Snæk Lv 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Snækollr Gunnason, Lausavísa 1’ 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. 654-5.
Skalk ‘I shall’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
þótt ‘though’
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þótt (conj.): although
ek ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
lifa ‘may live’
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lifa (verb): live
sýslu ‘a governorship’
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1. sýsla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): work, job
notes
[3] sýslu ‘a governorship’: Skúli Bárðarson had given Snækollr the office of governor of an administrative district (sýsla) in Sunnmøre, and repercussions from Hákon may be in store for him now after Skúli’s rebellion.
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
Sunn ‘Sunn’
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sunn- ((prefix)): [Sunn, southern] < Sunnmœri (noun f.)
[4] Sunn‑: sund‑ 81a, Flat
mœri ‘møre’
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Mœri (noun f.): [møre] < Sunnmœri (noun f.)
þvít ‘because’
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þvít (conj.): because, since
fluttu ‘brought’
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flytja (verb): convey, move
mik ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
fjandmenn ‘my enemies’
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fjándmaðr (noun m.): enemy
þaðan ‘from there’
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þaðan (adv.): from there
Bjǫrg ‘Berg’
ynjar ‘en’
[7] ‑ynjar: ‑vinar 81a
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
at ‘at’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
boði ‘the bidding’
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boð (noun n.; °-s; -): command, offer, feast
hilmis ‘of the lord’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
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In 1239, Hákon sends his men north to round up Skúli’s followers, and in Borgund in Sunnmøre they encounter three of his district chieftains, among them Snækollr. The Birkibeinar capture their ships, but the chieftains get quarter to meet with the king. Then Snækollr recites this st.
[4] á Sunnmœri ‘in Sunnmøre’: District on the western coast of Norway. — [7] til Bjǫrgynjar ‘to Bergen’: City in Hordaland, on the western coast of Norway. Bergen was Hákon’s permanent residence for most of his rule.
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