Sigv Berv 6II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Bersǫglisvísur 6’ 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. 17-18.
Rétt ‘rightly’
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3. réttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): right, straight, direct
hykk ‘I think’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
kjósa ‘to choose’
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kjósa (verb): choose
knôttu ‘knew’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
karl ‘farmers’
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karl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): (old) man < karlfolk (noun n.): [men]
[2] karl‑: karls E, Tóm, ‘kalls‑’ 325VII, 61
folk ‘’
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folk (noun n.): people < karlfolk (noun n.): [men]
[2] ‑folk: ‑flokk Holm2, 972ˣ(584vb), 325VII
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
svá ‘’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
jarla ‘jarls’
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jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl
[2] jarla: jarlar E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(584va), 972ˣ(584vb), 325VII, 325V, 61, Tóm
af ‘’
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af (prep.): from
þvít ‘because’
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þvít (conj.): because, since
[3] þvít (‘þvi at’): því er Holm2, 972ˣ(584va), 972ˣ(584vb), 321ˣ
eignum ‘properties’
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eign (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): property
lofða ‘to people’s’
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lofði (noun m.; °; -ar): man
[3] lofða: lofðar E, 972ˣ(584va), hǫfðu 61, Tóm
Ôláfar ‘Óláfrs’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
[4] Ôláfar: Óláfr J2ˣ, ‘Alafe’ 972ˣ(584va), ‘Olafer’ 972ˣ(584vb), ‘olafr’ 325V, Tóm, ‘olafe’ Flat
notes
[4] Ôláfar ‘[the two] Óláfrs’: Óláfr Tryggvason (d. 1000) and Óláfr Haraldsson (d. 1030), the first two Norw. missionary kings.
Haralds ‘of Haraldr’
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Haraldr (noun m.): Haraldr
kennings
Hvardyggr arfi Haralds‘The very reliable heir of Haraldr ’
= Óláfr Haraldsson
The very reliable heir of Haraldr → Óláfr Haraldsson
kennings
Hvardyggr arfi Haralds‘The very reliable heir of Haraldr ’
= Óláfr Haraldsson
The very reliable heir of Haraldr → Óláfr Haraldsson
lét ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
notes
[5] lét (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘let’: The verb is in the sg. but has a pl. subject. See NS §70.
haldask ‘be upheld’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
[5] haldask: halda Holm2, 972ˣ(584vb), 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 325VII, 325V, 61, Tóm, H, Hr, Flat
notes
[5] haldask ‘be upheld’: The m. v. of the verb is preferable, although the variant halda ‘endure’ is also possible.
hvar ‘The very’
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hvar (adv.): where < hvardyggr (adj.)
[6] hvar‑: hǫgg‑ 61, ‘hugg‑’ Tóm, hvarf‑ Flat
kennings
Hvardyggr arfi Haralds‘The very reliable heir of Haraldr ’
= Óláfr Haraldsson
The very reliable heir of Haraldr → Óláfr Haraldsson
dyggr ‘reliable’
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dyggr (adj.; °dyggvan/dyggan; compar. -vari/-ari/-ri, superl. -vastr/-astr/-str): trustworthy < hvardyggr (adj.)
kennings
Hvardyggr arfi Haralds‘The very reliable heir of Haraldr ’
= Óláfr Haraldsson
The very reliable heir of Haraldr → Óláfr Haraldsson
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
sonr ‘the son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
[6] sonr: son 39, E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ(584va), 972ˣ(584vb), 73aˣ, Hr, Flat, ‘[...]’ 325VII, svá 325V, 61, Tóm
kennings
sonr Tryggva‘the son of Tryggvi ’
= Óláfr Tryggvason
the son of Tryggvi → Óláfr Tryggvason
Tryggva ‘of Tryggvi’
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Tryggvi (noun m.): Tryggvi
kennings
sonr Tryggva‘the son of Tryggvi ’
= Óláfr Tryggvason
the son of Tryggvi → Óláfr Tryggvason
lǫg ‘laws’
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lag (noun n.; °-s; *-): layer; (pl.) law
notes
[7, 8] laukjǫfn lǫg ‘the just laws’: Laukjǫfn lit. ‘straight as a leek’, i.e. ‘fair, just’ (hap. leg.). Skj B takes this adj. with the last cl. The legislation of Óláfr Tryggvason is mentioned by Oddr Snorrason, on the authority of Sæmundr inn fróði (see ÓTOdd 1932, 114, ch. 36). Óláfr Haraldsson, Magnús’s father, is said to have revised the laws of Hákon inn góði (see st. 5 above) and to have promulgated a Christian law code on the advice of Bishop Grímkell and other clerics (ÍF 27, 73).
þau ‘’
[7] þaus (‘þau er’): þau 39, Flat
lýðar ‘men’
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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people
[7] lýðar: lýðir 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 325V, 61, Tóm, Hr, Flat
lauk ‘the just’
[8] lauk‑: ‘laug‑’ 321ˣ, ‘log’ Flat
notes
[7, 8] laukjǫfn lǫg ‘the just laws’: Laukjǫfn lit. ‘straight as a leek’, i.e. ‘fair, just’ (hap. leg.). Skj B takes this adj. with the last cl. The legislation of Óláfr Tryggvason is mentioned by Oddr Snorrason, on the authority of Sæmundr inn fróði (see ÓTOdd 1932, 114, ch. 36). Óláfr Haraldsson, Magnús’s father, is said to have revised the laws of Hákon inn góði (see st. 5 above) and to have promulgated a Christian law code on the advice of Bishop Grímkell and other clerics (ÍF 27, 73).
jǫfn ‘’
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jafn (adj.; °comp. -ari, superl. -astr): even, just < laukjafn (adj.)
notes
[7, 8] laukjǫfn lǫg ‘the just laws’: Laukjǫfn lit. ‘straight as a leek’, i.e. ‘fair, just’ (hap. leg.). Skj B takes this adj. with the last cl. The legislation of Óláfr Tryggvason is mentioned by Oddr Snorrason, on the authority of Sæmundr inn fróði (see ÓTOdd 1932, 114, ch. 36). Óláfr Haraldsson, Magnús’s father, is said to have revised the laws of Hákon inn góði (see st. 5 above) and to have promulgated a Christian law code on the advice of Bishop Grímkell and other clerics (ÍF 27, 73).
nǫfnum ‘namesakes’
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nafni (noun m.; °-a; -ar): namesake
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Rétt hykk kjósa knôttu |
I think that both farmers and jarls knew how to choose rightly, because [the two] Óláfrs brought protection to people’s properties. The very reliable heir of Haraldr [= Óláfr Haraldsson] and the son of Tryggvi [= Óláfr Tryggvason] let the just laws be upheld, which men received from those namesakes.
[1-4]: The implied sense of this helmingr is that the people who elected the two Óláfrs king knew what they were doing, whereas it could now appear doubtful whether it had been a wise move to bring Magnús back from Russia.
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