Sigv Lv 14I
R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Lausavísur 14’ 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. 716.
Kaup ‘bargain’
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kaup (noun n.; °-s; -): reward, purchase
notes
[1, 3] daprt á himnum ‘dismal in the heavens’: There is sorrow in the heavens over the treachery.
þars ‘when’
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þars (conj.): where
[1] þars (‘þar er’): so Holm4, Flat, Kˣ, J2ˣ, þats Holm2, 321ˣ, 68, 75c, 325V, þá er 972ˣ, þar 61, Bb
notes
[1] þars ‘when’: Or, as more frequently, ‘where’. This reading is adopted by most eds, but þats would also be possible: kaup varð daprt, þats … ‘that bargain turned out dismal, by which …’.
djúpan ‘the deep’
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djúpr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): deep
[1] djúpan: so 972ˣ, 68, Holm4, 61, 325V, Flat, Kˣ, J2ˣ, ‘diypan’ Holm2, ‘dvipan’ 75c, drúpan Bb
kennings
djúpan heim hás elds,‘the deep world of towering flame, ’
= HELL
the deep world of towering flame, → HELL
dróttin ‘The lord-’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
[2] dróttin: dróttins 321ˣ, dróttum Bb
rækt ‘rejecting’
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rœkð (noun f.; °-ar): affection
[2] rækt: so Holm4, Kˣ, J2ˣ, ‘rętt’ Holm2, rétt 972ˣ, 68, 75c, 325V, Flat, reiði 321ˣ, réð 61, reit Bb
sóttu ‘sought’
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sœkja (verb): seek, attack
[2] sóttu: sóttum 61, 75c, Bb, Flat, sóttan 325V
þeir ‘those’
[3] þeir es (‘þeir er’): þeim er 321ˣ, 61, 325V
es ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[3] þeir es (‘þeir er’): þeim er 321ˣ, 61, 325V
heim ‘world’
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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world
[3] heim: blank space 68
kennings
djúpan heim hás elds,‘the deep world of towering flame, ’
= HELL
the deep world of towering flame, → HELL
notes
[1, 3] daprt á himnum ‘dismal in the heavens’: There is sorrow in the heavens over the treachery.
himnum ‘the heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
[3] á himnum: á himna 972ˣ, 61, ‘al’ blank space 68
notes
[1, 3] daprt á himnum ‘dismal in the heavens’: There is sorrow in the heavens over the treachery.
hás ‘of towering’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
[4] hás elds: so 972ˣ, 68, Holm4, 61, 325V, Kˣ, J2ˣ, ‘has ells’ Holm2, ‘haselldr’ 321ˣ, ‘a sęllz’ Bb, hvass elds Flat
kennings
djúpan heim hás elds,‘the deep world of towering flame, ’
= HELL
the deep world of towering flame, → HELL
elds ‘flame’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
[4] hás elds: so 972ˣ, 68, Holm4, 61, 325V, Kˣ, J2ˣ, ‘has ells’ Holm2, ‘haselldr’ 321ˣ, ‘a sęllz’ Bb, hvass elds Flat
kennings
djúpan heim hás elds,‘the deep world of towering flame, ’
= HELL
the deep world of towering flame, → HELL
svikum ‘treason’
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1. svik (noun n.; °-s; -): deceit, treachery; poison
[4] svikum: sviku 61
belldu ‘committed’
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1. bella (verb; °præt. sg. ball): deal with
[4] belldu: heldi 75c, beldi 325V, heldu Bb, Flat
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As for Lv 13.
The word (or words) dróttinrækt has clearly presented problems to scribes and eds alike, and there are several interpretations. (a) An otherwise unattested adj. dróttinrækr ‘lord-rejecting’ is assumed here, comparable with hjarðrækr ‘herd-driving, able to drive a herd’, and qualifying kaup ‘bargain’. (b) Rœkt could alternatively be taken as n. adj. ‘rejected, abominable, abhorrent’, used adverbially, and acc. sg. dróttin ‘lord’ construed as object of belldu ‘dealt with’; this approach is essentially that of Bjarni Aðalbjarnarson (ÍF 27, followed by Jón Skaptason 1983, 199 and Hkr 1991). However, bella normally takes a dat. object or a construction with við. (c) Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) reads dróttinrœkð (though this has no ms. support), which he takes to mean ‘fidelity to one’s lord’. This he construes with the initial clause, and he takes the overall meaning to be ‘The reward for fidelity to their lord grew sad in heaven, since those who dealt in treason sought the deep-lying world of high-flaming fire’. (d) For acc. heim ‘world’ in l. 3, Kock (NN §2218D) reads ‘instrumental’ heimi (a reading unsupported by the mss). He would also read dróttinrétt (NN §2262), interpreted to mean ‘power’, giving the overall meaning ‘The exchange grew sad where they who practised treason against the world from out of heaven went to the high flame’s deep power’. Bjarni Aðalbjarnarson takes the helmingr to refer to the Fall of the rebellious angels, as do the eds of Hkr 1991, who also equate dróttin with God.
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