Sigv ErfÓl 25I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Erfidrápa Óláfs helga 25’ 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. 695.
Oss ‘for us [me]’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
dugir ‘It is proper’
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duga (verb; °dugir; dugði; dugat): help, befit
messu ‘the feast day’
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1. messa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): mass
notes
[1] messu ‘the feast day’: Messa is an adoption from Lat. missa ‘mass, Eucharist’. As in ESk Geisl 35/3VII, this most likely refers to the requirements for lay observance of a saint’s feast day, rather than implying that mass was actually celebrated in Sigvatr’s house. The meaning ‘mass’ is attested in Christian poetry of the C12th, e.g., Anon Heil 12/2VII.
jǫfur ‘the ruler’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
magnar ‘strengthens’
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magna (verb): strengthen, increase
goð ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
fǫður ‘the father’
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faðir (noun m.): father
Skyldr ‘required’
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2. skyldr (adj.): obliged
emk ‘I am’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
skilfings ‘of the king’
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skilfingr (noun m.): lord, king
[5] skilfings: siklings Bb, ‘skíflíngr’ Tóm
skoll ‘guile’
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skǫll (noun f.): [guile] < skolllauss (adj.)
[6] skoll‑: skuld E, 325VI, 325VII, ‘skul‑’ J2ˣ, Holm2
laust ‘lessly’
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lauss (adj.; °compar. lausari): loose, free, without < skolllauss (adj.)
þess’s ‘who’
[6] þess’s (‘þess er’): þar er 321ˣ
bjó ‘fitted’
[6] bjó: so all others, hjó Kˣ
golli ‘gold’
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gull (noun n.): gold
helgi ‘the holy day’
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helgi (noun f.; °-): holy
handar ‘of the arm’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
[7] handar: handa 39, E, J2ˣ, Holm2, 325VI, 321ˣ, Holm4, 325V, 325VII, Bb
notes
[7] tjǫlgur handar ‘branches of the arm’: Hǫnd can mean ‘hand’ or ‘arm’ (LP, Fritzner: hǫnd). (a) As arm-rings were more common (and more valuable) as gifts than finger-rings, this is interpreted here as an explained metaphor meaning ‘arms’ (cf. LP: tjalga, as an alternative). Tjǫlgur ‘branches’ (in the form tjálgur) occurs in stanzas attributed to the legendary Starkaðr, apparently denoting his abnormally long arms (StarkSt Vík 5/2VIII (Gautr 13) and Note, StarkSt Vík 33/5VIII (Gautr 41)). (b) The phrase could alternatively be a kenning meaning ‘branches of the arm [FINGERS]’ (so Meissner 140), though the only other example of this kenning pattern, in Grett Lv 33/3V (Gr 65), is similarly ambiguous (cf. also Guðrún Nordal 2001, 305-6, 387).
tjǫlgur ‘branches’
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tjalga (noun f.): branch
[7] tjǫlgur: ‘tialgr’ 321ˣ, talga 61, ‘talgar’ Tóm
notes
[7] tjǫlgur handar ‘branches of the arm’: Hǫnd can mean ‘hand’ or ‘arm’ (LP, Fritzner: hǫnd). (a) As arm-rings were more common (and more valuable) as gifts than finger-rings, this is interpreted here as an explained metaphor meaning ‘arms’ (cf. LP: tjalga, as an alternative). Tjǫlgur ‘branches’ (in the form tjálgur) occurs in stanzas attributed to the legendary Starkaðr, apparently denoting his abnormally long arms (StarkSt Vík 5/2VIII (Gautr 13) and Note, StarkSt Vík 33/5VIII (Gautr 41)). (b) The phrase could alternatively be a kenning meaning ‘branches of the arm [FINGERS]’ (so Meissner 140), though the only other example of this kenning pattern, in Grett Lv 33/3V (Gr 65), is similarly ambiguous (cf. also Guðrún Nordal 2001, 305-6, 387).
harm ‘of the lamented’
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1. harmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sorrow, grief < harmdauða (adj.)
dauða ‘death’
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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death < harmdauða (adj.)
[8] ‑dauða: ‑dauði 73aˣ, 61, ‑dauðan 325VII
mér ‘my’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
rauðu ‘with red’
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rauðr (adj.; °compar. -ari): red
[8] rauðu: rauða 73aˣ, rauðan 61, rauðum Bb
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ÓH-Hkr relate that Óláfr’s feast day is established in Norwegian law and is observed as one of the holiest days of the calendar.
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