Sigv Berv 15II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 15’ 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. 27.
Syni ‘son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
[1] Syni: so all others, ‘Seyni’ F
kennings
syni Ôláfs;‘of Óláfr’s son; ’
= Magnús
Óláfr’s son; → Magnús
Ôláfs ‘of Óláfr’s’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
kennings
syni Ôláfs;‘of Óláfr’s son; ’
= Magnús
Óláfr’s son; → Magnús
snúðar ‘for a quick change’
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snúðr (noun m.; °-ar; -ar): fortune, favour
[1] snúðar: segja 325XI 3, Flat
síð ‘late’
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2. síð (adv.): late
kveða ‘they say’
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kveða (verb; kveð, kvað, kveðinn): (str.) say, recite, sing
aptans ‘in the evening’
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aptann (noun m.; °aftans, dat. aftni; aftnar): evening
bíða ‘wait’
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bíða (verb; °bíðr; beið, biðu; beðit): wait, suffer, experience
óframs ‘the cautious man’s’
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óframr (adj.): cautious man, Óframr
sǫk ‘business’
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sǫk (noun f.; °sakar; sakar/sakir): cause, offence
meðal ‘between’
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meðal (prep.): between
okkar ‘us two’
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2. vit (pron.): we two
hô ‘splendid’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high < háligr (adj.): noble
[4] hô‑: hag‑ Flat
ligt ‘’
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-ligr (adj.): -ly < háligr (adj.): noble
svá ‘Thus’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
mála ‘in the affairs’
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1. mál (noun n.; °-s; -): speech, matter
[4] mála: máli 325XI 3, Flat
Erum ‘are’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
Magnús ‘Magnús’
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2. Magnús (noun m.): Magnús
vér ‘we’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
vægnir ‘well disposed’
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væginn (adj.): lenient, balanced
vildak ‘I would wish’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
mildum ‘generous one’
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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous
kennings
haukey Haralds‘Haraldr’s hawk-isle ’
= Norway
Haraldr’s hawk-isle → Norway
notes
[7, 8] haukey Haralds ‘Haraldr’s hawk-isle [= Norway]’: The meaning of this phrase is not immediately transparent, although there can be no doubt that it denotes the country of Norway. Munch (1853, 101), following the prose in ÓTOdd, suggested that it referred to the annual taxes due to the Dan. king Haraldr blátǫnn ‘Blue-tooth’ from the Norw. Hákon jarl Sigurðarson (20 hawks; see Theodoricus, MHN 11; McDougall and McDougall 1998, 62 n. 45). Finnur Jónsson (LP: haukey) connects the first part of the cpd haukey with an adj. haukr ‘splendid’ (LP: 2. haukr adj.), and gives the translation ‘splendid island’ (i.e. ‘Norway’), tacitly equating Haraldr with the Norw. king Haraldr hárfagri rather than with Haraldr blátǫnn. Kock (NN §655) accepts that identification, but he rejects the translation ‘splendid island’ and suggests that ‘hawk-isle’ referred to the lofty mountainous regions of Norway (‘where hawks perch’; see also Steinn Óldr 6/1). That interpretation seems preferable, because the reference to Haraldr blátǫnn makes no sense in the present context, and the existence of an adj. haukr ‘splendid’ is tenuous at best. It is interesting, however, that Sigvatr refers to Norway as an ‘island’.
varðar ‘protect’
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2. varða (verb): defend
þú ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
hjǫrvi ‘with the sword’
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hjǫrr (noun m.): sword
hauk ‘hawk’
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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukey (noun f.)
