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Sigv Berv 17^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 17’ 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, p. 29.

Sigvatr Þórðarson Bersǫglisvísur

Sighvats ‘Sigvatr’s’

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Sighvatr (noun m.): [Sigvatr, Sighvats]

notes

[1] Sighvats es hugr hizig ‘Sigvatr’s heart will be there’: The ms. readings are unmetrical. In a noun phrase consisting of two elements, alliteration cannot fall on the second element without the first element also alliterating (see NN §3067; Gade 1995a, 37-8). The present emendation, which was first suggested by Kock (NN §3067), rewrites the l. as a Type XE4 (see Gade 1995a, 97-9). Skj B emends to Sigvats hugr mun hittask ‘Sigvatr’s heart will yearn’, which is also unmetrical and without support in the ms. witnesses. Hizig ‘there’ was first suggested by Árni Magnússon in 761bˣ(326r) and, separately, by Kock (NN §3067).

es ‘will be’

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

[1] es hugr: hugr er both

notes

[1] Sighvats es hugr hizig ‘Sigvatr’s heart will be there’: The ms. readings are unmetrical. In a noun phrase consisting of two elements, alliteration cannot fall on the second element without the first element also alliterating (see NN §3067; Gade 1995a, 37-8). The present emendation, which was first suggested by Kock (NN §3067), rewrites the l. as a Type XE4 (see Gade 1995a, 97-9). Skj B emends to Sigvats hugr mun hittask ‘Sigvatr’s heart will yearn’, which is also unmetrical and without support in the ms. witnesses. Hizig ‘there’ was first suggested by Árni Magnússon in 761bˣ(326r) and, separately, by Kock (NN §3067).

hugr ‘heart’

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hugr (noun m.): mind, thought, courage

[1] es hugr: hugr er both

notes

[1] Sighvats es hugr hizig ‘Sigvatr’s heart will be there’: The ms. readings are unmetrical. In a noun phrase consisting of two elements, alliteration cannot fall on the second element without the first element also alliterating (see NN §3067; Gade 1995a, 37-8). The present emendation, which was first suggested by Kock (NN §3067), rewrites the l. as a Type XE4 (see Gade 1995a, 97-9). Skj B emends to Sigvats hugr mun hittask ‘Sigvatr’s heart will yearn’, which is also unmetrical and without support in the ms. witnesses. Hizig ‘there’ was first suggested by Árni Magnússon in 761bˣ(326r) and, separately, by Kock (NN §3067).

hizig ‘there’

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hizig (adv.): there, thither

[1] hizig: ‘hittíg’ 325XI 3, ‘hítteg’ Flat

notes

[1] Sighvats es hugr hizig ‘Sigvatr’s heart will be there’: The ms. readings are unmetrical. In a noun phrase consisting of two elements, alliteration cannot fall on the second element without the first element also alliterating (see NN §3067; Gade 1995a, 37-8). The present emendation, which was first suggested by Kock (NN §3067), rewrites the l. as a Type XE4 (see Gade 1995a, 97-9). Skj B emends to Sigvats hugr mun hittask ‘Sigvatr’s heart will yearn’, which is also unmetrical and without support in the ms. witnesses. Hizig ‘there’ was first suggested by Árni Magnússon in 761bˣ(326r) and, separately, by Kock (NN §3067).

Hǫrðaknúts ‘Hǫrðaknútr’s’

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Hǫrðaknútr (noun m.): Hǫrðaknútr

notes

[2] Hǫrðaknúts: Hǫrðaknútr Knútsson (d. 8 June 1042) was the son of Knútr Sveinsson (Cnut the Great) and his wife, Emma of Normandy. Hǫrðaknútr was king of England 1040-2, and he was regent of Denmark when Berv was composed.

