Sigvatr Þórðarson, Lausavísur 5

R. D. Fulk

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Sigv Lv 5^I

R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Sigvatr Þórðarson, Lausavísur 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. 705.

Sigvatr Þórðarson Lausavísur

4 5 6

Áðr ‘now’

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áðr (adv.; °//): before

[1] Áðr: so 73aˣ, 61, Holm4, Kˣ, átt Holm2, 325V, 972ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 78aˣ, 68, 75c, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Bb, at R686ˣ, J1ˣ

notes

[1, 3] áðr … átt ‘until now … had’: For a parallel to the transposition of these two words in most ÓH mss, see Nj 1875-8, II, 211.

hefk ‘I have’

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hafa (verb): have

gótt ‘good dealings’

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góðr (adj.): good

[1] gótt: ‘got’ R686ˣ, Bb, om. 68, 325VII

við ‘with’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

[1] við: ‘[…]’ 325VI, om. 68

góða ‘the good’

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góðr (adj.): good

grams ‘prince [Óláfr]’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

[2] grams: gram‑ 325VII

stallara ‘marshals’

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stallari (noun m.; °-a; -ar): king’s marshal

[2] stallara: ‘skallara’ Tóm

alla ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

átt ‘had’

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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have

[3] átt: so 73aˣ, 61, Holm4, Kˣ, áðr Holm2, 325V, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 68, 75c, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Bb, að 78aˣ

notes

[1, 3] áðr … átt ‘until now … had’: For a parallel to the transposition of these two words in most ÓH mss, see Nj 1875-8, II, 211.

þás ‘those who’

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þás (conj.): when

ossum ‘of our’

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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our

[3] ossum: ‘or..’ 78aˣ, ‘o[…]’ 61, ossa Flat, ǫllum Tóm

dróttni ‘lord’

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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master

[3] dróttni: ‘drotttu’ R686ˣ, blank space 78aˣ, ‘drorttin’ Tóm, ‘drótin’ Bb

ógn ‘of the terror’

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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle < ógndjarfr (adj.): terror-bold

djarfs ‘bold’

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djarfr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bold < ógndjarfr (adj.): terror-bold

[4] ‑djarfs: ‘‑d[…]rfs’ 325VI, ‑djarfr Bb

fyr ‘before’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

[4] fyr (‘fyrir’): of 972ˣ, 68, 75c, um 325VII, Flat, Kˣ, ‘vf’ Tóm

kné ‘the knee’

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kné (noun n.; °-s; -, gen. knjá): knee, lap

hvarfa ‘stroll about’

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2. hvarfa (verb): stroll, wander

[4] hvarfa: hverfa R686ˣ

Bjǫrn ‘Bjǫrn’

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bjǫrn (noun m.; °bjarnar, dat. birni; birnir, acc. bjǫrnu): bear, Bjǫrn

notes

[5] Bjǫrn: Bjǫrn digri fell defending his lord Óláfr in his last battle at Stiklastaðir (Stiklestad, 1030). He is praised as a paradigm of heroism in Sigv ErfÓl 18.

fazt ‘you managed’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

[5] fazt (‘faztu’): fantu R686ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, áttu 972ˣ, 68, 61, fórtu Tóm, fæztu Bb

notes

[5] fazt ‘you managed’: The verb is 2nd pers. sg. pret. indic. of m. v. fetask.

opt ‘often’

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opt (adv.): often

[5] opt: orð Holm4

at ‘to’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

árna ‘gain’

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árna (verb; °-að-): gain, travel

[5] árna: ‘arnea’ J1ˣ

íss ‘ice’

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íss (noun m.; °íss; dat. ísi/ís; ísar): ice

[6] íss: so R686ˣ, J1ˣ, 73aˣ, 61, Kˣ, ís Holm2, 325V, 972ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 78aˣ, 68, Holm4, 75c, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Bb

kennings

íss gunnrjóðr,
‘war-reddener of ice’
= WARRIOR
war-ice, → SWORD
reddener of the SWORD → WARRIOR

íss ‘ice’

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íss (noun m.; °íss; dat. ísi/ís; ísar): ice

[6] íss: so R686ˣ, J1ˣ, 73aˣ, 61, Kˣ, ís Holm2, 325V, 972ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 78aˣ, 68, Holm4, 75c, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Bb

kennings

íss gunnrjóðr,
‘war-reddener of ice’
= WARRIOR
war-ice, → SWORD
reddener of the SWORD → WARRIOR

