Sigv Lv 2I
R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Lausavísur 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. 701.
Hlýð ‘Listen’
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2. hlýða (verb): hear, listen; be able
[1] Hlýð: ‘Hlyð’ or ‘Hyð’ 325VI, ‘Lyð’ 78aˣ
mínum ‘to my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
meiðir ‘destroyer’
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meiðir (noun m.): destroyer, harmer
[1] meiðir: meiðr R686ˣ, Bb, beiðir 68
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
myrk ‘of the dark’
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2. myrkr (adj.; °-an/-jan/-van; compar. -(v)ari/-ri, superl. -(v)astr): dark, murky < myrkblár (adj.)
[2] myrk‑: mýr‑ 68
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
notes
[2] myrkblás ‘dark black’: The allusion may be to tarring of the ship’s joints (so ÍF 27, 55 n.), or else to the dark blue colour of sails (Jesch 2001a, 165).
myrk ‘of the dark’
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2. myrkr (adj.; °-an/-jan/-van; compar. -(v)ari/-ri, superl. -(v)astr): dark, murky < myrkblár (adj.)
[2] myrk‑: mýr‑ 68
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
notes
[2] myrkblás ‘dark black’: The allusion may be to tarring of the ship’s joints (so ÍF 27, 55 n.), or else to the dark blue colour of sails (Jesch 2001a, 165).
blás ‘black’
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blár (adj.): black < myrkblár (adj.)
[2] ‑blás: ‑blakks 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, 61, ‑blakk es 321ˣ, ‘‑bals’ 325V, ‑hjarls 325VII, halls Flat, ‑hals Tóm, ‘‑blat’ 325XI 2 l
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
notes
[2] myrkblás ‘dark black’: The allusion may be to tarring of the ship’s joints (so ÍF 27, 55 n.), or else to the dark blue colour of sails (Jesch 2001a, 165).
blás ‘black’
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blár (adj.): black < myrkblár (adj.)
[2] ‑blás: ‑blakks 325VI, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 68, 61, ‑blakk es 321ˣ, ‘‑bals’ 325V, ‑hjarls 325VII, halls Flat, ‑hals Tóm, ‘‑blat’ 325XI 2 l
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
notes
[2] myrkblás ‘dark black’: The allusion may be to tarring of the ship’s joints (so ÍF 27, 55 n.), or else to the dark blue colour of sails (Jesch 2001a, 165).
þvít ‘because’
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þvít (conj.): because, since
[2] þvít (‘þvi at’): því 325VI, 78aˣ, 61, Flat
kannk ‘I know how’
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3. kanna (verb): know, be able
[2] kannk (‘kanc’): kann 73aˣ, Holm4, Bb, 325XI 2 l
yrkja ‘to compose’
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yrkja (verb): compose
all ‘most’
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all- ((prefix)): very < alltíginn (adj./verb p.p.)
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
notes
[3] alltíginn ‘most high-born’: Etymologically, the vowel of the second syllable should be short, though in ModIcel. -tiginn and -tíginn are indistinguishable (both with tense, long vowels). But despite the arguments of Konráð Gíslason (1892, 170-1), the metre demands a long vowel here (see Sievers 1893, §61.4).
tíginn ‘high-born’
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tíginn (adj./verb p.p.): noble < alltíginn (adj./verb p.p.)
[3] ‑tíginn: ‘‑tigginn’ R686ˣ, ‘‑teigin’ 972ˣ, ‘[…]g[…]’ 325XI 2 l
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
notes
[3] alltíginn ‘most high-born’: Etymologically, the vowel of the second syllable should be short, though in ModIcel. -tiginn and -tíginn are indistinguishable (both with tense, long vowels). But despite the arguments of Konráð Gíslason (1892, 170-1), the metre demands a long vowel here (see Sievers 1893, §61.4).
eiga ‘have’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
eitt ‘one’
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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
tjalda ‘of awnings’
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tjald (noun n.; °-s; *-): tent, awning
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
tjalda ‘of awnings’
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tjald (noun n.; °-s; *-): tent, awning
kennings
alltíginn meiðir myrkblás drasils tjalda,‘most high-born destroyer of the dark black steed of awnings, ’
= WARRIOR
the dark black steed of awnings, → SHIP
most high-born destroyer of the SHIP → WARRIOR
notes
[5] þótt ‘although’: The arrangement here agrees with that of Kock (NN §1872), in which the concessive clause introduced by þótt depends on the main clause of the first helmingr. This produces the sense ‘Listen to my praise, even though you refuse the praise of others’. It is preferred because it avoids placing a concessive clause ahead of a main clause within the helmingr (cf. Kuhn 1983, 190). That is the effect of the arrangement in Skj B, which produces the overall sense ‘I shall praise you even though you refuse the praise of others’.
ǫllungis ‘completely’
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ǫllungis (adv.): completely
allra ‘of all’
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allr (adj.): all
all ‘mighty’
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all- ((prefix)): very < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
valdr ‘ruler’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
lofun ‘the praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
[6] lofun: so 73aˣ, 68, 61, Holm4, Flat, Tóm, lofan Holm2, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 321ˣ, 78aˣ, 325V, 325VII, 325XI 2 l, lofn R686ˣ, lofum Bb, lofi Kˣ
þér ‘to you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
[7] þér: þann 321ˣ, því Tóm, ‘[…]’ 325XI 2 l
fæk ‘I shall deliver’
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2. fœra (verb): bring
[7] fæk (‘fę ec’): ber ek J1ˣ, J2ˣ, færik 325VI, 321ˣ, 78aˣ, ‘[…] ek’ 325XI 2 l
hróðrs ‘of praise’
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hróðr (noun m.): encomium, praise
[7] hróðrs: hróðr R686ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 61, ‘hrodes’ 972ˣ, ‘hrodir’ J1ˣ, ‘hrovr’ Bb
at ‘’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
hvôru ‘nonetheless’
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hvárr (pron.): who, which, what, whether
hlít ‘a sufficiency’
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hlít (noun f.; °-ar): sufficiency
[8] hlít: ‘Hlitit’ 972ˣ, hvárt 78aˣ
annarra ‘other’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
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When he is almost fully grown, Sigvatr comes to Norway, where he meets King Óláfr Haraldsson. He has composed a poem about the king, and he asks him to listen to it. The king says he does not like having poetry composed about him, and he does not understand it (Hkr version; ÓH similar). Sigvatr delivers this stanza nonetheless, and the king rewards him.
[1-2]: The lines are echoed in Ótt Hfl 1/1-2 (see Note).
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