Rv Lv 32^II

Nú ‘now’

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nú (adv.): now

hafa ‘have’

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hafa (verb): have

gœðingar ‘The [Orcadian] lords’

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gœðingr (noun m.): chieftain

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[1] gœðingar ‘the [Orcadian] lords’: Although also used in other contexts, this term is particularly associated with the noblemen of Orkney and Shetland.

gengit ‘gone back’

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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

goð ‘contempt for God’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God < goðfjón (noun f.)

notes

[2] þat es goðfjón ljóna ‘that shows men’s contempt for God’: Previous eds adopt the variant ljónum from R702ˣ, but the collocation fjón ... ljóna is also found in Þmáhl Máv 15/6^V. The point is not that God shows antipathy to such actions (cf. Bibire 1988 ‘hateful to God is it for men’), but rather that such actions show contempt for God. LP: goðfjón gives two meanings, guders had (mod en) ‘the hatred of the gods (towards one)’ and had til gud, ringeagt for gud ‘hatred of God, contempt for God’. For the latter construction, compare Fritzner: guðhræzla ‘fear of God’. Admittedly, it is not clear, either in the st. or in the saga prose, why Rǫgnvaldr might think these actions show contempt for God, though Sigv Lv 13-14^I envisage punishment in hell for treachery. See also Notes to Þflekk Lv l. 12 and ESk Eystdr 2/3.

fjón ‘’

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fjón (noun f.): hatred < goðfjón (noun f.)

notes

[2] þat es goðfjón ljóna ‘that shows men’s contempt for God’: Previous eds adopt the variant ljónum from R702ˣ, but the collocation fjón ... ljóna is also found in Þmáhl Máv 15/6^V. The point is not that God shows antipathy to such actions (cf. Bibire 1988 ‘hateful to God is it for men’), but rather that such actions show contempt for God. LP: goðfjón gives two meanings, guders had (mod en) ‘the hatred of the gods (towards one)’ and had til gud, ringeagt for gud ‘hatred of God, contempt for God’. For the latter construction, compare Fritzner: guðhræzla ‘fear of God’. Admittedly, it is not clear, either in the st. or in the saga prose, why Rǫgnvaldr might think these actions show contempt for God, though Sigv Lv 13-14^I envisage punishment in hell for treachery. See also Notes to Þflekk Lv l. 12 and ESk Eystdr 2/3.

es ‘shows’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

notes

[2] þat es goðfjón ljóna ‘that shows men’s contempt for God’: Previous eds adopt the variant ljónum from R702ˣ, but the collocation fjón ... ljóna is also found in Þmáhl Máv 15/6^V. The point is not that God shows antipathy to such actions (cf. Bibire 1988 ‘hateful to God is it for men’), but rather that such actions show contempt for God. LP: goðfjón gives two meanings, guders had (mod en) ‘the hatred of the gods (towards one)’ and had til gud, ringeagt for gud ‘hatred of God, contempt for God’. For the latter construction, compare Fritzner: guðhræzla ‘fear of God’. Admittedly, it is not clear, either in the st. or in the saga prose, why Rǫgnvaldr might think these actions show contempt for God, though Sigv Lv 13-14^I envisage punishment in hell for treachery. See also Notes to Þflekk Lv l. 12 and ESk Eystdr 2/3.

þat ‘that’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

notes

[2] þat es goðfjón ljóna ‘that shows men’s contempt for God’: Previous eds adopt the variant ljónum from R702ˣ, but the collocation fjón ... ljóna is also found in Þmáhl Máv 15/6^V. The point is not that God shows antipathy to such actions (cf. Bibire 1988 ‘hateful to God is it for men’), but rather that such actions show contempt for God. LP: goðfjón gives two meanings, guders had (mod en) ‘the hatred of the gods (towards one)’ and had til gud, ringeagt for gud ‘hatred of God, contempt for God’. For the latter construction, compare Fritzner: guðhræzla ‘fear of God’. Admittedly, it is not clear, either in the st. or in the saga prose, why Rǫgnvaldr might think these actions show contempt for God, though Sigv Lv 13-14^I envisage punishment in hell for treachery. See also Notes to Þflekk Lv l. 12 and ESk Eystdr 2/3.

ljóna ‘men’s’

