Sigv Nesv 8I
Russell Poole (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Nesjavísur 8’ 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. 568.
Vér ‘We’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
drápum ‘’
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drepa (verb; °drepr; drap, drápu; drepinn): kill, strike
drifu ‘’
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2. drífa (verb; °drífr; dreif, drifu; drifinn): drive, rush
drifum ‘pressed’
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2. drífa (verb; °drífr; dreif, drifu; drifinn): drive, rush
[1] drifum: so Holm2, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, 61, Holm4, 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, drifu Kˣ, papp18ˣ, drápum Tóm
hart ‘’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
hvat ‘’
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hvatr (adj.; °-ari, -an; -astr): keen, brave
hvárt ‘’
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hvárr (pron.): who, which, what, whether
hvatt ‘keenly’
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hvatr (adj.; °-ari, -an; -astr): keen, brave
[1] hvatt: ‘huart’ papp18ˣ, J1ˣ, hvat R686ˣ, 68, 325VII, Tóm, hart 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ
ed ‘’
þar ‘’
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þar (adv.): there
enn ‘’
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4. en (conj.): than
at ‘’
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4. at (conj.): that
þars ‘where’
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þars (conj.): where
[1] þars (‘þar er’): ‘þar ed’ papp18ˣ, enn Holm2, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, 61, Holm4, at 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm
notes
[1] þars ‘where’: The variant enn, here ‘and’, has widespread ms. support and is also possible; it is adopted by Kock in Skald.
herja ‘’
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2. herja (verb): harry, ravage
hátt ‘the loud’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
vápna ‘of weapons’
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vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon < vápnabrak (noun f.)vápn (noun n.; °-s; -): weapon < vápnabrúk (noun n.): weapon-seaweed
bruk ‘’
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brúk (noun n.; °; dat. -um): pile of seaweed < vápnabrúk (noun n.): weapon-seaweed
brak ‘clash’
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brak (noun n.): clash, noise < vápnabrak (noun f.)
[2] ‑brak: ‘bruk’ R686ˣ
mátti ‘’
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mega (verb): may, might
tnatti ‘’
knátti ‘could’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
[2] knátti: ‘tnatti’ Holm2, mátti 972ˣ, 73aˣ, 68, 61, Bb
rendr ‘’
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rǫnd (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; rendr/randir): shield, shield-rim
rǫnd ‘the shield’
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rǫnd (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; rendr/randir): shield, shield-rim
[3] rǫnd: rendr 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ
klufu ‘split’
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kljúfa (verb): cleave
rauðra ‘’
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rauðr (adj.; °compar. -ari): red
roðrir ‘’
branda ‘’
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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire
brandar ‘blades’
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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire
[3] brandar: branda 325VI
reiðar ‘’
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1. reið (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar): riding; chariot
reiðr ‘’
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4. reiðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): angry
reiðir ‘enraged’
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4. reiðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): angry
[4] reiðir: reiðr J1ˣ, reiðar 68
upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
á ‘on to’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
[4] á: í Holm2, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, Holm4, 325V, 325VII, Bb
skiðir ‘’
skeiðir ‘’
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1. skeið (noun f.; °-ar; -r/-ar/-ir): ship
skeiðar ‘the ships’
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1. skeið (noun f.; °-ar; -r/-ar/-ir): ship
[4] skeiðar: skeiðir 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 61, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, ‘skiðir’ 325V
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
fyr ‘over’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
borð ‘board’
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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table
[5] borð þars (‘borð þar er’): so Holm2, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, 61, Holm4, 325V, Bb, Flat, Tóm, om. Kˣ, papp18ˣ, borð þeir er 325VII
þars ‘where’
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þars (conj.): where
[5] borð þars (‘borð þar er’): so Holm2, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, 61, Holm4, 325V, Bb, Flat, Tóm, om. Kˣ, papp18ˣ, borð þeir er 325VII
bǫrðumsk ‘’
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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight
bǫrðusk ‘they fought’
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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight
[5] bǫrðusk: bǫrðumsk Holm2, 972ˣ, 75a, Holm4, Bb
búin ‘the well-appointed’
[6] búin: so Holm2, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, Holm4, 325V, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm, búinn Kˣ, papp18ˣ, 61
fengu ‘’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
fengusk ‘were captured’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
[6] fengusk: fengu Holm4, Flat, Tóm
skip ‘ships’
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skip (noun n.; °-s; -): ship
drengir ‘’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
gengu ‘went’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
[6] gengu: drengir Flat, Tóm
narr ‘’
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narr (noun m.)
nerr ‘’
nær ‘’
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nær (adv.): near, almost; when
nár ‘corpses’
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nár (noun m.; °-s; -ir): corpse
[7] nár: ‘narr’ 325VI, 78aˣ, nær 68, 61, 325V, Bb, Flat, ‘nerr’ 61
flaut ‘floated’
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fljóta (verb): flow, float
autt ‘’
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3. auðr (adj.): empty, barren
út ‘’
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út (adv.): out(side)
ǫrt ‘swiftly’
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ǫrr (adj.): generous, brave
[7] ǫrt: so Holm2, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 68, 61, 325VII, Bb, Tóm, út Kˣ, papp18ˣ, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, Holm4, Flat, om. 325VI, autt 325V
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[7] ǫrt ‘swiftly’: Syntactically, the adv. could modify bǫrðusk ‘they fought’ (so Finnur Jónsson in Skj B), or gengu (fyr borð) ‘went (overboard)’, or flaut ‘floated’. On grounds of word order the latter is favoured here, following Kock (NN §620). Kock (NN §2988C) compares fljóta hvatt ‘float briskly’ in KormǪ Lv 42/1-2V (Korm 61). The reading út ‘out’ in Kˣ and other mss gives equally good sense and is adopted in Hkr 1893-1901 and ÍF 27.
fyrir ‘’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
eyri ‘the land-spit’
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eyrr (noun f.): land-spit
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[7] eyri ‘the land-spit’: This has been identified with Mølen (Hkr 1893-1901, IV), a prominent location at the entrance to Nevlunghavn (see Note to st. 2/4).
ófáir ‘’
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ófár (adj.): not a few
hrutu ‘’
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1. hrjóta (verb): fling, fly
ámir ‘’
gumar ‘’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
búendr ‘farmers’
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búandi (noun m.; °-a; búendr (bøendr var. ÓH 47¹²: AM 325 VII 4° 325 VII), dat. búǫndum/búandum/búendum): farmer, resident
[8] búendr: gumar 325V, ‘ámer’ 325VII, hrutu Tóm
sárir ‘wounded’
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sárr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): sore, painful; wounded
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