[8] haukey lifa ok: ‘heyk ey lifa ok’ 325XI 3, ‘heyk eilífa ath’ Flat
kennings
haukey Haralds‘Haraldr’s hawk-isle ’
= Norway
Haraldr’s hawk-isle → Norway
notes
[7, 8] haukey Haralds ‘Haraldr’s hawk-isle [= Norway]’: The meaning of this phrase is not immediately transparent, although there can be no doubt that it denotes the country of Norway. Munch (1853, 101), following the prose in ÓTOdd, suggested that it referred to the annual taxes due to the Dan. king Haraldr blátǫnn ‘Blue-tooth’ from the Norw. Hákon jarl Sigurðarson (20 hawks; see Theodoricus, MHN 11; McDougall and McDougall 1998, 62 n. 45). Finnur Jónsson (LP: haukey) connects the first part of the cpd haukey with an adj. haukr ‘splendid’ (LP: 2. haukr adj.), and gives the translation ‘splendid island’ (i.e. ‘Norway’), tacitly equating Haraldr with the Norw. king Haraldr hárfagri rather than with Haraldr blátǫnn. Kock (NN §655) accepts that identification, but he rejects the translation ‘splendid island’ and suggests that ‘hawk-isle’ referred to the lofty mountainous regions of Norway (‘where hawks perch’; see also Steinn Óldr 6/1). That interpretation seems preferable, because the reference to Haraldr blátǫnn makes no sense in the present context, and the existence of an adj. haukr ‘splendid’ is tenuous at best. It is interesting, however, that Sigvatr refers to Norway as an ‘island’.
ey ‘isle’
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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island < haukey (noun f.)
[8] haukey lifa ok: ‘heyk ey lifa ok’ 325XI 3, ‘heyk eilífa ath’ Flat
kennings
haukey Haralds‘Haraldr’s hawk-isle ’
= Norway
Haraldr’s hawk-isle → Norway
notes
[7, 8] haukey Haralds ‘Haraldr’s hawk-isle [= Norway]’: The meaning of this phrase is not immediately transparent, although there can be no doubt that it denotes the country of Norway. Munch (1853, 101), following the prose in ÓTOdd, suggested that it referred to the annual taxes due to the Dan. king Haraldr blátǫnn ‘Blue-tooth’ from the Norw. Hákon jarl Sigurðarson (20 hawks; see Theodoricus, MHN 11; McDougall and McDougall 1998, 62 n. 45). Finnur Jónsson (LP: haukey) connects the first part of the cpd haukey with an adj. haukr ‘splendid’ (LP: 2. haukr adj.), and gives the translation ‘splendid island’ (i.e. ‘Norway’), tacitly equating Haraldr with the Norw. king Haraldr hárfagri rather than with Haraldr blátǫnn. Kock (NN §655) accepts that identification, but he rejects the translation ‘splendid island’ and suggests that ‘hawk-isle’ referred to the lofty mountainous regions of Norway (‘where hawks perch’; see also Steinn Óldr 6/1). That interpretation seems preferable, because the reference to Haraldr blátǫnn makes no sense in the present context, and the existence of an adj. haukr ‘splendid’ is tenuous at best. It is interesting, however, that Sigvatr refers to Norway as an ‘island’.
lifa ‘to live’
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lifa (verb): live
[8] haukey lifa ok: ‘heyk ey lifa ok’ 325XI 3, ‘heyk eilífa ath’ Flat
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
[8] haukey lifa ok: ‘heyk ey lifa ok’ 325XI 3, ‘heyk eilífa ath’ Flat
deyja ‘die’
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1. deyja (verb; °deyr; dó, dó(u); dá(i)nn): die
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Syni Ôláfs biðk snúðar |
Thus I ask for a quick change in the affairs of Óláfr’s son [= Magnús]; they say the cautious man’s business must wait until late in the evening; all is splendid between us two. Magnús, we are [I am] well disposed; I would wish to live and die with you, generous one; you protect Haraldr’s hawk-isle [= Norway] with the sword.
In ÓTOdd, the last two ll. are mistakenly attributed to Jarl Sigvaldi Strút-Haraldsson. The kenning ‘Haraldr’s hawk-isle’ is taken as a term for Norway as the tributary of the Dan. king Haraldr blátǫnn ‘Blue-tooth’ Gormsson.
F only cites this st. of Berv, and it is said to conclude the poem: er þessi síðazt ‘this one is the last’. — [1]: The l. lacks internal rhyme.
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