Sigv Vestv 2I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Vestrfararvísur 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. 618.
nátt ‘’
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nátt (noun f.; °náttar/nǽtr, dat. -/-u; nǽtr): night
verð ‘’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
varð ‘’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
at ‘’
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4. at (conj.): that
enn ‘’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
þá ‘’
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2. þá (adv.): then
áðr ‘before’
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áðr (adv.; °//): before
[1] áðr: so 73aˣ, 61, 325V, áðr enn Kˣ, Holm2, 972ˣ, 321ˣ, 68, Holm4, þá er Bb, Flat, áðr at Tóm
iata ‘’
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1. játa (verb): agree
Jóta ‘of the Jótar’
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Jóti (noun m.; °; -ar): one of the Jótar
[1] Jóta: ‘iata’ 73aˣ, Tóm
kennings
stillis Jóta;‘the ruler of the Jótar; ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
the ruler of the Jótar; → DANISH KING = Knútr
spillín ‘’
spilli ‘ience’
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-spilli (noun n.): [ience] < andspilli (noun n.)
[2] ‑spilli: ‘‑spillín’ Tóm
fekk ‘’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
fekk’k ‘I got’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
[2] fekk’k (‘fecc ec’): fekk 61, 325V, Bb, Flat
stillir ‘’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
kennings
stillis Jóta;‘the ruler of the Jótar; ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
the ruler of the Jótar; → DANISH KING = Knútr
millz ‘’
mæld ‘’
melld ‘a locked’
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3. mella (verb): [a locked]
[3] melld: so Holm2, 972ˣ, 61, 325V, mæld Kˣ, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 68, Holm4, Bb, Flat, ‘millz’ Tóm
fekk ‘’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
sák ‘I saw’
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2. sjá (verb): see
[3] sák (‘sa ec’): sá Holm4, 61, 325V, Bb, Flat, fekk Tóm
her ‘’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
herr ‘’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
hús ‘building’
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hús (noun n.; °-s; -): house
[3] hús: her Kˣ, Holm2, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 68, herr Holm4, 61, 325V, Bb, Flat, Tóm
notes
[3] hús ‘building’: While some mss spell out her or herr, the main ms. Kˣ abbreviates the word. Skj A transcribes this as ‘hus’, which is clearly the word needed here, but the abbreviation mark is the scribe’s usual one for -er (as in l. 7 ber) rather than for -us (as in l. 4 hus), and therefore emendation is required. Some of the other mss abbreviate this word, too, and it is likely that an ambiguous abbreviation at an early stage of transmission introduced the confusion.
um ‘’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
fǫr ‘’
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fǫr (noun f.): journey, fate; movement
haulda ‘’
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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man
haldit ‘’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
hauldum ‘’
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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man
haldi ‘’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
hauldi ‘of the man’
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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man
[3] hauldi: haulda 972ˣ, hauldum 73aˣ, haldi 61, 325V, Bb, Flat, haldit Tóm
spǫkum ‘’
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spakr (adj.): quiet, gentle, wise
fyrir ‘from’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
[4] fyrir spyrjask: spǫkum hlýra 61
notes
[4] spyrjask fyrir ‘make enquiries’: While the prose word order might suggest that fyrir should be construed with útan ‘from outside’ it is, as Kock (NN §2472) notes, part of the prepositional verb spyrjask fyrir ‘to make enquiries’. Sigvatr uses the same construction in Austv 4/2, 4, in a context which, in a more comic vein, also pictures an approach to a building.
hlýra ‘’
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2. hlýr (noun n.; °-s; -): cheek, bow
spyrjask ‘make enquiries’
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spyrja (verb; spurði): ask; hear, find out
[4] fyrir spyrjask: spǫkum hlýra 61
notes
[4] spyrjask fyrir ‘make enquiries’: While the prose word order might suggest that fyrir should be construed with útan ‘from outside’ it is, as Kock (NN §2472) notes, part of the prepositional verb spyrjask fyrir ‘to make enquiries’. Sigvatr uses the same construction in Austv 4/2, 4, in a context which, in a more comic vein, also pictures an approach to a building.