[6] at: so 325V, R686ˣ, 972ˣ, J1ˣ, J2ˣ, 325VI, 75a, 73aˣ, 78aˣ, 61, Holm4, 75c, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Kˣ, af Holm2, 68, Bb

vísa ‘[our] leader’

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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader

[6] vísa: vísu 325VI, 75a, 78aˣ, 61, 75c, 325VII, Flat, Tóm

góðs ‘something good’

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góðr (adj.): good

[7] góðs: góð Holm4, gjóðs Flat, Tóm

meguð ‘you are able’

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mega (verb): may, might

[7] meguð: megið 325V, megi J1ˣ, J2ˣ, mega Flat

gótt ‘good’

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góðr (adj.): good

[7] gótt: ‘gutt’ 325VII, ‘got’ Bb

of ‘to’

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4. of (particle): (before verb)

ráða ‘advice’

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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide

[7] ráða: ræða Holm4

gunn ‘of war’

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gunnr (noun f.): battle < gunnrjóðr (noun m.)

kennings

íss gunnrjóðr,
‘war-reddener of ice’
= WARRIOR
war-ice, → SWORD
reddener of the SWORD → WARRIOR

gunn ‘of war’

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gunnr (noun f.): battle < gunnrjóðr (noun m.)

kennings

íss gunnrjóðr,
‘war-reddener of ice’
= WARRIOR
war-ice, → SWORD
reddener of the SWORD → WARRIOR

rjóðr ‘reddener’

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1. rjóðr (noun m.): reddener < gunnrjóðr (noun m.)

[8] ‑rjóðr: ‑djarfr J1ˣ, J2ˣ, ‑rjóðs Tóm

kennings

íss gunnrjóðr,
‘war-reddener of ice’
= WARRIOR
war-ice, → SWORD
reddener of the SWORD → WARRIOR

þvít ‘because’

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þvít (conj.): because, since

[8] þvít (‘þvi at’): alls Kˣ

notes

[8] þvít ‘because’: Ternström (1871, 39) and Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) read alls ‘since’, with Kˣ.

vel ‘well’

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vel (adv.): well, very

kunnuð ‘you understand’

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kunna (verb): know, can, be able

[8] kunnuð: kunnið 325V, 972ˣ, 73aˣ, 61, 325VII, kunni Tóm

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verse
prose

When King Óláfr Haraldsson sends his marshal Bjǫrn digri ‘the Stout’ on a dangerous mission to the east to try to arrange a reconciliation with King Óláfr Eiríksson of Sweden (in 1018: see Introduction to Sigv Austv), Bjǫrn asks Sigvatr to accompany him. Bjǫrn and Sigvatr are on excellent terms, and Sigvatr speaks this stanza. (The prose is arranged somewhat differently in Flat, making Sigvatr’s participation in the mission seem less of an afterthought.)

The Bb text for Lv 5-7 belongs to the Hkr redaction, being copied from a ms. akin to K (ÓH 1941, II, 1116), while the greater part of Bb belongs to the ÓH redaction. — [2]: The line is virtually identical to Steinn Úlffl 1/4^II.

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Sigv Lv 5I

Áðr ‘now’

notes

hefk ‘I have’

gótt ‘good dealings’

við ‘with’

góða ‘the good’

grams ‘prince [Óláfr]’

stallara ‘marshals’

alla ‘all’

átt ‘had’

notes

þás ‘those who’

ossum ‘of our’

dróttni ‘lord’

ógn ‘of the terror’

djarfs ‘bold’

fyr ‘before’

kné ‘the knee’

hvarfa ‘stroll about’

Bjǫrn ‘Bjǫrn’

notes

fazt ‘you managed’

notes

opt ‘often’

at ‘to’

árna ‘gain’

íss ‘ice’

kennings

íss ‘ice’

kennings

fyr ‘for’

mér ‘me’

at ‘from’

vísa ‘[our] leader’

góðs ‘something good’

meguð ‘you are able’

gótt ‘good’

of ‘to’

ráða ‘advice’

gunn ‘of war’

kennings

gunn ‘of war’

kennings

rjóðr ‘reddener’

kennings

þvít ‘because’

notes

vel ‘well’

kunnuð ‘you understand’

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