Sigv Nesv 12I
Russell Poole (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Nesjavísur 12’ 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. 573.
eigi ‘’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
flýr ‘’
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flýja (verb): to flee, take flight
Frýrat ‘does not reproach’
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2. frýja (verb): reproach, complain
[1] Frýrat (‘frýr eigi’): flýr eigi 325V, 325VII, Flat, Tóm
oss ‘us’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
ári ‘a hurry’
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2. ár (noun n.; °-s; -): year, year’s abundance
inn ‘inner’
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1. inn (adv.): in, inside < innþrœnzkr (adj.)1. inn (adv.): in, inside < innþrœnzkr (adj.)
þranks ‘’
þręsk ‘’
þreisk ‘’
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þreiskr (adj.)
þrœnskr ‘’
þrœnzk ‘Trøndelag’
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þrœnzkr (adj.): from Trøndelag < innþrœnzkr (adj.)
[2] ‑þrœnzk: ‘‑þreisk’ 75a, ‘‑þravngs’ 61, ‘‑þręsk’ 325VII, ‘‑þranks’ Tóm, ‑þrœnskr FskBˣ, FskAˣ
þótt ‘although’
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þótt (conj.): although
notes
[2, 4] þótt lið konungs væri minna ‘although the king’s force was less’: While it seems to be stated here that the king had lower numbers than Sveinn, st. 6 claims that mildr fekk meira lið an gløggr ‘the generous one [Óláfr] gained a greater force than the mean one [Sveinn]’. This has been seen as an internal contradiction on Sigvatr’s part. It is notable that Fsk and ÓH-Hkr do not include st. 6, and the reason may well be that the redactors detected a discrepancy (Fidjestøl 1997b, 15). Numerous attempts at harmonisation have been made in modern scholarship (e.g. Johnsen 1916, 35; Schreiner 1926, 106; Schreiner 1927, 418; Schreiner 1929, 86; van Eeden 1945b, 128; Petersen 1946, 48; and Fidjestøl 1997b). There is, however, no contradiction if ‘more’ means that Óláfr had more men than Sveinn had overall and ‘fewer’ means that Óláfr received fewer men than originally pledged, thanks to the people of Trøndelag having defaulted on their oaths (cf. st. 13; see Poole 2005d, 189-92).
lið ‘force’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
notes
[2, 4] þótt lið konungs væri minna ‘although the king’s force was less’: While it seems to be stated here that the king had lower numbers than Sveinn, st. 6 claims that mildr fekk meira lið an gløggr ‘the generous one [Óláfr] gained a greater force than the mean one [Sveinn]’. This has been seen as an internal contradiction on Sigvatr’s part. It is notable that Fsk and ÓH-Hkr do not include st. 6, and the reason may well be that the redactors detected a discrepancy (Fidjestøl 1997b, 15). Numerous attempts at harmonisation have been made in modern scholarship (e.g. Johnsen 1916, 35; Schreiner 1926, 106; Schreiner 1927, 418; Schreiner 1929, 86; van Eeden 1945b, 128; Petersen 1946, 48; and Fidjestøl 1997b). There is, however, no contradiction if ‘more’ means that Óláfr had more men than Sveinn had overall and ‘fewer’ means that Óláfr received fewer men than originally pledged, thanks to the people of Trøndelag having defaulted on their oaths (cf. st. 13; see Poole 2005d, 189-92).
minna ‘less’
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3. minni (adj. comp.; °superl. minnstr): less, least
notes
[2, 4] þótt lið konungs væri minna ‘although the king’s force was less’: While it seems to be stated here that the king had lower numbers than Sveinn, st. 6 claims that mildr fekk meira lið an gløggr ‘the generous one [Óláfr] gained a greater force than the mean one [Sveinn]’. This has been seen as an internal contradiction on Sigvatr’s part. It is notable that Fsk and ÓH-Hkr do not include st. 6, and the reason may well be that the redactors detected a discrepancy (Fidjestøl 1997b, 15). Numerous attempts at harmonisation have been made in modern scholarship (e.g. Johnsen 1916, 35; Schreiner 1926, 106; Schreiner 1927, 418; Schreiner 1929, 86; van Eeden 1945b, 128; Petersen 1946, 48; and Fidjestøl 1997b). There is, however, no contradiction if ‘more’ means that Óláfr had more men than Sveinn had overall and ‘fewer’ means that Óláfr received fewer men than originally pledged, thanks to the people of Trøndelag having defaulted on their oaths (cf. st. 13; see Poole 2005d, 189-92).
gótt ‘’
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góðr (adj.): good
grat ‘’
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grár (adj.; °gráan/grán): grey
hugða ‘’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
svá ‘so’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
svǫrtum ‘’
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svartr (adj.): black
snota ‘’
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snotr (adj.): wise
rinn ‘’
snari ‘’
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2. snara (verb): turn (quickly)
snertu ‘for our effort’
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1. snerta (noun f.; °-u): onslaught
[3] snertu: ‘snari rinn’ J1ˣ, svǫrtum J2ˣ, ‘snota’ 68
notes
[3] snertu ‘effort’: Finnur Jónsson (Hkr 1893-1901, IV), translating this noun as strid, kamp ‘battle’, notes that its basic sense is ‘stint of strenuous labour’.
sipotr ‘’
snotar ‘’
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snotr (adj.): wise
snøtr ‘’
sner ‘’
snotor ‘’
snotr ‘The wise’
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snotr (adj.): wise
[4] snotr: ‘sipotr’ R686ˣ, ‘snotor’ J1ˣ, snotar 325VI, 75a, ‘sner’ 68, ‘snøtr’ Holm4
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[4] snotr … mær ‘the wise … maiden’: It is unknown whether this is a generic reference or a more specific one, now unrecoverable.
