Sigv Vestv 5I
Judith Jesch (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Vestrfararvísur 5’ 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. 622.
okkr ‘our’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
[1] Knútr hefr okkr: ‘[…](oc)r’(?) 325XI 2 g
ítri ‘excellent’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
all ‘highly’
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all- ((prefix)): very < alldáðgǫfugr (adj.)all- ((prefix)): very < alldagr (noun m.)
dafugur ‘’
dag ‘’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day < alldagr (noun m.)
dadgofigr ‘’
daðgavfor ‘’
daðgꜹfgr ‘’
dáðgǫfugr ‘renowned for deeds’
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dáðgǫfugr (adj.): renowned for deeds < alldáðgǫfugr (adj.)
[2] ‑dáðgǫfugr: ‘‑daðgꜹfgr’ J2ˣ, ‘‑daðgavfor’ 68, ‑dag gǫfugr Bb, ‑dáðgǫfugr with ‘‑dafugr’ in margin (citing ‘membr’) JÓ, 20i 23ˣ, ‘dadgofigr’ 873ˣ, ‘‑dafugur’ 41ˣ
bôðum ‘both’
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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both
[2] bôðum: ‘baþ[…]’ 325XI 2 g, om. 20dˣ
hendi ‘’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
hendr ‘arms’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
[3] hendr es hilmi: ‘[…]lmi’ 325XI 2 g; hendr: hendi 73aˣ
síz ‘’
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síz (conj.): since
es ‘when’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[3] hendr es hilmi: ‘[…]lmi’ 325XI 2 g; es (‘er’): síz 325V, Tóm, enn 68, Bb, Flat, ‘s[…]’ 325VII
holmi ‘’
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holmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): island, islet
hilmi ‘the ruler’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
[3] hendr es hilmi: ‘[…]lmi’ 325XI 2 g; hilmi: holmi J2ˣ
fundu ‘’
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2. finna (verb): find, meet
húns ‘’
hún ‘’
Húnn ‘Húnn (‘Bear-Cub’)’
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2. húnn (noun m.; °; húnar/húnir, acc. húni): young
[4] Húnn: so 73aˣ, Tóm, hún Kˣ, Holm2, 325V, J2ˣ, Holm4, 325VII, Bb, Flat, 325XI 2 g, húns 325VI, 68, 61, JÓ, 873ˣ, 20dˣ, 41ˣ, 20i 23ˣ
notes
[4] Húnn ‘Húnn (“Bear-Cub”) [Bersi]’: Bersi Skáld-Torfuson (Bersi; see skald Biography). He is here referred to by ofljóst, since both húnn and bersi are common nouns for ‘bear’, the former particularly meaning ‘bear-cub’ (LP: 1. húnn 1).
skrautligast ‘’
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skrautligr (adj.): fine, splendid
skrautliga ‘splendidly’
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skrautliga (adv.): [splendidly]
[4] skrautliga: skrautligast Holm4, 325VII, Bb, Flat
búnar ‘adorned’
[4] búnar: corrected from búnir 325VII
Þér ‘To you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
[5] Þér gaf hann mǫrk: ‘[…]ꜹrc’ 325XI 2 g; Þér: corrected from þar 325VII
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
[5] Þér gaf hann mǫrk: ‘[…]ꜹrc’ 325XI 2 g; hann: om. 75a
mǫrk ‘a mark’
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1. mǫrk (noun f.; °merkr, dat. -u/-; merkr/markir): mark (unit)
[5] Þér gaf hann mǫrk: ‘[…]ꜹrc’ 325XI 2 g
eða ‘or’
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eða (conj.): or
meira ‘more’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
man ‘’
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margvitr (adj.): [wise in many ways] < manvitr (adj.)
marg ‘wise’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many < margvitr (adj.): [wise in many ways]
[6] margvitr: ‘Mart[…]vitr’ 972ˣ, ‘marg[…]r’ 325VI, manvitr 325VII
vitr ‘in many ways’
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vitr (adj.): wise < margvitr (adj.): [wise in many ways]vitr (adj.): wise < manvitr (adj.)
[6] margvitr: ‘Mart[…]vitr’ 972ˣ, ‘marg[…]r’ 325VI, manvitr 325VII
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
hjǫr ‘sword’
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hjǫrr (noun m.): sword
tiartan ‘’
bjartan ‘’
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bjartr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bright
bitran ‘a sharp’
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bitr (adj.; °bitran; superl. bitrastr): sharp, biting
[6] bitran: ‘tiartan’ 972ˣ, bjartan 325VII, Tóm, ‘[…]’ 325XI 2 g
réð ‘’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
notes
[7-8] goð sjalfr ræðr ǫllu gǫrva ‘God himself decides everything completely’: It is not clear whether the dominant tone here is of resignation (cf. Hkr 1893-1901, IV) or of hope for better things (ÍF 27; also Hkr 1991). The stanza is probably best read in conjunction with st. 7 as the poet accepting the financial consequences of not becoming a firm supporter of Knútr.
gǫrva ‘completely’
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gǫrva (adv.): fully
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[7-8] goð sjalfr ræðr ǫllu gǫrva ‘God himself decides everything completely’: It is not clear whether the dominant tone here is of resignation (cf. Hkr 1893-1901, IV) or of hope for better things (ÍF 27; also Hkr 1991). The stanza is probably best read in conjunction with st. 7 as the poet accepting the financial consequences of not becoming a firm supporter of Knútr.
heillum ‘’
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3. heill (adj.; °heilan; compar. heilli, superl. -astr/-str): healthy, hale, hail
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[7-8] goð sjalfr ræðr ǫllu gǫrva ‘God himself decides everything completely’: It is not clear whether the dominant tone here is of resignation (cf. Hkr 1893-1901, IV) or of hope for better things (ÍF 27; also Hkr 1991). The stanza is probably best read in conjunction with st. 7 as the poet accepting the financial consequences of not becoming a firm supporter of Knútr.
goð ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
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[7-8] goð sjalfr ræðr ǫllu gǫrva ‘God himself decides everything completely’: It is not clear whether the dominant tone here is of resignation (cf. Hkr 1893-1901, IV) or of hope for better things (ÍF 27; also Hkr 1991). The stanza is probably best read in conjunction with st. 7 as the poet accepting the financial consequences of not becoming a firm supporter of Knútr.
sjalfr ‘himself’
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sjalfr (adj.): self
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[7-8] goð sjalfr ræðr ǫllu gǫrva ‘God himself decides everything completely’: It is not clear whether the dominant tone here is of resignation (cf. Hkr 1893-1901, IV) or of hope for better things (ÍF 27; also Hkr 1991). The stanza is probably best read in conjunction with st. 7 as the poet accepting the financial consequences of not becoming a firm supporter of Knútr.
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
mér ‘to me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
[8] mér halfa: mér sjalfa Flat, ‘[…]’ 325XI 2 g
sjalfa ‘’
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sjalfr (adj.): self
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In ÓH-Hkr, Sigvatr is in England with King Knútr when he makes a claim on Norway. The king gives Sigvatr a gold ring and Bersi Skáld-Torfuson two gold rings and a sword. In Knýtl, the citation of Þloft Tøgdr 7 is followed by a reference to Knútr’s gift to Bersi and this stanza, but there is no mention of a gift to Sigvatr.
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