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Sigv ErfÓl 15^I

Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 15’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 682.

Sigvatr Þórðarson Erfidrápa Óláfs helga

Undr ‘wonder’

2. undr (noun n.; °-s; -): wonder, marvel

[1] Undr: auðr 321ˣ

láta ‘declare’

láta (verb): let, have sth done

þat ‘that’

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

[1] þat: því 61, þat corrected from þeir 325VII

ýtar ‘People’

ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher

eigi ‘no’

3. eigi (adv.): not

smátt ‘small’

smár (adj.): small

es ‘that’

2. er (conj.): who, which, when

máttit ‘was not able’

mega (verb): may, might

[2] máttit: metit 321ˣ, máttuð 73aˣ, 325V, mátta 61, mátti Flat, ‘ma(ttud)’(?) W

skæ ‘of the steed’

1. skær (noun m.): horse < skænjǫrðungr (noun m.)

[3] skæ‑Njǫrðungum: ‘ske mordungum’ 321ˣ, ‘skein j orðungum’ 73aˣ, ‘sk(yniorvngvm)’(?) 61, ‘skeiniordvngvm’ 325V, ský‑Njǫrðungum Flat, Tóm

kennings

skorðu skæ-Njǫrðungum.
‘steed-Njǫrðungar of the prop’
= MEN
the steed of the prop. → SHIP
the Njǫrðungar of the SHIP → MEN

skæ ‘of the steed’

1. skær (noun m.): horse < skænjǫrðungr (noun m.)

[3] skæ‑Njǫrðungum: ‘ske mordungum’ 321ˣ, ‘skein j orðungum’ 73aˣ, ‘sk(yniorvngvm)’(?) 61, ‘skeiniordvngvm’ 325V, ský‑Njǫrðungum Flat, Tóm

kennings

skorðu skæ-Njǫrðungum.
‘steed-Njǫrðungar of the prop’
= MEN
the steed of the prop. → SHIP
the Njǫrðungar of the SHIP → MEN

Njǫrðungum ‘the Njǫrðungar’

Njǫrðungr (noun m.; °; -ar): one of the Nirðir, Njǫrðungar < skænjǫrðungr (noun m.)

[3] skæ‑Njǫrðungum: ‘ske mordungum’ 321ˣ, ‘skein j orðungum’ 73aˣ, ‘sk(yniorvngvm)’(?) 61, ‘skeiniordvngvm’ 325V, ský‑Njǫrðungum Flat, Tóm

kennings

skorðu skæ-Njǫrðungum.
‘steed-Njǫrðungar of the prop’
= MEN
the steed of the prop. → SHIP
the Njǫrðungar of the SHIP → MEN

skorðu ‘of the prop’

1. skorða (noun f.; °-u; -ur): prop

[3] skorðu: skorðum 73aˣ, skatna 61

kennings

skorðu skæ-Njǫrðungum.
‘steed-Njǫrðungar of the prop’
= MEN
the steed of the prop. → SHIP
the Njǫrðungar of the SHIP → MEN

skorðu ‘of the prop’

1. skorða (noun f.; °-u; -ur): prop

[3] skorðu: skorðum 73aˣ, skatna 61

kennings

skorðu skæ-Njǫrðungum.
‘steed-Njǫrðungar of the prop’
= MEN
the steed of the prop. → SHIP
the Njǫrðungar of the SHIP → MEN

ský ‘the cloud’

ský (noun n.; °-s; -): cloud < skýlauss (adj.)

lauss ‘less’

lauss (adj.; °compar. lausari): loose, free, without < skýlauss (adj.)

[4] ‑lauss: ‑laust 321ˣ, Flat

rǫðull ‘sun’

rǫðull (noun m.; °dat. rǫðli): heavenly body

hlýja ‘to warm’

hlýja (verb): protect

[4] hlýja: hylja Holm2, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, Holm4, 325V, Tóm, W

Drjúg ‘Great’

drjúgr (adj.; °compar. -ari (drýgari [$1033$] ms. 56v, superl. -astr): very, excessive

[5] Drjúg: drýg Holm2, ‘dvinor’ 321ˣ, draug 73aˣ, 325V, drjúgr 325VII

varð ‘was’

1. verða (verb): become, be

á ‘during’

3. á (prep.): on, at

því ‘that’

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

dœgri ‘daytime’

dœgr (noun n.; °-s; -): day and night; 24h period

[5] dœgri: degi 73aˣ

dagr ‘the day’

dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day

náðit ‘did not achieve’

2. náða (verb): to have mercy

[6] náðit: náði 73aˣ, 61, Flat

lit ‘colour’

lit (noun n.): face, colour

[6] lit: lítt Flat, Tóm

fǫgrum ‘beautiful’

fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful

orrostu ‘at the battle’

orrusta (noun f.; °-u; -ur): battle

frák ‘I heard’

1. fregna (verb): hear of

[7] frák (‘fra ec’): ‘[…]’ 61

austan ‘from the east’

austan (adv.): from the east

[7] austan: ‘austa’ J2ˣ, ‘[…]st[…]’ 61

atburð ‘of the event’

atburðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir/-ar(var. Hirð 437¹: NKS 1642 4° D)): event, accident

konungs ‘the king’

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

furða ‘the portent concerning’

1. furða (noun f.): marvel

[8] furða: fyrða Holm2, furðu 73aˣ, Holm4, 325V, spurðan 61

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In ÓH-Hkr, the narrative mentions the solar eclipse (see Note to [All]). In the W text of SnE, ll. 1-4 are adduced as an example of the fact that men can be called Njǫrðungar (see Note to l. 3 below).

There was a solar eclipse on 31 August 1030; for discussion of the dating of the battle, and whether it coincided with the eclipse see ÍF 27, xcii-xcviii.

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