Rv Lv 20II
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2009, ‘Rǫgnvaldr jarl Kali Kolsson, Lausavísur 20’ 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. 598.
Vôn ‘hopes’
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ván (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): hope, expectation
notes
[1, 4] vôn fundar konu; út á Spáni ‘hopes of meeting the woman; out in Spain’: Skj B construes the adverbial phrase with the framing cl. of this helmingr, but it is not clear which woman the poet might expect to meet in Spain. Since Ermingerðr is mentioned in l. 8, it is most likely that this is also a reference to her, and that Rǫgnvaldr is interweaving his memories, thoughts and expectations of her with his current activities, as also in sts 15, 17, 19, 21-2, 25.
ák ‘I have’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
[1] ák: ek Flat
notes
[1, 4] vôn fundar konu; út á Spáni ‘hopes of meeting the woman; out in Spain’: Skj B construes the adverbial phrase with the framing cl. of this helmingr, but it is not clear which woman the poet might expect to meet in Spain. Since Ermingerðr is mentioned in l. 8, it is most likely that this is also a reference to her, and that Rǫgnvaldr is interweaving his memories, thoughts and expectations of her with his current activities, as also in sts 15, 17, 19, 21-2, 25.
út ‘out’
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út (adv.): out(side)
notes
[1, 4] vôn fundar konu; út á Spáni ‘hopes of meeting the woman; out in Spain’: Skj B construes the adverbial phrase with the framing cl. of this helmingr, but it is not clear which woman the poet might expect to meet in Spain. Since Ermingerðr is mentioned in l. 8, it is most likely that this is also a reference to her, and that Rǫgnvaldr is interweaving his memories, thoughts and expectations of her with his current activities, as also in sts 15, 17, 19, 21-2, 25.
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
notes
[1, 4] vôn fundar konu; út á Spáni ‘hopes of meeting the woman; out in Spain’: Skj B construes the adverbial phrase with the framing cl. of this helmingr, but it is not clear which woman the poet might expect to meet in Spain. Since Ermingerðr is mentioned in l. 8, it is most likely that this is also a reference to her, and that Rǫgnvaldr is interweaving his memories, thoughts and expectations of her with his current activities, as also in sts 15, 17, 19, 21-2, 25.
Spáni ‘Spain’
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Spánn (noun m.): [Spain]
notes
[1, 4] vôn fundar konu; út á Spáni ‘hopes of meeting the woman; out in Spain’: Skj B construes the adverbial phrase with the framing cl. of this helmingr, but it is not clear which woman the poet might expect to meet in Spain. Since Ermingerðr is mentioned in l. 8, it is most likely that this is also a reference to her, and that Rǫgnvaldr is interweaving his memories, thoughts and expectations of her with his current activities, as also in sts 15, 17, 19, 21-2, 25.
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
skjótt ‘swiftly’
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2. skjótr (adj.): quick(ly)
rekinn ‘chased’
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2. reka (verb): drive, force
flótti ‘the fleeing host’
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flótti (noun m.): flight, fleeing
flýði ‘fled’
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flýja (verb): to flee, take flight
margr ‘many a’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
af ‘because of’
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af (prep.): from
mœði ‘exhaustion’
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mœði (noun f.; °-): exhaustion
men ‘neck-ring’
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2. men (noun n.; °; dat. menjum): neck-ring < menlundr (noun m.)
kennings
menlundr‘neck-ring tree ’
= MAN
neck-ring tree → MAN
lundr ‘tree’
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1. lundr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ar): grove, tree < menlundr (noun m.)
kennings
menlundr‘neck-ring tree ’
= MAN
neck-ring tree → MAN
konu ‘the woman’
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kona (noun f.; °-u; -ur/-r(KlmA1980 116¹¹), gen. pl. kvenna/kvinna): woman
notes
[1, 4] vôn fundar konu; út á Spáni ‘hopes of meeting the woman; out in Spain’: Skj B construes the adverbial phrase with the framing cl. of this helmingr, but it is not clear which woman the poet might expect to meet in Spain. Since Ermingerðr is mentioned in l. 8, it is most likely that this is also a reference to her, and that Rǫgnvaldr is interweaving his memories, thoughts and expectations of her with his current activities, as also in sts 15, 17, 19, 21-2, 25.
fundar ‘of meeting’
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fundr (noun m.): discovery, meeting
notes
[1, 4] vôn fundar konu; út á Spáni ‘hopes of meeting the woman; out in Spain’: Skj B construes the adverbial phrase with the framing cl. of this helmingr, but it is not clear which woman the poet might expect to meet in Spain. Since Ermingerðr is mentioned in l. 8, it is most likely that this is also a reference to her, and that Rǫgnvaldr is interweaving his memories, thoughts and expectations of her with his current activities, as also in sts 15, 17, 19, 21-2, 25.
Því ‘This is why’
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því (adv.): therefore, because
erum ‘are’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
vér ‘we’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
at ‘because’
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4. at (conj.): that
væn ‘beautiful’
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vænn (adj.): beautiful, expected
notes
[6] væn hljóð ‘beautiful sounds’: It is not clear what these are. Bibire 1988 translates ‘splendid voices (of war)’, but does not really link this expression to why the poet considers himself worthy of Ermingerðr. Finnbogi Guðmundsson (ÍF 34) does link the two, but glosses the sentence as að barizt var með miklu braki ‘because the fighting took place with much noise’, following Skj B, which however emends to vápnhljóð ‘weapon-sounds’. It seems more likely that Rǫgnvaldr is referring to his own poetry and developing the contrast between past and present activities. He is not averse to praising himself (see Note to Lv 16/2), and refers to his own poetry in sts 11 and 23, and to his role as poet in st. 35, as well as, of course, in st. 1.
hljóð ‘sounds’
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hljóð (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, silence, a hearing
notes
[6] væn hljóð ‘beautiful sounds’: It is not clear what these are. Bibire 1988 translates ‘splendid voices (of war)’, but does not really link this expression to why the poet considers himself worthy of Ermingerðr. Finnbogi Guðmundsson (ÍF 34) does link the two, but glosses the sentence as að barizt var með miklu braki ‘because the fighting took place with much noise’, following Skj B, which however emends to vápnhljóð ‘weapon-sounds’. It seems more likely that Rǫgnvaldr is referring to his own poetry and developing the contrast between past and present activities. He is not averse to praising himself (see Note to Lv 16/2), and refers to his own poetry in sts 11 and 23, and to his role as poet in st. 35, as well as, of course, in st. 1.
kveðin ‘spoken’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
þjóðum ‘to people’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
valr ‘corpses’
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1. valr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ir): corpse, the slain
tók ‘began’
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2. taka (verb): take
vǫll ‘the field’
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vǫllr (noun m.; °vallar, dat. velli; vellir acc. vǫllu/velli): plain, field
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
hylja ‘cover’
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2. hylja (verb): to bury, cover, inhume
verðir ‘worthy of’
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3. verðr (adj.): worth, worthy
Ermingerðar ‘Ermingerðr’
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Ermingerðr (noun f.): Ermingerðr
notes
[8] Ermingerðar ‘of Ermingerðr’: See Note to st. 15 [All].
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While harrying in Spánland it heiðna ‘heathen Spain’ (ÍF 34, 218), Rǫgnvaldr’s troops attack a village where they meet resistance, but eventually chase the inhabitants away.
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