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.
text and translation
Eigi myndi undan
allvaldr Dana halda
— oss dugir satt of snotran
sælinga kon mæla —,
ef menn fyr sæ sunnan,
— sverð reiddusk at ferðir —
þeirs herskildi heldu,
hrafnfœði vel tœði.
{Allvaldr Dana} myndi eigi halda undan—dugir oss mæla satt of snotran kon sælinga—, ef menn fyr sunnan sæ, þeirs heldu herskildi, tœði {hrafnfœði} vel; ferðir reiddusk sverð at.
‘The mighty ruler of the Danes [= Sveinn] would not have fled—it is fitting for us [me] to speak the truth about the wise descendant of wealthy people—, if men south of the sea, who held the war-shield, had supported the raven-feeder [WARRIOR] well; troops swung swords at [each other].’
notes and context
As st. 6 above.
20dˣ is in the hand of ÁM.
readings
- [1] myndi: mundi all
- [6] sverð reiddusk: ‘[…]’ 180b
- [7] þeirs (‘þeir er’): þeir 20b I, 180b
- [8] ‑fœði: fœðir 20b I
- [8] tœði: ‘teði’ or ‘reði’ 20b I, tœðir 180b
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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Jón Ólafsson 1741 (JÓ) — 46 - 46
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AM 20 d folx (20dx) — 19v/3 - 19v/10
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NKS 873 4°x (873x) — 18v/25 - 19r/1
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AM 20 b I fol (20b I) — 1r/7 - 1r/9
Eigi mundi undan
images
allvaldr Dana halda
— oss dugir satt of snotran
sælinga kon mæla —,
ef menn fyr sæ sunnan,
— sverð reiddusk at ferðir —
þeir herskildi heldu,
hrafnfœðir vel †teði†. -
AM 180 b fol (180b) — 33r/36 - 33r/37 [6-8]
Eigi mundi undan
images
allvaldr Dana halda
— oss dugir satt of snotran
sælinga kon mæla —,
ef menn fyr sæ sunnan,
— †[…]† at ferðir —
þeir herskildi heldu,
hrafnfœði vel tœðir. -
AM 1005 4°x (1005x) — 5v/16 - 5v/19
Oss duger hrafns | hins huassa, hungur deyue so leyfa, lins ad lastne ann | ad, latur sueigandi eigi, þeir herskylldi hielldu, hrafn | fædi vel tæder
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