Steinn Nizv 7II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Steinn Herdísarson, Nizarvísur 7’ 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. 365-6.
Eigi ‘not’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
notes
[1] myndi (3rd pers. sg. pret. subj.) ‘would’: The subj. form of the verb is required by the syntax. The indic. (mundi 3rd pers. sg. pret. indic., so all mss) is very rare in hypothetical main clauses (see NS §199 anm.).
undan ‘’
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undan (adv.): away, away from
allvaldr ‘The mighty ruler’
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allvaldr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): mighty ruler
kennings
Allvaldr Dana‘The mighty ruler of the Danes ’
= Sveinn
The mighty ruler of the Danes → Sveinn
Dana ‘of the Danes’
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Danr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ir): Dane
kennings
Allvaldr Dana‘The mighty ruler of the Danes ’
= Sveinn
The mighty ruler of the Danes → Sveinn
halda ‘fled’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
oss ‘for us [me]’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
dugir ‘it is fitting’
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duga (verb; °dugir; dugði; dugat): help, befit
satt ‘the truth’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
of ‘about’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
snotran ‘the wise’
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snotr (adj.): wise
sælinga ‘of wealthy people’
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sælingr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): [wealthy people]
kon ‘descendant’
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konr (noun m.; °-ar): kind, descendant
mæla ‘to speak’
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1. mæla (verb): speak, say
ef ‘if’
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3. ef (conj.): if
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
notes
[5] menn fyr sunnan sæ ‘men south of the sea’: This refers to the Danes who fought on Sveinn’s side during the battle of the Nissan. According to Saxo (2005, II, 11, 5, pp. 12-17), Sveinn lost the battle because the Dan. troops from Skåne (Scania) deserted him. Skj B takes the prepositional phrase fyr sunnan sæ ‘south of the sea’ with the rel. cl. (þeirs heldu herskildi ‘who held the war-shield’ (l. 7)), and ÍF 35 construes it with the last cl. (ferðir reiddusk sverð at ‘troops swung swords at [each other]’ (l. 6)).
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
notes
[5] menn fyr sunnan sæ ‘men south of the sea’: This refers to the Danes who fought on Sveinn’s side during the battle of the Nissan. According to Saxo (2005, II, 11, 5, pp. 12-17), Sveinn lost the battle because the Dan. troops from Skåne (Scania) deserted him. Skj B takes the prepositional phrase fyr sunnan sæ ‘south of the sea’ with the rel. cl. (þeirs heldu herskildi ‘who held the war-shield’ (l. 7)), and ÍF 35 construes it with the last cl. (ferðir reiddusk sverð at ‘troops swung swords at [each other]’ (l. 6)).
sæ ‘of the sea’
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sjór (noun m.): sea
notes
[5] menn fyr sunnan sæ ‘men south of the sea’: This refers to the Danes who fought on Sveinn’s side during the battle of the Nissan. According to Saxo (2005, II, 11, 5, pp. 12-17), Sveinn lost the battle because the Dan. troops from Skåne (Scania) deserted him. Skj B takes the prepositional phrase fyr sunnan sæ ‘south of the sea’ with the rel. cl. (þeirs heldu herskildi ‘who held the war-shield’ (l. 7)), and ÍF 35 construes it with the last cl. (ferðir reiddusk sverð at ‘troops swung swords at [each other]’ (l. 6)).
sunnan ‘south’
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sunnan (adv.): (from the) south
notes
[5] menn fyr sunnan sæ ‘men south of the sea’: This refers to the Danes who fought on Sveinn’s side during the battle of the Nissan. According to Saxo (2005, II, 11, 5, pp. 12-17), Sveinn lost the battle because the Dan. troops from Skåne (Scania) deserted him. Skj B takes the prepositional phrase fyr sunnan sæ ‘south of the sea’ with the rel. cl. (þeirs heldu herskildi ‘who held the war-shield’ (l. 7)), and ÍF 35 construes it with the last cl. (ferðir reiddusk sverð at ‘troops swung swords at [each other]’ (l. 6)).
at ‘at [each other]’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
ferðir ‘troops’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
notes
[7] þeirs heldu herskildi ‘who held the war-shield’: For the possible insertion of this l. in st. 5/5 above, see Note to st. 5 [All]. For herskjǫldr ‘war-shield’, see Falk 1914, 131-2. See also Steinn Óldr 11/3 below.
herskildi ‘the war-shield’
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herskjǫldr (noun m.): war-shield
notes
[7] þeirs heldu herskildi ‘who held the war-shield’: For the possible insertion of this l. in st. 5/5 above, see Note to st. 5 [All]. For herskjǫldr ‘war-shield’, see Falk 1914, 131-2. See also Steinn Óldr 11/3 below.
heldu ‘held’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
notes
[7] þeirs heldu herskildi ‘who held the war-shield’: For the possible insertion of this l. in st. 5/5 above, see Note to st. 5 [All]. For herskjǫldr ‘war-shield’, see Falk 1914, 131-2. See also Steinn Óldr 11/3 below.
hrafn ‘the raven’
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hrafn (noun m.; °hrafns; dat. hrafni; hrafnar): raven < hrafnfœðir (noun m.)
kennings
hrafnfœði‘the raven-feeder ’
= WARRIOR
the raven-feeder → WARRIOR
fœði ‘feeder’
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fœðir (noun m.): feeder, nourisher < hrafnfœðir (noun m.)
[8] ‑fœði: fœðir 20b I
kennings
hrafnfœði‘the raven-feeder ’
= WARRIOR
the raven-feeder → WARRIOR
vel ‘well’
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vel (adv.): well, very
tœði ‘had supported’
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tjá (verb): to put in order, prepare
[8] tœði: ‘teði’ or ‘reði’ 20b I, tœðir 180b
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As st. 6 above.
20dˣ is in the hand of ÁM.
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