Sigv Berv 11II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 11’ 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. 22-3.
Hverr ‘Who’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
[1] Hverr eggjar: ‘Hwerer eggiar’ 972ˣ(585vb), Hverir eggja Tóm, Bb
eggjar ‘urges’
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eggja (verb; °-að-): urge
[1] Hverr eggjar: ‘Hwerer eggiar’ 972ˣ(585vb), Hverir eggja Tóm, Bb
hǫggva ‘to slay’
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hǫggva (verb): to strike, put to death, cut, hew
[1] hǫggva: ‘[...]’ 325VII
hjaldr ‘battle-’
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2. hjaldr (noun n.): battle < hjaldrgegnir (noun m.)
[2] hjaldr‑: hjalm‑ 61, hildr‑ Tóm
kennings
hjaldrgegnir,‘battle-promoter, ’
= WARRIOR
battle-promoter, → WARRIOR
notes
[2] hjaldrgegnir ‘battle-promoter [WARRIOR]’: The variant reading hjaldrgegna (m. acc. pl.) ‘battle-able’ (so 325VI, H, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat) could be taken as an adj. qualifying a cpd búþegna (m. acc. pl.) ‘farmers’ (if the phrase is understood as a cpd rather than bú þegna ‘the livestock of your subjects’), as the object of the verb hǫggva ‘slay’ (l. 1). That reading is possible, but it is clearly an attempt at syntactic simplification.
gegnir ‘promoter’
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2. gegnir (noun m.): [promoter] < hjaldrgegnir (noun m.)
[2] ‑gegnir: ‑gegn J2ˣ, ‑gegna 325VI, H, Hr, Flat, ‑gegninn 325VII, ‘[…]na’ 325XI 3
kennings
hjaldrgegnir,‘battle-promoter, ’
= WARRIOR
battle-promoter, → WARRIOR
notes
[2] hjaldrgegnir ‘battle-promoter [WARRIOR]’: The variant reading hjaldrgegna (m. acc. pl.) ‘battle-able’ (so 325VI, H, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat) could be taken as an adj. qualifying a cpd búþegna (m. acc. pl.) ‘farmers’ (if the phrase is understood as a cpd rather than bú þegna ‘the livestock of your subjects’), as the object of the verb hǫggva ‘slay’ (l. 1). That reading is possible, but it is clearly an attempt at syntactic simplification.
bú ‘the livestock’
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1. bú (noun n.; °-s, dat. -i/-(Landsl 39, DN III (1367) 279¹, DN XII (*1348AM 902 a) 73³⁰); -): homestead
þegna ‘of your subjects’
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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin
notes
[2] þegna (m. acc. pl.) ‘of your subjects’: For the different meanings of the word þegn, see Goetting 2006. In this particular case, the word refers to Magnús’s free subjects, the farmers of Norway (but see st. 12/7 below).
Ofrausn ‘insolence’
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ofrausn (noun f.): excess of heroism
[3] Ofrausn: ofraun 39, FskBˣ, um rausn Tóm, ‘ofrosn’ Bb
notes
[3] ofrausn ‘insolence’: Lit. ‘excess of heroism’ or ‘over-magnificence’. The cpd clearly has negative connotations here, referring to Magnús’s reckless treatment of the Norw. farmers and their properties. For a discussion of the word, see Note to Arn Hardr 12/1.
es ‘It is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
þat ‘that’
[3] þat: om. Hr
jǫfri ‘for a prince’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
[3] jǫfri: ‘iofru’ 972ˣ(585vb), ræsi 325XI 3, Flat
innan ‘in his own’
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innan (prep.): inside, within < innanlands (adv.): [within country]
lands ‘ land’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land < innanlands (adv.): [within country]
[4] ‑lands: land 325VII
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
Engr ‘No one’
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2. engi (pron.): no, none
[5] Engr: ǫngr Holm2, 972ˣ(585vb), 325V, 61, Tóm, Bb, H, Hr, angr 325XI 3, Flat
svá ‘in such a way’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
ungum ‘a young’
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ungr (adj.): young
áðr ‘earlier’
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áðr (adv.; °//): before
bragningi ‘ruler’
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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
[6] bragningi: ‘bragengi’ 972ˣ(585vb), bragning 73aˣ, bragningum Tóm
ráðit ‘advised’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
[6] ráðit: ráða 325VI, 321ˣ
þínum ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
reiðrs ‘are angry’
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4. reiðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): angry
[8] reiðrs (‘reiðr er’): reiðr 39, 325VII
herr ‘people’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
leiðask ‘are tired’
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2. leiða (verb; -dd): lead; (-sk) grow tired
[8] leiðask: leiðar Tóm, 325XI 3, Flat
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