áðr ‘’
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áðr (adv.; °//): before
ættgǫfugs ‘’
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ættgǫfugr (adj.)
eyrindr ‘’
eyrendi ‘errand’
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1. ørendi (noun n.; °-s; -): errand, news
[5] En eyrendi óru: om. Holm2; eyrendi: ættgǫfugs 321ˣ, ‘eyrindr’ 61
átta ‘’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
óru ‘our [my]’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
[5] En eyrendi óru: om. Holm2; óru: átta 321ˣ, om. Tóm
ôttugr ‘’
ôttungr ‘the descendant’
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1. áttungr (noun m.; °; -ar): kinsman
[6] ôttungr: ôttugr 325V
kennings
ôttungr Gorms‘the descendant of Gormr ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
the descendant of Gormr → DANISH KING = Knútr
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
sal ‘the hall’
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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall
knáttu ‘’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
knátta ‘’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
knúti ‘’
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knútr (noun m.; °-s; dat. -i/-; -ar): knot, Cnut; ?scorpion
knátti ‘was able’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
[6] knátti: knátta 321ˣ, knáttu Bb, knúti Flat
grams ‘’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
kennings
ôttungr Gorms‘the descendant of Gormr ’
= DANISH KING = Knútr
the descendant of Gormr → DANISH KING = Knútr
berk ‘wear’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
orms ‘’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent
frá ‘’
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frá (prep.): from
járni ‘’
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járn (noun n.; °-s; -): iron, weapon
ǫr ‘’
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ǫrr (adj.): generous, brave < ǫrstúka (noun f.): generous sleeve?
járn ‘iron’
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járn (noun n.; °-s; -): iron, weapon < járnstúka (noun f.)járn (noun n.; °-s; -): iron, weapon < járnstokkr (noun m.)
[8] járn‑: ‘ꜹr’ 61
notes
[8] járnstúkur ‘iron sleeves’: These could be either chain-mail or protective metal plates such as those found at Birka (Graham-Campbell 1980, 68, 75, 252; Stierna 2001, 40-3). The import of this statement is not clear. In ÍF 27 it is taken to indicate Sigvatr’s readiness to fight against Knútr, but it may rather mean that Sigvatr received armour as a gift from Knútr (cf. st. 5).
stúka ‘’
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stúka (noun f.; °-u; -ur): [sleeves] < ǫrstúka (noun f.): generous sleeve?
stúkur ‘sleeves’
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stúka (noun f.; °-u; -ur): [sleeves] < járnstúka (noun f.)
[8] ‑stúkur: ‑stúka 61, ‑stokkr Tóm
notes
[8] járnstúkur ‘iron sleeves’: These could be either chain-mail or protective metal plates such as those found at Birka (Graham-Campbell 1980, 68, 75, 252; Stierna 2001, 40-3). The import of this statement is not clear. In ÍF 27 it is taken to indicate Sigvatr’s readiness to fight against Knútr, but it may rather mean that Sigvatr received armour as a gift from Knútr (cf. st. 5).
vel ‘well’
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vel (adv.): well, very
leika ‘’
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3. leika (verb): play
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Útan varðk, áðr Jóta |
I had to make enquiries from outside the main door before I got an audience with the ruler of the Jótar [DANISH KING = Knútr]; I saw a locked building in front of the man [me]. But the descendant of Gormr [DANISH KING = Knútr] was able to conclude our [my] errand well in the hall; I often wear iron sleeves on my arm.
In England, Sigvatr goes to King Knútr, who is preparing military action against King Óláfr, to ask him for permission to sail to Norway. The king’s quarters are locked and he has to wait a long time, but eventually gets permission.
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