SnH Lv 6II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sneglu-Halli, Lausavísur 6’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 327-8.
Hrangs ‘There is tumult’
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hrang (noun n.): [There is tumult]
[1] Hrangs þars hôvan þǫngul: ‘Hrꜹng er Jafnan þars þrꜹng’ 563aˣ; Hrangs (‘Hrang er’): Hrǫng er H, Hr, Flat
þars ‘where’
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þars (conj.): where
[1] Hrangs þars hôvan þǫngul: ‘Hrꜹng er Jafnan þars þrꜹng’ 563aˣ; þars: so Flat, þats Mork, H, Hr
hôvan ‘the tall’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
[1] Hrangs þars hôvan þǫngul: ‘Hrꜹng er Jafnan þars þrꜹng’ 563aˣ; hôvan: hafnan Flat
notes
[1, 2] heldk umb hôvan þǫngul ‘I grasp the tall seaweed stalk’: Kock (NN §2038) maintains that the verb halda ‘hold, grasp’ (l. 2) here has the meaning ‘dwell’ and that þǫngul (l. 1) is used collectively for ‘seaweed’ (‘I dwell among the tall seaweed’). However, halda umb e-t ‘hold the hand around sth.’ is not attested in that meaning (see Fritzner: halda um).
þǫngul ‘seaweed stalk’
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þǫngull (noun m.; °; þǫnglar): [seaweed stalk]
[1] Hrangs þars hôvan þǫngul: ‘Hrꜹng er Jafnan þars þrꜹng’ 563aˣ
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[1, 2] heldk umb hôvan þǫngul ‘I grasp the tall seaweed stalk’: Kock (NN §2038) maintains that the verb halda ‘hold, grasp’ (l. 2) here has the meaning ‘dwell’ and that þǫngul (l. 1) is used collectively for ‘seaweed’ (‘I dwell among the tall seaweed’). However, halda umb e-t ‘hold the hand around sth.’ is not attested in that meaning (see Fritzner: halda um).
heldk ‘I’m grasping’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
[2] heldk umb síz fjǫr seldak: ‘helld eg mónnum sijst qvelld’ 563aˣ; heldk (‘held ek’): so Hr, Flat, ‘hellt’ corrected from ‘sellt’ in lower margin by the first hand Mork, ‘[…]k’ H, heldik 761bˣ
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[1, 2] heldk umb hôvan þǫngul ‘I grasp the tall seaweed stalk’: Kock (NN §2038) maintains that the verb halda ‘hold, grasp’ (l. 2) here has the meaning ‘dwell’ and that þǫngul (l. 1) is used collectively for ‘seaweed’ (‘I dwell among the tall seaweed’). However, halda umb e-t ‘hold the hand around sth.’ is not attested in that meaning (see Fritzner: halda um).
umb ‘’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
[2] heldk umb síz fjǫr seldak: ‘helld eg mónnum sijst qvelld’ 563aˣ
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[1, 2] heldk umb hôvan þǫngul ‘I grasp the tall seaweed stalk’: Kock (NN §2038) maintains that the verb halda ‘hold, grasp’ (l. 2) here has the meaning ‘dwell’ and that þǫngul (l. 1) is used collectively for ‘seaweed’ (‘I dwell among the tall seaweed’). However, halda umb e-t ‘hold the hand around sth.’ is not attested in that meaning (see Fritzner: halda um).
síz ‘since’
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síz (conj.): since
[2] heldk umb síz fjǫr seldak: ‘helld eg mónnum sijst qvelld’ 563aˣ
fjǫr ‘life’
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fjǫr (noun n.): life
[2] heldk umb síz fjǫr seldak: ‘helld eg mónnum sijst qvelld’ 563aˣ; fjǫr: ‘ek for’ Flat
seldak ‘I lost’
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4. selja (verb): hand over, sell, give
[2] heldk umb síz fjǫr seldak: ‘helld eg mónnum sijst qvelld’ 563aˣ
sýnts ‘it’s clear’
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sýnn (adj.): visible
[3] sýnts (‘synt er’): ‘syn er’ H, ‘syner’ Hr, hvert er Flat
at ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
sitk ‘I’m living’
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sitja (verb): sit
at ‘at’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
Ránar ‘Rán’s’
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Rán (noun f.): Rán
sumir ‘some’
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2. sumr (pron.): some
’ró ‘share’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[4] ’ró: so H, ‘o’ Mork, eru Hr, Flat
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
búð ‘residence’
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búð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): booth, dwelling
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
humrum ‘lobsters’
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humr (noun m.): [lobsters]
Ljóst ‘light’
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ljóss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bright
[5] Ljóst es (‘liost er’): ‘[…]’ H, ljóst 563aˣ
es ‘It is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[5] Ljóst es (‘liost er’): ‘[…]’ H, ljóst 563aˣ
notes
[5] lýsu ‘whiting’: This is either a whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or a hake (Merluccius merluccius).