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

garði ‘hall’

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garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard

mildr ‘generous’

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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous

nema ‘unless’

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2. nema (conj.): unless

mjǫk ‘very’

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mjǫk (adv.): very, much

vel ‘well’

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vel (adv.): well, very

skaldi ‘the skald’

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skáld (noun n.; °-s; -): poet

Magnús ‘Magnús’

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2. Magnús (noun m.): Magnús

konungr ‘King’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

fagni ‘welcomes’

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fagna (verb; °-að-): welcome, rejoice

Fórk ‘I followed’

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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel

með ‘’

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með (prep.): with

[5] með: so Flat, om. 325XI 3

notes

[5, 8] með feðrum þeira beggja ‘with the fathers of them both’: Sigvatr had spent time at the court of Knútr in England and had composed poetry in his honour (see ÍF 27, 271-3; Sigv Vestv^I and Sigv Knútdr^I).

feðrum ‘the fathers’

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faðir (noun m.): father

notes

[5, 8] með feðrum þeira beggja ‘with the fathers of them both’: Sigvatr had spent time at the court of Knútr in England and had composed poetry in his honour (see ÍF 27, 271-3; Sigv Vestv^I and Sigv Knútdr^I).

þeira ‘of them’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

notes

[5, 8] með feðrum þeira beggja ‘with the fathers of them both’: Sigvatr had spent time at the court of Knútr in England and had composed poetry in his honour (see ÍF 27, 271-3; Sigv Vestv^I and Sigv Knútdr^I).

fekk ‘brought’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

[6] fekk: fekk ek Flat

notes

[6] tunga fekk ungum mér ‘my tongue brought me (gold) as a youth’: Ungan (m. acc. sg.) lit. ‘young’ has been emended to ungum (m. dat. sg.) in keeping with all previous eds (the adj. qualifies mér (dat. sg.) ‘me’). Both Skj B and Skald retain the w. o. of the Flat variant (fekk mér ungum tunga), but the w. o. of 325XI 3 is preferable from a metrical point of view (see Gade 1995a, 87-8, 144-7).

ungum ‘as a youth’

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ungr (adj.): young

[6] ungum mér: ungan mér 325XI 3, mér ungan Flat

notes

[6] tunga fekk ungum mér ‘my tongue brought me (gold) as a youth’: Ungan (m. acc. sg.) lit. ‘young’ has been emended to ungum (m. dat. sg.) in keeping with all previous eds (the adj. qualifies mér (dat. sg.) ‘me’). Both Skj B and Skald retain the w. o. of the Flat variant (fekk mér ungum tunga), but the w. o. of 325XI 3 is preferable from a metrical point of view (see Gade 1995a, 87-8, 144-7).

mér ‘me’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

[6] ungum mér: ungan mér 325XI 3, mér ungan Flat

notes

[6] tunga fekk ungum mér ‘my tongue brought me (gold) as a youth’: Ungan (m. acc. sg.) lit. ‘young’ has been emended to ungum (m. dat. sg.) in keeping with all previous eds (the adj. qualifies mér (dat. sg.) ‘me’). Both Skj B and Skald retain the w. o. of the Flat variant (fekk mér ungum tunga), but the w. o. of 325XI 3 is preferable from a metrical point of view (see Gade 1995a, 87-8, 144-7).

tunga ‘tongue’

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tunga (noun f.; °-u; -ur): tongue, language

notes

[6] tunga fekk ungum mér ‘my tongue brought me (gold) as a youth’: Ungan (m. acc. sg.) lit. ‘young’ has been emended to ungum (m. dat. sg.) in keeping with all previous eds (the adj. qualifies mér (dat. sg.) ‘me’). Both Skj B and Skald retain the w. o. of the Flat variant (fekk mér ungum tunga), but the w. o. of 325XI 3 is preferable from a metrical point of view (see Gade 1995a, 87-8, 144-7).

golls ‘gold’

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gull (noun n.): gold

vask ‘I was’

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

enn ‘still’

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4. en (conj.): than

með ‘’

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með (prep.): with

ǫllu ‘altogether’

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allr (adj.): all

óskeggjaðr ‘beardless’

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óskeggjaðr (adj.): [beardless]

þá ‘then’

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2. þá (adv.): then

beggja ‘both’

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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both

notes

[5, 8] með feðrum þeira beggja ‘with the fathers of them both’: Sigvatr had spent time at the court of Knútr in England and had composed poetry in his honour (see ÍF 27, 271-3; Sigv Vestv^I and Sigv Knútdr^I).

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