SnSt Ht 47III
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Snorri Sturluson, Háttatal 47’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 1156.
text and translation
Seimþverrir gefr seima
seimǫrr liði beima;
hringmildan spyrk hringum
hringskemmi brott þinga.
Baugstøkkvir fremr baugum
bauggrimmr hjarar drauga;
viðr gullbroti gulli
gullhættr skaða fullan.
{Seimǫrr seimþverrir} gefr liði beima seima; spyrk {hringmildan hringskemmi} þinga brott hringum. {Bauggrimmr baugstøkkvir} fremr {drauga hjarar} baugum; {gullhættr gullbroti} viðr gulli fullan skaða.
‘The gold-generous gold-diminisher [GENEROUS MAN] gives gold to the host of men; I hear that the ring-liberal ring-shortener [GENEROUS MAN] pledges away rings. The bracelet-grim bracelet-flinger [GENEROUS MAN] promotes tree-trunks of the sword [WARRIORS] with bracelets; the gold-threatening gold-breaker [GENEROUS MAN] does full damage to the gold. ’
notes and context
The dróttkvætt variant is iðurmælt ‘repeatedly spoken’. Each odd line contains aðalhendingar falling on the alliterating syllables (as in st. 46 above), and the same rhymes extend to the following even line, with the first hending falling on the first, alliterating syllable in position 1.
The heading in Tˣ is 39. — For this metre, see also RvHbreiðm Hl 57-8, as well as SnE 2007, 80-1.
readings
- [2] ‑ǫrr: ‘‑err’ U
- [3] ‑mildan: ‑mildum W
- [4] ‑skemmi: ‑kenning U
- [4] brott þinga: brotninga W
- [6] drauga: so W, U, draug R, draugar Tˣ
- [7] viðr: vinnr U
- [8] ‑hættr: ‑heitr U
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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GKS 2367 4° (R) — 49v/9 - 49v/12
Seimþverrir gefr seima
images
seimǫrr liði beima;
hringmildan spyrk hringum
hringskemmi brott þinga.
Baugstøkkvir fremr baugum
bauggrimmr hjarar draug;
viðr gullbroti gulli
gullhættr skaða fullan. -
Traj 1374x (Tx) — 51v/23 - 51v/23
Seimþverrir gefr seima
images
seimǫrr liði beima;
hringmildan spyrk hringum
hringskemmi brott þinga.
Baugstøkkvir fremr baugum
bauggrimmr hjarar draugar;
viðr gullbroti gulli
gullhættr skaða fullan. -
AM 242 fol (W) — 145/31 - 146/2
Seimþverrir gefr seima
images
seimǫrr liði beima;
hring-mildum spyrk hringum
hringskemmi brotninga .
Baugstøkkvir fremr baugum
bauggrimmr hjarar drauga;
viðr gullbroti gulli
gullhættr skaða fullan. -
DG 11 (U) — 54r/12 - 54r/15
Seimþverrir gefr seima
images
seim†-err† liði beima;
hringmildan spyrk hringum
hring-kenning brott þinga.
Baugstøkkvir fremr baugum
bauggrimmr hjarar drauga;
vinnr gullbroti gulli
gull-heitr skaða fullan. -
AMAcc 18x (Acc18x) — 220/13 - 220/17
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