Sigv Erlfl 2I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Flokkr about Erlingr Skjálgsson 2’ 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. 632.
Rakkr ‘The bold’
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rakkr (adj.; °compar. -ari): bold
hjó ‘cut down’
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hǫggva (verb): to strike, put to death, cut, hew
rekka ‘warriors’
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rekkr (noun m.; °; -ar): man, champion
reiðr ‘enraged’
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4. reiðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): angry
gekk ‘walked’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
of ‘across’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
skeiðar ‘the warships’
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1. skeið (noun f.; °-ar; -r/-ar/-ir): ship
[2] skeiðar: skeiðir 61, Flat, Tóm, skíðir 325V
valr ‘the slain’
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1. valr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ir): corpse, the slain
lá ‘lay’
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liggja (verb): lie
þrǫngt ‘tightly packed’
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þrǫngr (adj.): tight, pressed
[3] þrǫngt: so J2ˣ, 68, Holm4, þrǫng Kˣ, ‘þrꜹmt’ or ‘þrꜹnt’ Holm2, þykkt 321ˣ, 325V, þykkr 73aˣ, ‘þraunt’ 61
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
þiljum ‘the boards’
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1. þilja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): planking, decking
[3] þiljum: þilið J2ˣ
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[4] vas (‘var’): varð Holm2, J2ˣ, 73aˣ
sókn ‘the attack’
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sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight
fyr ‘off’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
notes
[4] fyr Tungum ‘off Tunge’: Tunge is located on the end of the peninsula Tungeneset in Boknafjorden, just north-west of Stavanger, Rogaland.
Tungum ‘Tunge’
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tunga (noun f.; °-u; -ur): tongue, language
notes
[4] fyr Tungum ‘off Tunge’: Tunge is located on the end of the peninsula Tungeneset in Boknafjorden, just north-west of Stavanger, Rogaland.
Bragningr ‘The ruler’
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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
notes
[5, 6] fyr norðan breiðan Jaðar ‘north of broad Jæren’: Skj B links the adj. breiðan ‘broad’ with the kenning borðvǫll ‘plank-field [SEA]’ but, as Kock points out (NN §639), this separates the prep. fyr from the phrase it governs. The adj. is appropriate to Jæren, part of Rogaland and a large, flat, lowland area.
breiðan ‘broad’
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breiðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): broad, wide
[5] breiðan: blóði J2ˣ, bræddan 68, breiðum 61, Flat, Tóm
notes
[5, 6] fyr norðan breiðan Jaðar ‘north of broad Jæren’: Skj B links the adj. breiðan ‘broad’ with the kenning borðvǫll ‘plank-field [SEA]’ but, as Kock points out (NN §639), this separates the prep. fyr from the phrase it governs. The adj. is appropriate to Jæren, part of Rogaland and a large, flat, lowland area.
borð ‘the plank’
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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table < borðvǫllr (noun m.)
[6] borð‑: ‘bor‑’ 325VII
kennings
borðvǫll‘the plank-field ’
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the plank-field → SEA
vǫll ‘field’
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vǫllr (noun m.; °vallar, dat. velli; vellir acc. vǫllu/velli): plain, field < borðvǫllr (noun m.)
kennings
borðvǫll‘the plank-field ’
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the plank-field → SEA
Jaðar ‘Jæren’
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2. Jaðarr (noun m.): Jæren
notes
[5, 6] fyr norðan breiðan Jaðar ‘north of broad Jæren’: Skj B links the adj. breiðan ‘broad’ with the kenning borðvǫll ‘plank-field [SEA]’ but, as Kock points out (NN §639), this separates the prep. fyr from the phrase it governs. The adj. is appropriate to Jæren, part of Rogaland and a large, flat, lowland area.
norðan ‘of’
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norðan (adv.): from the north
notes
[5, 6] fyr norðan breiðan Jaðar ‘north of broad Jæren’: Skj B links the adj. breiðan ‘broad’ with the kenning borðvǫll ‘plank-field [SEA]’ but, as Kock points out (NN §639), this separates the prep. fyr from the phrase it governs. The adj. is appropriate to Jæren, part of Rogaland and a large, flat, lowland area.
blóð ‘blood’
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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood
varmt ‘warm’
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varmr (adj.; °compar. -ari): warm
víðan ‘the wide’
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víðr (adj.): far
vá ‘fought’
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1. vega (verb): strike, slay
frægr ‘the renowned’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
ægi ‘ocean’
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2. ægir (noun m.): ocean, sea
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Erlingr’s troops fall as the king fights fiercely.
[1-4]: The helmingr is in the verse-form called áttmælt ‘eight-times spoken’, in which each line is an independent clause; see SnSt Ht 10III and Context. Cf. Note to st. 3/1-4 below. — [2]: Cf. Ólhelg Lv 7/6 Ek gekk reiðr of skeiðar ‘I walked enraged across the warships’, describing the same incident in the 1st pers.
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