Sigv Lv 21I
R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Lausavísur 21’ 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. 726.
Hrafna ‘ravens’
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hrafn (noun m.; °hrafns; dat. hrafni; hrafnar): raven
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
hafnar ‘the harbour’
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1. hǫfn (noun f.; °hafnar; hafnir(/hafnar(Streng 234³²)): haven, harbour
minnask ‘remember’
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1. minna (verb): remind, remember, recall
þeir ‘they’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
þars ‘where’
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þars (conj.): where
flaut ‘rode’
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fljóta (verb): flow, float
und ‘under’
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3. und (prep.): under, underneath
nið ‘son’
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1. niðr (noun m.; °-s; niðjar/niðir, acc. niði): son, kinsman, relative
kennings
nýtum nið Norðmanna;‘the able son of Norwegians; ’
= Óláfr
the able son of Norwegians; → Óláfr
notes
[3-4] nið Norðmanna ‘son of Norwegians [= Óláfr]’: Jón Skaptason (1983, 324-5) remarks that aside from this expression, these five stanzas lamenting the death of Óláfr (Lv 18-22) seem to express sincere grief without the formality of elaborate diction. See also de Vries (1964-7, I, 248).
nýtum ‘the able’
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nýtr (adj.; °compar. -ri, superl. nýztr/nýtastr): useful, able
kennings
nýtum nið Norðmanna;‘the able son of Norwegians; ’
= Óláfr
the able son of Norwegians; → Óláfr
Norðmanna ‘of Norwegians’
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Norðmaðr (noun m.): Norwegian
kennings
nýtum nið Norðmanna;‘the able son of Norwegians; ’
= Óláfr
the able son of Norwegians; → Óláfr
notes
[3-4] nið Norðmanna ‘son of Norwegians [= Óláfr]’: Jón Skaptason (1983, 324-5) remarks that aside from this expression, these five stanzas lamenting the death of Óláfr (Lv 18-22) seem to express sincere grief without the formality of elaborate diction. See also de Vries (1964-7, I, 248).
forðum ‘once’
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forðum (adv.): formerly, once
Gjalla ‘shriek’
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gjalla (verb): to scream, shriek; to repay, return, pay for
[5] Gjalla: ‘gialha’ E
hôtt ‘loudly’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
notes
[5] Hillar (f. acc. pl.) ‘Hille’: ON Hillar refers to a group of islands about 15 kilometres east of Lindesnes in Vest-Agder, southern Norway, the largest of which is called Hille.
hvern ‘every’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
dag ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
frekir ‘Greedy’
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2. frekr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): greedy
ernir ‘eagles’
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1. ǫrn (noun m.; °arnar, dat. erni; ernir, acc. ǫrnu): eagle
þeirs ‘those which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[7] þeirs (‘þeir er’): þeir J2ˣ, 761bˣ
Ôleifr ‘Óláfr’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
notes
[7] grenndi ‘fed’: See Note to Sigv Austv 16/2.
innan ‘in’
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innan (prep.): inside, within
mǫrgu ‘many’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
sinni ‘a time’
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2. sinni (noun n.; °-s;): time, occasion; company, following
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As he returns to his home in the Þrándheimr (Trøndelag) district, Sigvatr anchors in Hillarsund, where he sees many ravens flying. He speaks this stanza.
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