Sigv ErfÓl 24I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 24’ 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. 693.
Gǫrt ‘made’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
[1] Gǫrts þeims (‘Gort er þeim er’): Gǫrt var þeim Bb
s ‘has been’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[1] Gǫrts þeims (‘Gort er þeim er’): Gǫrt var þeim Bb
þeims ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[1] Gǫrts þeims (‘Gort er þeim er’): Gǫrt var þeim Bb
hjarta ‘heart’
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hjarta (noun n.; °-; *-u): heart
gollit ‘A golden’
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gullinn (adj.): golden
[2] gollit: golligt 39, F, E, J2ˣ, 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 325V, Bb, goll 61, Flat, Tóm
notes
[2] gollit ‘golden’: The synonymous golligt is the reading of several mss.
skrín ‘shrine’
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skrín (noun n.; °-s; -): shrine
notes
[2] skrín ‘shrine’: This is the earliest example of this loan-word from Lat. scrinium, which in ON can mean either ‘shrine’ or ‘reliquary’ (see also ÞjóðA Magnfl 5/4II, and Anon Nkt 31/7II and Note). The prose context describes a large, body-sized structure, and this is supported by leiði ‘resting-place’ in l. 6 (see Note below), and by the term sæing ‘bed’ referring to the same structure in Þloft Glækv 6/3.
at ‘for’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
[2] at: af E, J2ˣ, 73aˣ, of Holm2, 325VI, 321ˣ, Holm4, 325V, 325VII, of veg 61, ‘vín’ Bb, af veg Flat, um veg Tóm
notes
[2] at ‘for’: Of ‘over’, in most early ÓH mss, is also a good reading.
hrósak ‘I praise’
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hrósa (verb): praise
helgi ‘the holiness’
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helgi (noun f.; °-): holy
ræsis ‘of the leader’
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ræsir (noun m.): ruler
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
[4] hann: herr 61, Flat, Tóm, her 325VII
goð ‘to God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
[4] sótti goð: sótt goði 325VII
dróttni ‘lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
[4] dróttni: dróttin 39, F, 325VI, Holm4, 61, 325V, Bb, dróttinn E, J2ˣ, 321ˣ, Flat, drótti Tóm
gengr ‘goes’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
kennings
Margr meiðr hrings,‘Many a tree of the sword ’
= MAN
Many a tree of the sword → MAN
frá ‘from’
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frá (prep.): from
notes
[5, 6] frá mæru leiði ‘from the glorious resting-place’: As pointed out in ÍF 28, this seems to refer to the shrine, rather than the more usual meaning of leiði, ‘grave’.
mæru ‘the glorious’
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2. mærr (adj.): famous
[5] mæru: mærum 61, 325V, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, mætu Bb
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[5, 6] frá mæru leiði ‘from the glorious resting-place’: As pointed out in ÍF 28, this seems to refer to the shrine, rather than the more usual meaning of leiði, ‘grave’.
meiðr ‘tree’
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meiðr (noun m.): beam, tree
kennings
Margr meiðr hrings,‘Many a tree of the sword ’
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Many a tree of the sword → MAN
notes
[6, 8] meiðr hrings ‘tree of the sword [WARRIOR]’: The sg. form of hrings suggests that here the meaning ‘sword’ (cf. Þhorn Harkv 1/1 and Note, Sigv Nesv 9/4, Sigv Berv 1/7II) is more appropriate than the more usual ‘(arm-)ring’, though both are possible.
konungs ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
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[5, 6] frá mæru leiði ‘from the glorious resting-place’: As pointed out in ÍF 28, this seems to refer to the shrine, rather than the more usual meaning of leiði, ‘grave’.
hreins ‘pure’
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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure
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[7] hreins ‘pure’: (a) The adj. is likely to qualify konungs ‘king’ in this context of miracles (so also Skj B; ÍF 28). (b) Kock (NN §1118) takes it with hrings ‘sword’, citing several stanzas by Sigvatr that appear to be structured in the same way. As Kock notes, only the poet or his audience could know for certain which construal is correct.
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
heilar ‘healed’
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3. heill (adj.; °heilan; compar. heilli, superl. -astr/-str): healthy, hale, hail
[7] heilar: hvassar 39, helgar 61, Flat, Tóm
sjónir ‘eyes’
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sjón (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): eyes, sight
hrings ‘of the sword’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
kennings
Margr meiðr hrings,‘Many a tree of the sword ’
= MAN
Many a tree of the sword → MAN
notes
[6, 8] meiðr hrings ‘tree of the sword [WARRIOR]’: The sg. form of hrings suggests that here the meaning ‘sword’ (cf. Þhorn Harkv 1/1 and Note, Sigv Nesv 9/4, Sigv Berv 1/7II) is more appropriate than the more usual ‘(arm-)ring’, though both are possible.
blindr ‘blind’
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blindr (adj.; °compar. -ari): blind
kom ‘came’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
þingat ‘thither’
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þangat (adv.): there, thither
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King Magnús has a magnificent shrine made for his father’s relics, and many miracles take place at it.
[5-8]: For petitioners approaching Óláfr’s shrine with disabilities and leaving it healed, see also Þloft Glækv 8/5-8.
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