Steinn Óldr 6II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Steinn Herdísarson, Óláfsdrápa 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. 372-3.
Heldr ‘holds’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
síz ‘since’
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síz (conj.): since
hári ‘of the lofty’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
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[1] hári foldu ‘of the lofty land’: I.e. Norway. The reference is to the mountainous regions of that country. See also Sigv Berv 15/ 7, 8 and Note.
foldu ‘land’
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fold (noun f.): land
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[1] hári foldu ‘of the lofty land’: I.e. Norway. The reference is to the mountainous regions of that country. See also Sigv Berv 15/ 7, 8 and Note.
heiptbráðr ‘quick-tempered’
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heiftbráðr (adj.): quick-tempered
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[2] heiptbráðr jǫfurr ‘the quick-tempered prince’: Because Skj B adopts the Flat variant konungs ‘the king’s in l. 4 (see Note to l. 4 below), Finnur takes heiptbráðr jǫfurr ‘the quick-tempered prince’ as the subject of the first cl. of the helmingr, which leaves the second without a subject.
jǫfurr ‘prince’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
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[2] heiptbráðr jǫfurr ‘the quick-tempered prince’: Because Skj B adopts the Flat variant konungs ‘the king’s in l. 4 (see Note to l. 4 below), Finnur takes heiptbráðr jǫfurr ‘the quick-tempered prince’ as the subject of the first cl. of the helmingr, which leaves the second without a subject.
náði ‘took possession’
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1. ná (verb): reach, get, manage
ætt ‘family’
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1. ætt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): family
þreifsk ‘has prospered’
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þreifa (verb): feel with hand
Egða ‘of the Egðir’
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Egðir (noun m.): the Egðir
kennings
dróttins Egða‘of the lord of the Egðir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = S. Óláfr
the lord of the Egðir → NORWEGIAN KING = S. Óláfr
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[3] dróttins Egða ‘of the lord of the Egðir [NORWEGIAN KING = S. Óláfr]’: Presumably this refers to S. Óláfr, Óláfr kyrri’s uncle and namesake (see st. 7 below).
dróttins ‘of the lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
dróttins Egða‘of the lord of the Egðir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = S. Óláfr
the lord of the Egðir → NORWEGIAN KING = S. Óláfr
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[3] dróttins Egða ‘of the lord of the Egðir [NORWEGIAN KING = S. Óláfr]’: Presumably this refers to S. Óláfr, Óláfr kyrri’s uncle and namesake (see st. 7 below).
ólaust ‘unwaveringly’
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ólauss (adj.): unwavering, stuck
stóli ‘throne’
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1. stóll (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): seat, throne
Mætr ‘esteemed’
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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected
[5] Mætr: mær FskAˣ
hilmir ‘ruler’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
malmi ‘metal’
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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal
mank ‘I recall’
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1. muna (verb): remember
skjǫldungs ‘hero’s’
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skjǫldungr (noun m.): king
lof ‘reputation’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
Rauma ‘of the Raumar’
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2. Raumar (noun m.; °-s; -ar): the Raumar
kennings
grund Rauma‘the land of the Raumar ’
= Norway
the land of the Raumar → Norway
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[7] grund Rauma ‘the land of the Raumar [= Norway]’: ‘Land of the Raumar’ technically refers to the district Romerike (Raumaríki), but it is used here as pars pro toto for ‘Norway’. Skj B connects Rauma ‘of the Raumar’ with hilmir ‘ruler’ (l. 5) in a circumscription for ‘king’ (hilmir Rauma ‘the ruler of the Raumar’, i.e. ‘Norw. king’). However, hilmir does not otherwise occur as the base-word with an ethnic name as a determinant in such circumscriptions (see LP: hilmir).
grund ‘the land’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land
kennings
grund Rauma‘the land of the Raumar ’
= Norway
the land of the Raumar → Norway
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[7] grund Rauma ‘the land of the Raumar [= Norway]’: ‘Land of the Raumar’ technically refers to the district Romerike (Raumaríki), but it is used here as pars pro toto for ‘Norway’. Skj B connects Rauma ‘of the Raumar’ with hilmir ‘ruler’ (l. 5) in a circumscription for ‘king’ (hilmir Rauma ‘the ruler of the Raumar’, i.e. ‘Norw. king’). However, hilmir does not otherwise occur as the base-word with an ethnic name as a determinant in such circumscriptions (see LP: hilmir).
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
rǫndu ‘shield’
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rǫnd (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; rendr/randir): shield, shield-rim
[7] rǫndu: rǫndum Flat, rendu Hr
Ríklundaðr ‘Proud-minded’
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ríklundaðr (adj./verb p.p.): proud-minded
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Heldr, síz hári foldu |
The king holds the throne unwaveringly since the quick-tempered prince took possession of the lofty land; the family of the lord of the Egðir [NORWEGIAN KING = S. Óláfr] has prospered. The esteemed ruler defends the land of the Raumar [= Norway] with the cold metal and the shield; I recall the hero’s reputation. Proud-minded knows beneath [the sun]….
The entire st. is given in Mork (after Óláfr became sole ruler of Norway) and in H-Hr (after an expedition against Sveinn Úlfsson of Denmark). The second helmingr is duplicated in Mork (= Fsk) as part of the sequence of sts describing Óláfr’s naval activities (see sts 7-10 below).
Óláfr became sole ruler of Norway upon the death of his brother, Magnús (d. 27 or 28 April 1069). — [8]: For this l. of the split refrain (klofastef), see the Note to st. 1/8.
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