gista ‘one visits’
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gista (verb): visit, stay the night
ák ‘I own’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
[6] lǫnd ák: lenda ek Flat
út ‘off’
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út (adv.): out(side)
strǫndu ‘the shore’
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strǫnd (noun f.; °strandar, dat. -u/-; strandir/strendr): beach, shore
því ‘hence’
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því (adv.): therefore, because
sitk ‘I sit’
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sitja (verb): sit
bleikr ‘pale’
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2. bleikr (adj.): pale
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
brúki ‘the pile of seaweed’
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brúk (noun n.; °; dat. -um): pile of seaweed
blakir ‘is flapping’
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2. blaka (verb; °-að-): [is flapping]
[8] blakir mér þari of hnakka: blakkir mér þari of hnakka Hr, blakir mér þarmr of hnakka Flat, ‘blachtter mier Þarmur umm hvarma’ 563aˣ
mér ‘my’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
[8] blakir mér þari of hnakka: blakkir mér þari of hnakka Hr, blakir mér þarmr of hnakka Flat, ‘blachtter mier Þarmur umm hvarma’ 563aˣ
þari ‘kelp’
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þari (noun m.; °-a): [kelp]
[8] blakir mér þari of hnakka: blakkir mér þari of hnakka Hr, blakir mér þarmr of hnakka Flat, ‘blachtter mier Þarmur umm hvarma’ 563aˣ
of ‘around’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
[8] blakir mér þari of hnakka: blakkir mér þari of hnakka Hr, blakir mér þarmr of hnakka Flat, ‘blachtter mier Þarmur umm hvarma’ 563aˣ
hnakka ‘neck’
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hnakki (noun m.; °-a): neck
[8] blakir mér þari of hnakka: blakkir mér þari of hnakka Hr, blakir mér þarmr of hnakka Flat, ‘blachtter mier Þarmur umm hvarma’ 563aˣ
blakir ‘is flapping’
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2. blaka (verb; °-að-): [is flapping]
[9] blakir mér þari of hnakka: so H, ‘b. m. þ. of h.’ Mork, blakkir þér þari of hnakki Hr, ‘blaker mier firi þinum h.’ Flat
mér ‘my’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
[9] blakir mér þari of hnakka: so H, ‘b. m. þ. of h.’ Mork, blakkir þér þari of hnakki Hr, ‘blaker mier firi þinum h.’ Flat
þari ‘kelp’
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þari (noun m.; °-a): [kelp]
[9] blakir mér þari of hnakka: so H, ‘b. m. þ. of h.’ Mork, blakkir þér þari of hnakki Hr, ‘blaker mier firi þinum h.’ Flat
of ‘around’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
[9] blakir mér þari of hnakka: so H, ‘b. m. þ. of h.’ Mork, blakkir þér þari of hnakki Hr, ‘blaker mier firi þinum h.’ Flat
hnakka ‘neck’
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hnakki (noun m.; °-a): neck
[9] blakir mér þari of hnakka: so H, ‘b. m. þ. of h.’ Mork, blakkir þér þari of hnakki Hr, ‘blaker mier firi þinum h.’ Flat
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There is tumult where I’m grasping the tall seaweed stalk, since I lost my life; it’s clear that I’m living at Rán’s <sea-goddess>; some share their residence with lobsters. It is light when one visits the whiting; I own land off the shore; hence I sit pale in the pile of seaweed; kelp is flapping around my neck; kelp is flapping around my neck.
Halli attempts to get passage on a ship from England to Norway, but the ship is already filled with Ger. travellers. To scare them off the ship, Halli pretends to have had an ominous dream in which a man appeared before him and recited this st.
[8-9]: The repetition of l. 8 is characteristic of the metre galdralag ‘incantation metre’ (see SnSt Ht 101III; SnE 1999, 39), and it is also found frequently in prophetic poetry. Although the present st. is not in galdralag, the repetition serves to emphasise the supernatural aspects of the situation. See also Anon (HSig) 6-8 below.
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