Sigv Víkv 2I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Víkingarvísur 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. 536.
Þar ‘There’
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þar (adv.): there
[1] Þar: þat Holm2, R686ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, 61, 325V, Bb, Flat, Tóm
notes
[1] þar vas enn, es ‘there it came about also that’: (a) The interpretation here (also that of Skj B and ÍF 27) rests on adopting the rel. conj. es ‘that’ (l. 1). This is found in mss from the three main classes of ÓH mss and is to be preferred to ok ‘and’ or possibly ‘also’ (= adv. auk), since the positioning of gekk ‘went, proceeded’ late in the clause (l. 4) shows that the clause is subordinate. (b) Fell (1981b) keeps the reading of her main ms. Holm2, Þat var enn ok ǫnnur ‘That was next and second’. (c) Kock (NN §§1856, 2467) eclectically chooses variants to make for smoother syntax and more logical meaning: Þat var enn, es annat… ‘It was further, that a second …’. The choice of sg. annat rather than pl. ǫnnur enables the battle-kenning þing odda to be taken as sg., which as Kock points out is preferable in the context of the poem as a whole, where each stanza tells of only one battle.
vas ‘it came about’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
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[1] þar vas enn, es ‘there it came about also that’: (a) The interpretation here (also that of Skj B and ÍF 27) rests on adopting the rel. conj. es ‘that’ (l. 1). This is found in mss from the three main classes of ÓH mss and is to be preferred to ok ‘and’ or possibly ‘also’ (= adv. auk), since the positioning of gekk ‘went, proceeded’ late in the clause (l. 4) shows that the clause is subordinate. (b) Fell (1981b) keeps the reading of her main ms. Holm2, Þat var enn ok ǫnnur ‘That was next and second’. (c) Kock (NN §§1856, 2467) eclectically chooses variants to make for smoother syntax and more logical meaning: Þat var enn, es annat… ‘It was further, that a second …’. The choice of sg. annat rather than pl. ǫnnur enables the battle-kenning þing odda to be taken as sg., which as Kock points out is preferable in the context of the poem as a whole, where each stanza tells of only one battle.
enn ‘that’
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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again
notes
[1] þar vas enn, es ‘there it came about also that’: (a) The interpretation here (also that of Skj B and ÍF 27) rests on adopting the rel. conj. es ‘that’ (l. 1). This is found in mss from the three main classes of ÓH mss and is to be preferred to ok ‘and’ or possibly ‘also’ (= adv. auk), since the positioning of gekk ‘went, proceeded’ late in the clause (l. 4) shows that the clause is subordinate. (b) Fell (1981b) keeps the reading of her main ms. Holm2, Þat var enn ok ǫnnur ‘That was next and second’. (c) Kock (NN §§1856, 2467) eclectically chooses variants to make for smoother syntax and more logical meaning: Þat var enn, es annat… ‘It was further, that a second …’. The choice of sg. annat rather than pl. ǫnnur enables the battle-kenning þing odda to be taken as sg., which as Kock points out is preferable in the context of the poem as a whole, where each stanza tells of only one battle.
at ‘’
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4. at (conj.): that
ok ‘’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
es ‘also’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[1] es (‘er’): so 325VI, 68, 61, 325V, Flat, Tóm, ok Kˣ, papp18ˣ, Holm2, R686ˣ, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, Bb, at J2ˣ
notes
[1] þar vas enn, es ‘there it came about also that’: (a) The interpretation here (also that of Skj B and ÍF 27) rests on adopting the rel. conj. es ‘that’ (l. 1). This is found in mss from the three main classes of ÓH mss and is to be preferred to ok ‘and’ or possibly ‘also’ (= adv. auk), since the positioning of gekk ‘went, proceeded’ late in the clause (l. 4) shows that the clause is subordinate. (b) Fell (1981b) keeps the reading of her main ms. Holm2, Þat var enn ok ǫnnur ‘That was next and second’. (c) Kock (NN §§1856, 2467) eclectically chooses variants to make for smoother syntax and more logical meaning: Þat var enn, es annat… ‘It was further, that a second …’. The choice of sg. annat rather than pl. ǫnnur enables the battle-kenning þing odda to be taken as sg., which as Kock points out is preferable in the context of the poem as a whole, where each stanza tells of only one battle.
annat ‘’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
unnut ‘’
ǫnnur ‘other’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
[1] ǫnnur: annat 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, unnut 61
kennings
ǫnnur þing odda‘other assemblies of weapon-points ’
= BATTLES
other assemblies of weapon-points → BATTLES
notes
[1] þar vas enn, es ‘there it came about also that’: (a) The interpretation here (also that of Skj B and ÍF 27) rests on adopting the rel. conj. es ‘that’ (l. 1). This is found in mss from the three main classes of ÓH mss and is to be preferred to ok ‘and’ or possibly ‘also’ (= adv. auk), since the positioning of gekk ‘went, proceeded’ late in the clause (l. 4) shows that the clause is subordinate. (b) Fell (1981b) keeps the reading of her main ms. Holm2, Þat var enn ok ǫnnur ‘That was next and second’. (c) Kock (NN §§1856, 2467) eclectically chooses variants to make for smoother syntax and more logical meaning: Þat var enn, es annat… ‘It was further, that a second …’. The choice of sg. annat rather than pl. ǫnnur enables the battle-kenning þing odda to be taken as sg., which as Kock points out is preferable in the context of the poem as a whole, where each stanza tells of only one battle.
