Sigv Berv 12II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 12’ 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. 23-4.
Hætts ‘The threat’
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hættr (adj.; °compar. -ari/-ri, superl. -astr): dangerous
[1] Hætts (‘Hætt er’): ‘hætr’ A, ‘Het’ W
þat ‘’
[1] þats (‘þat er’): þeim 325VI, 73aˣ, þeir er 321ˣ, því er Flat
s ‘when’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[1] þats (‘þat er’): þeim 325VI, 73aˣ, þeir er 321ˣ, því er Flat
ætla ‘intend’
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ætla (verb): intend, mean, think
[1] ætla: so 325VI, 321ˣ, 61, Ágr, FskAˣ, H, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat, A, W, heitask Kˣ, 39, ætlask E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(585va), 972ˣ(585vb), 73aˣ, 325V, Tóm, Bb, ‘hæzlar’(?) 325VII
notes
[1] ætla ‘intend [to revolt]’: Verbs of motion (here: ‘revolt, go against’) can be suppressed with the verb ætla. The variant m. v. ætlask lit. ‘intend for themselves’ (so Skj B; Skald; ÍF 28) is also possible, but, because ætla is higher up on the stemma, that form has been adopted in the present edn.
áðr ‘in advance’
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áðr (adv.; °//): before
því ‘’
[2] því: ‘[...]’ 325VII
ráða ‘be prevented’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
[2] ráða: mæla J2ˣ, ‘[...]’ 325VII
hárir ‘grey-haired’
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hárr (adj.): grey
[3] hárir: ‘har’ 972ˣ(585vb), Tóm, ‘[...]’ 325VII, háir 61, ‘horir’ FskAˣ, ‘harr’ Hr, Haralds Flat
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[3] hárir menn ‘grey-haired men’: Indicating that the impending uprising against Magnús is premeditated and not an act of youthful rashness.
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
[3] menn es heyrik (‘menn er ec heyri’): menn er heyri 972ˣ(585va), ‘menn en ec hæy[...]’ 325VII, mun ek enn ef ek heyri Tóm; menn: mér W
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[3] hárir menn ‘grey-haired men’: Indicating that the impending uprising against Magnús is premeditated and not an act of youthful rashness.
es ‘as’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[3] menn es heyrik (‘menn er ec heyri’): menn er heyri 972ˣ(585va), ‘menn en ec hæy[...]’ 325VII, mun ek enn ef ek heyri Tóm; es (‘er’): en 325VII, 61, Bb, A, W
heyrik ‘I hear’
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2. heyra (verb): hear
[3] menn es heyrik (‘menn er ec heyri’): menn er heyri 972ˣ(585va), ‘menn en ec hæy[...]’ 325VII, mun ek enn ef ek heyri Tóm
hót ‘is dangerous’
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2. hót (noun n.; °; -): a bit
[4] hót: ‘[...]o[...]’ 325VII, ‘hꜹtt’ Ágr
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[4] hót ‘threat’: Skj B construes this with the cl. es heyrik ‘as I hear’ (l. 3).
skjǫldungi ‘the ruler’
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skjǫldungr (noun m.): king
[4] skjǫldungi: ‘skiolldundungi’ 321ˣ, skjǫldunga Tóm, ‘skꜹlldvngi’ 325XI 3
móti ‘against’
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móti (prep.): against
Greypt ‘grim’
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greypr (adj.; °compar. -ari): cruel
[5] Greypts (‘greypt er’): greyp er 61, Tóm, gneyft er Ágr, FskAˣ, ‘gryftt er’ 325XI 3
s ‘It’s’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[5] Greypts (‘greypt er’): greyp er 61, Tóm, gneyft er Ágr, FskAˣ, ‘gryftt er’ 325XI 3
þat ‘’
[5] þats (‘þat er’): so 39, Holm2, 972ˣ(585va), 972ˣ(585vb), 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 325VII, 325V, Bb, Ágr, FskAˣ, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat, þat Kˣ, 61, om. E, J2ˣ, H, vér Tóm
s ‘when’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[5] þats (‘þat er’): so 39, Holm2, 972ˣ(585va), 972ˣ(585vb), 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 325VII, 325V, Bb, Ágr, FskAˣ, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat, þat Kˣ, 61, om. E, J2ˣ, H, vér Tóm
hneppta ‘hang’
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hneppa (verb): [hang]
[5] hneppta: so 39, 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, H, Flat, ‘hnøpta’ Kˣ, ‘hneypta’ E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(585va), 972ˣ(585vb), 325V, 61, Hr, ‘hnæypta’ 325VII, FskAˣ, ‘hnypta’ Tóm, ‘noftta’ Bb, hnistir Ágr, ‘hnefta’ 325XI 3
notes
[5] hneppta ‘hang’: Hap. leg. The different spellings show that the scribes had problems understanding the word. The verb hneppta is derived from hnepptr ‘scanty, narrow, scarce’, p. p. of hneppa ‘squeeze, force’, and the sense is that the assembly members are bowing their heads down and forcing their noses into their cloaks (see LP: hnepta).
heldr ‘rather’
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heldr (adv.): rather
niðr ‘’
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3. niðr (adv.): down
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[6] í feldi (m. dat. sg.) ‘into their cloaks’: Lit. ‘into the cloak’. The variant form felda (m. acc. pl.; so Skj B; Skald; ÍF 29, 214-15) implies motion (into the cloaks), whereas the dat. feldi indicates ‘motion in situ’. Hiding one’s head in a cloak is an indication of unhappiness and frustration (see ÍF 2, 148; Egill Lv 16/5-8V; Note to Anon (MH) [7]).
feldi ‘their cloaks’
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feldr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i; -ir): cloak
[6] feldi: felda 39, E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(585va), 972ˣ(585vb), 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 325V, Tóm, Bb, FskAˣ, feldinn 61
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[6] í feldi (m. dat. sg.) ‘into their cloaks’: Lit. ‘into the cloak’. The variant form felda (m. acc. pl.; so Skj B; Skald; ÍF 29, 214-15) implies motion (into the cloaks), whereas the dat. feldi indicates ‘motion in situ’. Hiding one’s head in a cloak is an indication of unhappiness and frustration (see ÍF 2, 148; Egill Lv 16/5-8V; Note to Anon (MH) [7]).
þǫgn ‘silence’
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þǫgn (noun f.; °þagnar): silence
þegna ‘followers’
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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin
[7] þegna: ‘þeg[...]a’ 325VII, þagna Bb
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[7] þegna (m. acc. pl.) ‘followers’: Here þegnar seems to include people who were in close allegiance with Magnús (like Sigvatr himself) rather than ‘subjects’ in general (see Note to st. 11/2 above).
þing ‘assembly’
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þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly < þingmaðr (noun m.)
[8] þing‑: ‘þ[...]g’ 325VII
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[8] þingmenn ‘assembly members’: A þingmaðr was a man belonging to a specific legal district (þing), and the word is translated here (somewhat loosely) as ‘assembly member’.
menn ‘members’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person < þingmaðr (noun m.)
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[8] þingmenn ‘assembly members’: A þingmaðr was a man belonging to a specific legal district (þing), and the word is translated here (somewhat loosely) as ‘assembly member’.
nǫsum ‘noses’
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nǫs (noun f.; °; nasar/nasir): nose, nostrils
stinga ‘stick’
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stinga (verb): stab, poke
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In TGT, ll. 1-4 are given as an example of anastrophus ‘anastrophe’, i.e. inversion of w. o., in which the prep. at móti ‘against’ is placed after the noun it qualifies (skjǫldungi ‘ruler’).
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