Sigv ErfÓl 22I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 22’ 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. 691.
Sumir ‘Some’
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2. sumr (pron.): some
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
goð ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
varð ‘there’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
[2] varð: var Holm2, 325VI, 73aˣ, 61, 325V, Flat, Tóm
liðs ‘among the troop’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
miðli ‘division’
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milli (prep.): between
folk ‘major’
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folk (noun n.): people < folkorrusta (noun f.)
orrostur ‘battles’
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orrusta (noun f.; °-u; -ur): battle < folkorrusta (noun f.)
[3] ‑orrostur: ‑orrostu Flat, Tóm
fram ‘the amb’
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framr (adj.; °compar. framari/fremri, superl. framastr/fremstr): outstanding, foremost < framráðr (adj.): ambitious
[4] fram‑: frá 321ˣ
tjogu ‘twenty’
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tjugo (num. cardinal): [twenty]
[4] tjogu: tigu 325VI, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, tugu 73aˣ, tigum 61, ‘tavgv’ 325V, ‘togo’(?) 325XI 2 n
notes
[4] tjogu ‘twenty’: Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901, IV) notes this as a Swed. form of the numeral and ascribes it to Sigvatr’s occasional use of fremmed sprogmateriale ‘foreign linguistic material’ (cf. also TGT 1884, 203), here presumably because two syllables fit the line more easily than the three of the normal OWN form tuttugu, found several times in, e.g., Anon NktII. Sigvatr had been in Sweden: see, e.g., Sigv Austv. See also Note to st. 26/2 dœgn below.
háði ‘waged’
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2. heyja (verb): fight, wage (battle)
Frægr ‘Renowned’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
bað ‘asked’
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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray
[5] bað: om. 61
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
á ‘at’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
notes
[5-6] á hœgri hǫnd ‘at [his] right hand’: Óláfr clearly favours ‘the Christian troop’, i.e. those who ‘believed in God’ (as in l. 1). Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901, IV) suggests this is an allusion to the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew XXV.31-46.
hœgri ‘right’
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hœgri (adj. comp.): higher, highest
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[5-6] á hœgri hǫnd ‘at [his] right hand’: Óláfr clearly favours ‘the Christian troop’, i.e. those who ‘believed in God’ (as in l. 1). Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901, IV) suggests this is an allusion to the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew XXV.31-46.
hǫnd ‘hand’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
notes
[5-6] á hœgri hǫnd ‘at [his] right hand’: Óláfr clearly favours ‘the Christian troop’, i.e. those who ‘believed in God’ (as in l. 1). Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901, IV) suggests this is an allusion to the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew XXV.31-46.
kristit ‘the Christian’
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kristinn (adj.; °superl. kristnastr): Christian
[6] kristit: kristins 61, kristinn 325VII, ‘cri[…]’ 325XI 2 n
lið ‘troop’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
[6] lið: liðs 61, om. 325V, ‘lyð’ 325VII
feðr ‘father’
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faðir (noun m.): father
kennings
flóttskjǫrrum feðr Magnúss.‘the flight-shy father of Magnús. ’
= Óláfr
the flight-shy father of Magnús. → Óláfr
kennings
flóttskjǫrrum feðr Magnúss.‘the flight-shy father of Magnús. ’
= Óláfr
the flight-shy father of Magnús. → Óláfr
biðk ‘I pray’
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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray
[7] biðk (‘bið ec’): bið Holm2
flótt ‘the flight’
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flótti (noun m.): flight, fleeing < flóttskjarr (adj.)
[8] flótt‑: fljótt‑ 325VI, 321ˣ, Flat, Tóm, fljót‑ 61, 325V, ‘[…]ot’ 325XI 2 n
kennings
flóttskjǫrrum feðr Magnúss.‘the flight-shy father of Magnús. ’
= Óláfr
the flight-shy father of Magnús. → Óláfr
skjǫrrum ‘shy’
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skjarr (adj.): shy, shunning < flóttskjarr (adj.)
[8] ‑skjǫrrum: ‑skírum 325VI, 321ˣ, ‑skjótum 61, 325V, Tóm, mætum Flat
kennings
flóttskjǫrrum feðr Magnúss.‘the flight-shy father of Magnús. ’
= Óláfr
the flight-shy father of Magnús. → Óláfr
goð ‘the Lord’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
dróttin ‘God’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
[8] dróttin: dróttni 325V, 325VII, Flat, dróttin or dróttni Tóm
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Óláfr is said to have been thirty-five years old when he died, according to Ari Þorgilsson, and to have fought twenty major battles.
[7-8]: Fidjestøl (1982, 189-90) suggests that these two lines, which are relatively independent of the rest of the stanza, may have been the stef of the original poem.
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