Sigv Knútdr 9I
Matthew Townend (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Knútsdrápa 9’ 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. 660.
Létat ‘did not let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
[1] Létat: ‘let[…]’ 325XI 1, ‘Lezat’ 61, leit Flat, leitat Tóm, lét at FskBˣ, DG8
kennings
jǫfurr Jótlands‘the lord of Jutland ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
the lord of Jutland → DANISH KING = Knútr
manna ‘of men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
Jótlands ‘Jutland’
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Jótland (noun n.): Jutland, Jylland
[3] Jótlands: Jótland J2ˣ, DG8, í Jótlands Bb
kennings
jǫfurr Jótlands‘the lord of Jutland ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
the lord of Jutland → DANISH KING = Knútr
etask ‘himself be’
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2. eta (verb; °; -ur): eat
[3] etask: ættask J2ˣ, eta 321ˣ, 73aˣ, í etask Bb, er lauk DG8
notes
[4] ílendr ‘arrrived in his land’: On this rare word, see Note to Arn Þorfdr 22/5II.
Vildi ‘would’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
[5] Vildi: ‘[…]di’ 325XI 1, valdi 75c, Bb, Flat
fæst ‘minimal’
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3. fár (adj.; °compar. fǽrri/fárri(Mág² 11), superl. fǽstr): few
[6] fæst rôn: frán 321ˣ, fráneygr 73aˣ; fæst: flest 75c, Flat, fest 325V, Bb, FskBˣ, ‘faust’ Tóm, fast DG8
notes
[6] fæst ‘minimal’: Superlative of fár ‘few, little’; here presumably a litotes for ‘none at all’.
rôn ‘plundering’
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rán (noun n.; °-s; -): plunder, plundering
[6] fæst rôn: frán 321ˣ, fráneygr 73aˣ; rôn: rann 61, 75c, 325V, Bb, Tóm
kennings
Hlífskjǫldr Dana‘The protecting shield of the Danes ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
The protecting shield of the Danes → DANISH KING = Knútr
hlíf ‘The protecting’
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hlíf (noun f.; °-ar; -ar): shield, defence < hlífskjǫldr (noun m.)
kennings
Hlífskjǫldr Dana‘The protecting shield of the Danes ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
The protecting shield of the Danes → DANISH KING = Knútr
skjǫldr ‘shield’
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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield < hlífskjǫldr (noun m.)
[7] ‑skjǫldr: skjǫld 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 75c, Bb, Flat
kennings
Hlífskjǫldr Dana‘The protecting shield of the Danes ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
The protecting shield of the Danes → DANISH KING = Knútr
hafa ‘allow’
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hafa (verb): have
Hǫfuð ‘The most’
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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head < hǫfuðfremri (adj. comp.): most eminent
[8] Hǫfuðfremstr: ‘[…]fremstr’ 325XI 1
fremstr ‘eminent’
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framr (adj.; °compar. framari/fremri, superl. framastr/fremstr): outstanding, foremost < hǫfuðfremri (adj. comp.): most eminent
[8] Hǫfuðfremstr: ‘[…]fremstr’ 325XI 1
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In ÓH-Hkr, Snorri quotes this stanza in illustration of Knútr’s pursuit of Óláfr and Ǫnundr, prior to their encounter at Á in helga (Helgeå). In Fsk and ÓHLeg, the stanza is quoted after a brief account of the battle.
The stanza may well refer to the sea-battle at Á in helga (Helgeå, c. 1026, on which, see ÞSjár Róðdr, Ótt Knútdr 11 and Note to Ótt Knútdr 11/3), but since the p. n. is not given, this remains less than certain. The prose Contexts (above) cite the stanza in relation either to the battle itself or to the lead-up to it. — [8]: The line completes the klofastef ‘split refrain’; see Note to st. 3/1 above.
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