of the wave’

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2. unnr (noun f.): wave < unnviggr (noun m.): wave-steed

kennings

runnar unnviggs
‘the trees of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARERS
the wave-horse → SHIP
the trees of the SHIP → SEAFARERS

viggs ‘horse’

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vigg (noun n.): steed < unnviggr (noun m.): wave-steed

kennings

runnar unnviggs
‘the trees of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARERS
the wave-horse → SHIP
the trees of the SHIP → SEAFARERS

viggs ‘horse’

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vigg (noun n.): steed < unnviggr (noun m.): wave-steed

kennings

runnar unnviggs
‘the trees of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARERS
the wave-horse → SHIP
the trees of the SHIP → SEAFARERS

of ‘across’

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3. of (prep.): around, from; too

[6] of: fyrir Flat

haf ‘the sea’

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haf (noun n.; °-s; *-): sea

sunnan ‘from the south’

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sunnan (adv.): (from the) south

rístum ‘We will carve’

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rísta (verb): carve, raise

heim ‘home’

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heim (adv.): home, back

at ‘in’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

hausti ‘the autumn’

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haust (noun n.; °-s; -): autumn

hval ‘the whale’

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hvalr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ir/-ar): whale < hvalfrón (noun n.)

kennings

hvalfrón
‘the whale-country ’
= SEA
the whale-country → SEA

frón ‘country’

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2. frón (noun n.): earth, land < hvalfrón (noun n.)

kennings

hvalfrón
‘the whale-country ’
= SEA
the whale-country → SEA

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

Nerbónar ‘Narbonne’

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Nerbón (noun f.): [Narbonne]

[8] Nerbónar: so Flat, R702ˣ, ‘nerbvnar’ corrected from ‘velbvnar’ 325I

notes

[8] Nerbónar ‘Narbonne’: While the first element of this p. n. is variously spelled Ner- and Nar- in the mss of Orkn (1913-16, 231, 234, 250), the vowel of the second element is confirmed by the rhyme both in this st. and in st. 25.

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Having left Narbonne, Rǫgnvaldr and his poets are sailing in a good wind, and are sitting and drinking, and in good spirits. Rǫgnvaldr, Ármóðr and Oddi each recite a st. containing Ermingerðr’s name.

[7]: Kock (NN §806) suggests that at hausti ‘in the autumn’ (and therefore also heim ‘home’) should be construed with rístum ‘we will carve’ while Sigurður Nordal (Orkn 1913-16; so also Skj B) punctuates the l. so that heim but not at hausti is construed with rístum. However, it seems unlikely that Rǫgnvaldr would refer to Narbonne as heim, and both ÍF 34 and Bibire 1988 construe heim at hausti with the verb fara, as here, where it is assumed that Rǫgnvaldr is promising Ermingerðr to look in on her on his way back home.

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