Sigv Berv 14II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 14’ 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. 25-6.
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[1] eitt es mál, þats mæla ‘they all say the same thing’: Lit. ‘it’s a single thing that they say’.
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[1] eitt es mál, þats mæla ‘they all say the same thing’: Lit. ‘it’s a single thing that they say’.
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[1] eitt es mál, þats mæla ‘they all say the same thing’: Lit. ‘it’s a single thing that they say’.
þats ‘They all say’
2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[1] þats (‘þat er’): þat at 972ˣ(585va), þat mun æ 325VII, at Tóm, þat H, Hr, þar er Flat
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[1] eitt es mál, þats mæla ‘they all say the same thing’: Lit. ‘it’s a single thing that they say’.
mæla ‘the’
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[1] eitt es mál, þats mæla ‘they all say the same thing’: Lit. ‘it’s a single thing that they say’.
óðǫl ‘ancestral properties’
óðal (noun n.; °-s, dat. óð(a)li/óðrli; óðul, dat. óðlum/óðrlum): (hereditary) property
[3] óðǫl: óðal 39, E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(585va), 325VI, 73aˣ, 325VII, 325V, 61, H, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat
þegna ‘subjects’’
þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin
[3] þegna: ‘þæg[...]’ 325VII, þínu H, Hr
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[3] þegna (m. gen. pl.) ‘subjects’: For the meaning of this word, see Notes to sts 11/2, 12/7 above.
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[4] ǫfgask ‘revolt’: Ǫflgask ‘resist, become strong’ (so 325VI, H, Hr) is possible but secondary and less preferable from the point of view of internal rhyme.
búendr ‘farmers’
[4] búendr: bœndr 39, 325VI, Tóm, Bb, Hr
gǫfgir ‘proud’
[4] gǫfgir: ‘gaufgra’ 972ˣ(585vb), ‘[...]fgir’ 325VII, gǫfga Bb
Rán ‘robbery’
rán (noun n.; °-s; -): plunder, plundering
[5] Rán: raun 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 325V, 61, Bb, ‘[...]an’ 325VII, rann Flat
mun ‘will’
seggr ‘That man’
hinns ‘who’
2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[5] hinns (‘hinn er’): ef 325VI, 73aˣ, H, Hr, 325XI 3, Flat, er 321ˣ, 61, hinn Tóm
því ‘that’
[6] út í því: ‘oðr[...] þat’ 325VII, ǫðrum í því 61, orð í því Tóm
flaums ‘precipitate’
flaumr (noun m.; °dat. -): eddy
[7] flaums: fráns H, Hr, ‘farns’ 325XI 3, fárs Flat
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[7] fellidómi flaums ‘precipitate rulings’: Lit. ‘pronounced judgements of rush’. Refers to Magnús’s high-handed confiscation of the properties of his father’s former enemies without due procedure (see ÍF 28, 25-6).
felli ‘’
felli (noun n.): [felling, toppling] < fellidómr (noun m.)
[7] fellidómi: falli í dómi 325VII
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[7] fellidómi flaums ‘precipitate rulings’: Lit. ‘pronounced judgements of rush’. Refers to Magnús’s high-handed confiscation of the properties of his father’s former enemies without due procedure (see ÍF 28, 25-6).
dómi ‘rulings’
dómr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): judgement; court; -dom, -ness (suffix) < fellidómr (noun m.)
[7] fellidómi: falli í dómi 325VII
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[7] fellidómi flaums ‘precipitate rulings’: Lit. ‘pronounced judgements of rush’. Refers to Magnús’s high-handed confiscation of the properties of his father’s former enemies without due procedure (see ÍF 28, 25-6).
fǫður ‘patri’
faðir (noun m.): father < fǫðurleifð (noun f.): patrimony
[8] fǫðurleifð: fǫðurleifs J2ˣ, fǫðurleif 61, fulleið H, full leið Hr, full leiðir 325XI 3, fulleiðr Flat
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[8] fǫðurleifð ‘patrimony’: See Ív Sig 22/4.
leifð ‘mony’
-leifð (noun f.): [mony] < fǫðurleifð (noun f.): patrimony
[8] fǫðurleifð: fǫðurleifs J2ˣ, fǫðurleif 61, fulleið H, full leið Hr, full leiðir 325XI 3, fulleiðr Flat
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[8] fǫðurleifð ‘patrimony’: See Ív Sig 22/4.
konungs ‘king’s’
konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
[8] konungs: kóngr 972ˣ(585va), konungr 325XI 3, Flat
greifum ‘counts’
[8] greifum: ‘greiopum’ 321ˣ, ‘g[...]v[...]’ 325VII, reiði H, Hr
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[8] greifum (m. dat. pl.) ‘counts’: The earliest attested occurrence of this honorific in ON (see LP: greifi; Fritzner: greifi). According to Snorri (SnE 1998, I, 80), greifar (either from OE gerēfa ‘reeve’ or from MLG grāve ‘count’; AEW: greifi) were the Saxon equivalents of Engl. barons and Norw. hersar and district chieftains (lendir menn). Such men were appointed by the king to be in charge of the legal and defensive administration of the districts. Sigvatr’s knowledge of the foreign term must stem from his extensive travels on the Continent and in England. His fondness for loanwords is also reflected in st. 18/4 below.
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[5-8]: The variant readings in H, Hr, 325XI and Flat are corrupt and do not make sense without significant emendations (see also Louis-Jensen 1977, 153).
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