mær ‘maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
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[4] snotr … mær ‘the wise … maiden’: It is unknown whether this is a generic reference or a more specific one, now unrecoverable.
konung ‘’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
konungs ‘the king’s’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
[4] konungs: konung papp18ˣ, Bb
notes
[2, 4] þótt lið konungs væri minna ‘although the king’s force was less’: While it seems to be stated here that the king had lower numbers than Sveinn, st. 6 claims that mildr fekk meira lið an gløggr ‘the generous one [Óláfr] gained a greater force than the mean one [Sveinn]’. This has been seen as an internal contradiction on Sigvatr’s part. It is notable that Fsk and ÓH-Hkr do not include st. 6, and the reason may well be that the redactors detected a discrepancy (Fidjestøl 1997b, 15). Numerous attempts at harmonisation have been made in modern scholarship (e.g. Johnsen 1916, 35; Schreiner 1926, 106; Schreiner 1927, 418; Schreiner 1929, 86; van Eeden 1945b, 128; Petersen 1946, 48; and Fidjestøl 1997b). There is, however, no contradiction if ‘more’ means that Óláfr had more men than Sveinn had overall and ‘fewer’ means that Óláfr received fewer men than originally pledged, thanks to the people of Trøndelag having defaulted on their oaths (cf. st. 13; see Poole 2005d, 189-92).
væri ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
notes
[2, 4] þótt lið konungs væri minna ‘although the king’s force was less’: While it seems to be stated here that the king had lower numbers than Sveinn, st. 6 claims that mildr fekk meira lið an gløggr ‘the generous one [Óláfr] gained a greater force than the mean one [Sveinn]’. This has been seen as an internal contradiction on Sigvatr’s part. It is notable that Fsk and ÓH-Hkr do not include st. 6, and the reason may well be that the redactors detected a discrepancy (Fidjestøl 1997b, 15). Numerous attempts at harmonisation have been made in modern scholarship (e.g. Johnsen 1916, 35; Schreiner 1926, 106; Schreiner 1927, 418; Schreiner 1929, 86; van Eeden 1945b, 128; Petersen 1946, 48; and Fidjestøl 1997b). There is, however, no contradiction if ‘more’ means that Óláfr had more men than Sveinn had overall and ‘fewer’ means that Óláfr received fewer men than originally pledged, thanks to the people of Trøndelag having defaulted on their oaths (cf. st. 13; see Poole 2005d, 189-92).
Brúðr ‘The woman’
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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride
[5] Brúðr: ‘bruþ[…]’ R686ˣ
mun ‘will’
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munu (verb): will, must
[5] mun: so Holm2, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 75a, 68, 61, 325V, Bb, Flat, Tóm, FskAˣ
heldr ‘rather’
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heldr (adv.): rather
af ‘’
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af (prep.): from
háði ‘derision’
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háð (noun n.; °-s): scorn
hafði ‘’
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hafa (verb): have
dróttir ‘’
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1. drótt (noun f.): troop
eð ‘’
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eð (conj.): who, which
framm ‘forward’
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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away
notes
[6, 8] sótti framm skeggi ‘lunged forward with their beards’: I.e. ‘fell in battle’. Skeggi is literally sg. ‘beard’. The men described thus as an object of derision must be Óláfr’s opponents at Nesjar, the troops of Sveinn jarl Hákonarson.
sóttek ‘’
sotu ‘’
sóttu ‘’
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sœkja (verb): seek, attack
sóttið ‘’
sótti ‘lunged’
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sœkja (verb): seek, attack
[6] sótti: so 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 61, Holm4, 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm, sóttið Kˣ, papp18ˣ, Holm2, 68, ‘sotu’ R686ˣ, sóttek FskBˣ, sóttu FskAˣ
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[6, 8] sótti framm skeggi ‘lunged forward with their beards’: I.e. ‘fell in battle’. Skeggi is literally sg. ‘beard’. The men described thus as an object of derision must be Óláfr’s opponents at Nesjar, the troops of Sveinn jarl Hákonarson.
fald ‘’
kennings
fold skers.‘the land of the skerry.’
= SEA
the land of the skerry. → SEA
ruðu ‘’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
skœ̨r ‘’
serks ‘’
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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt
skeis ‘’
skers ‘of the skerry’
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sker (noun n.; °-s; -, gen. -ja): skerry
[7] skers: serks 61, 325V, ‘skœ̨r’ Tóm, ‘skeis’ FskAˣ
kennings
fold skers.‘the land of the skerry.’
= SEA
the land of the skerry. → SEA
sem ‘’
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sem (conj.): as, which
skyldi ‘she should’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
seggi ‘’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
skeggjum ‘’
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skeggi (noun m.; °-ja; -jar): [denizen, skeggi]
skeggi ‘with their beards’
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skeggr (noun m.): beard
[8] skeggi: seggi 68, 61, Bb, skeggjum FskAˣ
notes
[6, 8] sótti framm skeggi ‘lunged forward with their beards’: I.e. ‘fell in battle’. Skeggi is literally sg. ‘beard’. The men described thus as an object of derision must be Óláfr’s opponents at Nesjar, the troops of Sveinn jarl Hákonarson.
þartueggio ‘’
á ‘’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
aðratveggja ‘’
aðratveggju ‘one or the other’
[8] aðratveggju: ‘á þartueggio’ papp18ˣ, ‘aþru tu[…]giu’ R686ˣ, aðratveggja FskAˣ
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The wise inner-Trøndelag maiden does not reproach us for our effort in a hurry, although the king’s force was less; I thought so decidedly. The woman will rather hold in derision the company that lunged forward with their beards, if she should [deride] one or the other; we reddened the land of the skerry [SEA].
In ÓH-Hkr the stanza follows st. 11 and in Fsk it follows st. 10.
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