Óláfi ‘’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
Óláf ‘’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
Óláfs ‘’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
Ôleifr ‘Óláfr’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
[2] Ôleifr: Óláf R686ˣ, Óláfs 325V, ‘ola(f)e’(?) Bb
né ‘was not’
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né (conj.): nor
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[2] svik né fôlusk ‘treachery was not hidden’: Svik is n. pl. This presumably refers to the duplicity of the inhabitants; see Context.
svik ‘treachery’
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1. svik (noun n.; °-s; -): deceit, treachery; poison
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[2] svik né fôlusk ‘treachery was not hidden’: Svik is n. pl. This presumably refers to the duplicity of the inhabitants; see Context.
fáluð ‘’
fôluzk ‘’
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2. fela (verb): hide
falut ‘’
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[2] svik né fôlusk ‘treachery was not hidden’: Svik is n. pl. This presumably refers to the duplicity of the inhabitants; see Context.
odda ‘of weapon-points’
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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon
kennings
ǫnnur þing odda‘other assemblies of weapon-points ’
= BATTLES
other assemblies of weapon-points → BATTLES
hríð ‘’
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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm
kennings
ǫnnur þing odda‘other assemblies of weapon-points ’
= BATTLES
other assemblies of weapon-points → BATTLES
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
auðri ‘’
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2. auðr (noun f.)
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[3] eyddri ‘destroyed’: The fact that Óláfr goes to battle in a place that is described as ‘destroyed’ could simply anticipate the outcome, but together with enn ‘again’ in l. 7 it might rather suggest prior military activity in the place, and this is implied in Snorri’s prose, which refers to raiding before the pitched battle, though the exact sequence of events is not clear. The constraints of the metrical lines and the need, in Víkv, for a numbered sequence of decisive battles could well have led Sigvatr to simplify a more complex sequence of events.
Eysýslu ‘Saaremaa’
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Eysýsla (noun f.): [Saaremaa]
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[4] Eysýslu ‘Saaremaa’: Lit. ‘island-district’. The Estonian island known as Ösel in Swedish.
gekk ‘proceeded’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
heyja ‘to hold’
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2. heyja (verb): fight, wage (battle)
Sitt ‘their’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
ôttu ‘had’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
fjǫr ‘lives’
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fjǫr (noun n.): life
fótum ‘their feet’
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1. fótr (noun m.): foot, leg
frá ‘’
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frá (prep.): from
fárir ‘’
fár ‘few’
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3. fár (adj.; °compar. fǽrri/fárri(Mág² 11), superl. fǽstr): few
[6] fár: frá papp18ˣ, fárir 325VI
leið ‘’
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leið (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir/-ar): path, way
beið ‘waiting’
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bíða (verb; °bíðr; beið, biðu; beðit): wait, suffer, experience
[6] beið: leið 78aˣ
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
stað ‘stood’
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1. staðr (noun m.; °-ar/-s; -ir): place
sára ‘wounds’
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2. sár (noun n.; °-s; -): wound
[6] sára: so Holm2, R686ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, 61, 325V, Bb, Flat, Tóm, om. Kˣ, sára added later papp18ˣ
enn ‘again’
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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again
notes
[7] enn ‘again’: See Note to l. 3.
en ‘’
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4. en (conj.): than
þeirs ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[7] þeirs (‘þeir er’): þeir en 325VI, þeim 78aˣ
undan ‘away’
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undan (adv.): away, away from
runnu ‘ran’
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2. renna (verb): run (strong)
vald ‘’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
valds ‘’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
valdi ‘’
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1. valdi (noun m.): ruler < Allvaldi (noun m.)
valdr ‘ruler’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
[8] ‑valdr: so papp18ˣ, Holm2, R686ˣ, J2ˣ, 78aˣ, 61, 325V, Bb, Tóm, ‑valds Kˣ, ‑valdi 325VI, 73aˣ, Flat, ‑vald 68
bondr ‘’
fé ‘’
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fé (noun n.; °fjár/féar; -): cattle, money
búendr ‘the 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: bœndr 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 61, 325V, Tóm, ‘bendr’ 68, ‘bondr’ Bb, fé Flat
gjalda ‘to thank’
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1. gjalda (verb): pay, repay
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The inhabitants of Eysýsla (Saaremaa) offer Óláfr a payment. When they come, ostensibly with the payment, he meets them with an armed force. It turns out that they too had arrived with weapons, and there is a battle.
Ótt Hfl 7 mentions the fleeing of the people of Eysýsla, after stating that Óláfr got tribute from the people of Gotland. — [5-8]: ÓHLeg (1982, 42) echoes the metaphor of the farmers praising or thanking their feet for their lives, raising the possibility that it had access to more of the poem than it cites (see Introduction, above).
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