Sigv Erlfl 1I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Flokkr about Erlingr Skjálgsson 1’ 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. 631.
ótt ‘furiously’
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2. óðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): raging, furious
réð ‘caused’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
Erlings ‘’
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Erlingr (noun m.): Erlingr
skjóta ‘to be launched’
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skjóta (verb): shoot
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[2] eik ‘the oak vessel’: Although the word is metrically convenient, it may also be apt since oak was the most common wood for building ships, particularly large and prestigious ones (Jesch 2001a, 132-4).
æk ‘’
sás ‘who’
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sás (conj.): the one who
[2] sás rauð inn bleika: sá eldin bleiki 61; sás (‘sa er’): sá Tóm
rauð ‘reddened’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
[2] sás rauð inn bleika: sá eldin bleiki 61; rauð: ráði 321ˣ, ‘ranð’ 73aˣ, réð 68, ráð Flat, Tóm
inn ‘the’
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2. inn (art.): the
[2] sás rauð inn bleika: sá eldin bleiki 61; inn (‘hinn’): enn Holm2, J2ˣ, 68, Holm4, 325V
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[2] inn ‘the’: While the main ms. and several others have a form that is unambiguously the def. art. (inn or hinn), a substantial number of mss have the form enn which could conceivably be adverbial ‘again, further’. However, constructions with def. art. + adj. + noun are common in poetic language (NS §43), as in prose, and the def. art. is more likely in context, hence inn bleika fót ‘the pale foot’.
eldin ‘’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
bleika ‘pale’
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2. bleikr (adj.): pale
[2] sás rauð inn bleika: sá eldin bleiki 61; bleika: bleiki 321ˣ, Flat, Tóm, ‘blæka’ 325VII
bleiki ‘’
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2. bleikr (adj.): pale
iflaust ‘without doubt’
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iflauss (adj.): doubtless
arnar ‘of the eagle’
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1. ǫrn (noun m.; °arnar, dat. erni; ernir, acc. ǫrnu): eagle
móti ‘against’
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móti (prep.): against
hans ‘His’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
[5] hans lá: lá hans 68
síðan ‘afterwards’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
siklings ‘of the prince’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
[6] siklings: siklingr 73aˣ
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
her ‘host’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
miklum ‘the great’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
snarir ‘brisk’
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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold
bǫrðusk ‘fought’
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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight
þar ‘there’
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þar (adv.): there
síðan ‘’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
sverðum ‘with swords’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
[7] sverðum: síðan Holm2, J2ˣ, 321ˣ, 68, 61, Flat, Tóm, síðan with sverðum added in the margin 325VII
siþvrþ ‘’
síbyrt ‘’
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síbyrðr (adj.)
síbyrð ‘alongside’
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síbyrða (verb)
[8] síbyrð: síbyrt J2ˣ, 321ˣ, Flat, Tóm, ‘siþvrþ’ 68, síbyrr 325VII
við ‘’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
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[8] við skip ‘alongside [his] ship’: Here taken to refer to the king’s ship, but skip could also be pl., as in ÍF 27 which translates við (önnur) skip ‘alongside (other) ships’.
skipi ‘’
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skip (noun n.; °-s; -): ship
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[8] við skip ‘alongside [his] ship’: Here taken to refer to the king’s ship, but skip could also be pl., as in ÍF 27 which translates við (önnur) skip ‘alongside (other) ships’.
fyrða ‘’
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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man
fyrðar ‘men’
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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man
[8] fyrðar: fyrða 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 61, Flat, Tóm
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Erlingr Skjálgsson joins battle with King Óláfr and fights valiantly, with the odds against him. Sigvatr is in Vík (Viken) when he hears of the death of his friend Erlingr.
For the sea-battle at Bókn (Bokn in Boknafjorden, Jæren, Rogaland), c. 1027, see also Ólhelg Lv 6-7, BjHall Kálffl 1-2. — [5-8]: Finnur Jónsson in Skj B posits a convoluted word order which is deplored by Kock (NN §638) and avoided here.
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