Sigv Berv 13II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 13’ 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, pp. 24-5.
Hverr ‘Who ’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
eggjar ‘urges’
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eggja (verb; °-að-): urge
[1] eggjar: ‘korar’ 972ˣ(585vb), ‘eg[...]’ 325VII
þik ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
harri ‘lord’
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1. harri (noun m.; °-a): lord
heiptar ‘vengeful’
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heift (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): hatred, enmity < heiftarstrangr (adj.)
[2] heiptar‑: ‘h[...]iptar’ 325VII, heiptar heiptar Tóm
strangr ‘’
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strangr (adj.): strong < heiftarstrangr (adj.)
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
ganga ‘go’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
[2] ganga: ‘[...]’ 325VII
opt ‘Frequently’
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opt (adv.): often
notes
[3, 4] opt reynir þú þunn stôl ‘frequently you test slender swords’: The main variant readings opt rýðr þegnum þínum ‘often you redden slender swords for your followers’ (so 325XI 3, Flat), opt rýðr þegnum þýðum ‘often you redden slender swords for your cheerful followers’ (so H, Hr)’ are possible but less preferable from a metrical point of view. The Flat, 325XI 3 variant lacks internal rhyme and, in the H-Hr version, in which þýðum ‘cheerful’ clearly represents an attempt to restore internal rhyme, the first rhyme falls on an unstressed syllable (rýðr ‘redden’) (see also Louis-Jensen 1977, 152-5). The presence of the word þegn ‘follower’ in H, Hr, 325XI 3 and Flat could have been influenced by its occurrence in the two preceding sts and in the following st.
reynir ‘test’
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reyna (verb): test, try, experience
[3] reynir þú: rýðr þegnum H, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat
notes
[3, 4] opt reynir þú þunn stôl ‘frequently you test slender swords’: The main variant readings opt rýðr þegnum þínum ‘often you redden slender swords for your followers’ (so 325XI 3, Flat), opt rýðr þegnum þýðum ‘often you redden slender swords for your cheerful followers’ (so H, Hr)’ are possible but less preferable from a metrical point of view. The Flat, 325XI 3 variant lacks internal rhyme and, in the H-Hr version, in which þýðum ‘cheerful’ clearly represents an attempt to restore internal rhyme, the first rhyme falls on an unstressed syllable (rýðr ‘redden’) (see also Louis-Jensen 1977, 152-5). The presence of the word þegn ‘follower’ in H, Hr, 325XI 3 and Flat could have been influenced by its occurrence in the two preceding sts and in the following st.
þú ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
[3] reynir þú: rýðr þegnum H, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat
notes
[3, 4] opt reynir þú þunn stôl ‘frequently you test slender swords’: The main variant readings opt rýðr þegnum þínum ‘often you redden slender swords for your followers’ (so 325XI 3, Flat), opt rýðr þegnum þýðum ‘often you redden slender swords for your cheerful followers’ (so H, Hr)’ are possible but less preferable from a metrical point of view. The Flat, 325XI 3 variant lacks internal rhyme and, in the H-Hr version, in which þýðum ‘cheerful’ clearly represents an attempt to restore internal rhyme, the first rhyme falls on an unstressed syllable (rýðr ‘redden’) (see also Louis-Jensen 1977, 152-5). The presence of the word þegn ‘follower’ in H, Hr, 325XI 3 and Flat could have been influenced by its occurrence in the two preceding sts and in the following st.
notes
[3, 4] opt reynir þú þunn stôl ‘frequently you test slender swords’: The main variant readings opt rýðr þegnum þínum ‘often you redden slender swords for your followers’ (so 325XI 3, Flat), opt rýðr þegnum þýðum ‘often you redden slender swords for your cheerful followers’ (so H, Hr)’ are possible but less preferable from a metrical point of view. The Flat, 325XI 3 variant lacks internal rhyme and, in the H-Hr version, in which þýðum ‘cheerful’ clearly represents an attempt to restore internal rhyme, the first rhyme falls on an unstressed syllable (rýðr ‘redden’) (see also Louis-Jensen 1977, 152-5). The presence of the word þegn ‘follower’ in H, Hr, 325XI 3 and Flat could have been influenced by its occurrence in the two preceding sts and in the following st.
notes
[3, 4] opt reynir þú þunn stôl ‘frequently you test slender swords’: The main variant readings opt rýðr þegnum þínum ‘often you redden slender swords for your followers’ (so 325XI 3, Flat), opt rýðr þegnum þýðum ‘often you redden slender swords for your cheerful followers’ (so H, Hr)’ are possible but less preferable from a metrical point of view. The Flat, 325XI 3 variant lacks internal rhyme and, in the H-Hr version, in which þýðum ‘cheerful’ clearly represents an attempt to restore internal rhyme, the first rhyme falls on an unstressed syllable (rýðr ‘redden’) (see also Louis-Jensen 1977, 152-5). The presence of the word þegn ‘follower’ in H, Hr, 325XI 3 and Flat could have been influenced by its occurrence in the two preceding sts and in the following st.
bak ‘back’
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bak (noun n.; °-s; *-): back
môlum ‘promises’
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1. mál (noun n.; °-s; -): speech, matter
Fast ‘true ’
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fastr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): firm, fast < fastorðr (adj.)
[5] Fast‑: ‘fæst’ FskBˣ
orðr ‘to his word’
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2. -orðr (adj.): -worded < fastorðr (adj.)
[5] ‑orðr: ‑orð Tóm, 325XI 3, Flat
fyrða ‘of the people’
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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man
feng ‘A prosperous’
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fengr (noun m.; °-jar/-s, dat. -/-i): loot < fengsæll (adj.)
[6] feng‑: ‘fegn’ Bb, ‘feig‑’ 325XI 3
sæll ‘’
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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed < fengsæll (adj.)
vesa ‘be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
hœfir ‘proper’
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hœfr (adj.): proper, fitting
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
rjúfa ‘break’
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rjúfa (verb): break
hjaldr ‘battle-’
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1. hjaldr (noun m.): battle < hjaldrmǫgnuðr (noun m.)
kennings
hjaldrmǫgnuðr.‘battle-increaser.’
= WARRIOR
battle-increaser. → WARRIOR
mǫgnuðr ‘increaser’
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mǫgnuðr (noun m.): increaser < hjaldrmǫgnuðr (noun m.)
[8] ‑mǫgnuðr: so 39, E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(584va), 972ˣ(585vb), 321ˣ, 325V, 325XI 3, ‑magnaðr Kˣ, 325VI, FskBˣ, H, Hr, Flat, mǫgnuð 73aˣ, Bb, magn ok 61, magni Tóm, ‘‑mavgnavdr’ 325XI 3
kennings
hjaldrmǫgnuðr.‘battle-increaser.’
= WARRIOR
battle-increaser. → WARRIOR
þér ‘for you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
[8] þér: því E, Tóm, þar 972ˣ(585vb), þeir 321ˣ, om. 325XI 3, Flat
aldri ‘never’
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aldri (adv.): never
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