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Sigv Berv 5II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 5’ 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. 16-17.

Sigvatr ÞórðarsonBersǫglisvísur
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Hét ‘was called’

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2. heita (verb): be called, promise

[1] Hét: Lét Bb

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fell ‘fell’

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falla (verb): fall

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á ‘at’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

[1] á: í 972ˣ(584vb)

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Fitjum ‘Fitjar’

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Fitjar (noun f.): Fitjar

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ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

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hegna ‘he punished’

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hegna (verb): punish

[2] hegna: þegna Holm2, 972ˣ(584va), 325VII, 325V, 61, Tóm, ‘tegner’ 972ˣ(584vb)

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heiptar ‘hostile’

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heift (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): hatred, enmity

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rán ‘looting’

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rán (noun n.; °-s; -): plunder, plundering

[3] rán: rann Hr

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en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

[3] en: ok 39, E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(584va), 972ˣ(584vb), 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 325VII, 325V, Tóm, af 61, at Bb

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Hôkun ‘Hákon’

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Hákon (noun m.): Hákon

[4] Hôkun: ‘ha[...]’ 325VII

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[4] Hôkun ‘Hákon’: Hákon inn góði ‘the Good’ Haraldsson died at the battle of Fitjar, Stord, Norway (c. 961). He was the son of King Haraldr hárfagri Hálfdanarson and the foster-son of King Æthelstan (Aðalsteinn) of England (r. 924-39). He is said to have promulgated the laws of Gulatinget (Gulaþing, Gula Assembly) and Frostatinget (Frostaþing, Frosta Assembly) (see ÍF 26, 163 and n. 1).

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firar ‘people’

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firar (noun m.): men

[4] firar: ‘fir[...]’ 325VII, firum Bb

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unnu ‘loved’

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1. unna (verb): love

[4] unnu: undu E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(584va), 972ˣ(584vb), 325VI, 73aˣ, Bb, H, Hr, mundu 321ˣ, ‘[...]nu’ 325VII, rku 325V, 61, Tóm, undar Flat

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[4] unnu ‘loved’: 3rd pers. pl. pret. indic. of the pret.-pres. verb unna. The variant form undu is late (see ANG §523.1 Anm. 1).

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helt ‘held’

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halda (verb): hold, keep

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á ‘onto’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

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fóstra ‘foster-son’

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fóstri (noun m.): foster-brother, foster-father, foster-son

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fjǫlblíðs fóstra Aðalsteins;
‘of the most friendly foster-son of Æthelstan; ’
   = Hákon

the most friendly foster-son of Æthelstan; → Hákon
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fjǫl ‘’

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2. fjǫl (noun n.): very < fjǫlblíðr (adj.)

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fjǫlblíðs fóstra Aðalsteins;
‘of the most friendly foster-son of Æthelstan; ’
   = Hákon

the most friendly foster-son of Æthelstan; → Hákon
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blíðs ‘of the most friendly’

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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy < fjǫlblíðr (adj.)

[6] ‑blíðs: ‑blíðr 972ˣ(584va), ‘‑drif’ Flat

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fjǫlblíðs fóstra Aðalsteins;
‘of the most friendly foster-son of Æthelstan; ’
   = Hákon

the most friendly foster-son of Æthelstan; → Hákon
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lǫgum ‘the laws’

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lag (noun n.; °-s; *-): layer; (pl.) law

[6] lǫgum: ‘[...]gum’ 325VII, dǫgum 325V, 61, Tóm

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síðan ‘Later’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

[6] síðan: síðar 972ˣ(584vb), Flat

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enn ‘still’

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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again

[7] enn: er 39

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eru ‘are’

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

[7] eru: er 325V

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af ‘to relinquish’

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af (prep.): from

[7] af: á Holm2, 972ˣ(584vb)

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þvís ‘what’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[7] þvís minnir (‘þvi er minnir’): ‘dri er miner’ 972ˣ(584vb), því minni 325VI, 321ˣ, H, Hr, því at minnir 73aˣ, 61, er minnir Bb, því inni Flat

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[7] þvís minnir ‘what they remember’: Lit. ‘what reminds [them]’. Skj B adopts the variant því minni ‘that memory’: endnu er bønderne på grund av erindringen derom træge ‘still the farmers are slow because of that memory’, but that reading is not warranted by the ms. witnesses, since it is found only in 325VI, 321ˣ, H and Hr.

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minnir ‘they remember’

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1. minna (verb): remind, remember, recall

[7] þvís minnir (‘þvi er minnir’): ‘dri er miner’ 972ˣ(584vb), því minni 325VI, 321ˣ, H, Hr, því at minnir 73aˣ, 61, er minnir Bb, því inni Flat

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[7] þvís minnir ‘what they remember’: Lit. ‘what reminds [them]’. Skj B adopts the variant því minni ‘that memory’: endnu er bønderne på grund av erindringen derom træge ‘still the farmers are slow because of that memory’, but that reading is not warranted by the ms. witnesses, since it is found only in 325VI, 321ˣ, H and Hr.

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Aðalsteins ‘of Æthelstan’

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Aðalsteinn (noun m.): [Æthelstan]

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fjǫlblíðs fóstra Aðalsteins;
‘of the most friendly foster-son of Æthelstan; ’
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the most friendly foster-son of Æthelstan; → Hákon
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seinir ‘slow’

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seinn (adj.; °seinan; compar. seinni, superl. seinstr/seinastr): slow, late

[8] seinir: ‘semer’ 972ˣ(584vb), ‘seirne’ Flat

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[7, 8] enn eru búendr seinir af ‘the farmers are still slow to relinquish’: Lit. ‘the farmers are still slow to be done with’.

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