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ljónar (noun m.): men

[2] ljóna: ljónum R702ˣ

notes

[2] þat es goðfjón ljóna ‘that shows men’s contempt for God’: Previous eds adopt the variant ljónum from R702ˣ, but the collocation fjón ... ljóna is also found in Þmáhl Máv 15/6^V. The point is not that God shows antipathy to such actions (cf. Bibire 1988 ‘hateful to God is it for men’), but rather that such actions show contempt for God. LP: goðfjón gives two meanings, guders had (mod en) ‘the hatred of the gods (towards one)’ and had til gud, ringeagt for gud ‘hatred of God, contempt for God’. For the latter construction, compare Fritzner: guðhræzla ‘fear of God’. Admittedly, it is not clear, either in the st. or in the saga prose, why Rǫgnvaldr might think these actions show contempt for God, though Sigv Lv 13-14^I envisage punishment in hell for treachery. See also Notes to Þflekk Lv l. 12 and ESk Eystdr 2/3.

upp ‘up’

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upp (adv.): up

grafask ‘are dug’

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grafa (verb): to dig, earth, bury

ill ‘evil’

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illr (adj.): bad, evil, unwell

rôð ‘plans’

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ráð (noun n.; °-s; -): advice, plan, control, power

greppa ‘of men’

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greppr (noun m.; °; -ar): poet, man

œrit ‘sufficiently’

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œrinn (adj.): ample, sufficient

mǫrg ‘many’

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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

sœri ‘promises’

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sœri (noun n.; °-s; -): [oaths, promises]

Þat ‘Things’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

mun ‘will’

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munr (noun m.; °-ar/-s, dat. -/-i; -ir, acc. -i): mind, pleasure

þeygi ‘not’

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þeygi (adv.): not at all

sjatna ‘subside’

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setna (verb): [subside]

þeim ‘for the one’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

es ‘who’

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

svik ‘treachery’

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1. svik (noun n.; °-s; -): deceit, treachery; poison

viðr ‘brings about’

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2. viða (verb): gain, bring about

heima ‘at home’

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2. heima (adv.): at home

stígum ‘we [I] step’

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stíga (verb): step

notes

[7-8] stígum létt á lágan legg ‘we [I] step lightly on a low leg’: Close parallels to this expression are hard to find, but it seems to mean ‘tread warily’.

létt ‘lightly’

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léttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): easy, light

[7] létt: lítt Flat, R702ˣ

notes

[7-8] stígum létt á lágan legg ‘we [I] step lightly on a low leg’: Close parallels to this expression are hard to find, but it seems to mean ‘tread warily’.

á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

notes

[7-8] stígum létt á lágan legg ‘we [I] step lightly on a low leg’: Close parallels to this expression are hard to find, but it seems to mean ‘tread warily’.

lágan ‘a low’

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lágr (adj.; °comp. lǽgri, superl. lǽgstr): low

notes

[7-8] stígum létt á lágan legg ‘we [I] step lightly on a low leg’: Close parallels to this expression are hard to find, but it seems to mean ‘tread warily’.

legg ‘leg’

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leggja (verb): put, lay

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[7-8] stígum létt á lágan legg ‘we [I] step lightly on a low leg’: Close parallels to this expression are hard to find, but it seems to mean ‘tread warily’.

meðan ‘while’

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meðan (conj.): while

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[8] meðan held upp skeggi ‘while I hold up my beard’: Finnbogi Guðmundsson (ÍF 34) suggests that this means ‘as long as my head is above ground’.

upp ‘up’

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upp (adv.): up

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[8] meðan held upp skeggi ‘while I hold up my beard’: Finnbogi Guðmundsson (ÍF 34) suggests that this means ‘as long as my head is above ground’.

held ‘I hold’

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halda (verb): hold, keep

[8] held: heldr Flat, held ek R702ˣ

notes

[8] meðan held upp skeggi ‘while I hold up my beard’: Finnbogi Guðmundsson (ÍF 34) suggests that this means ‘as long as my head is above ground’.

skeggi ‘my beard’

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skeggr (noun m.): beard

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[8] meðan held upp skeggi ‘while I hold up my beard’: Finnbogi Guðmundsson (ÍF 34) suggests that this means ‘as long as my head is above ground’.