Steinn Óldr 13II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Steinn Herdísarson, Óláfsdrápa 13’ 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. 378-9.
Gefr ‘gives out’
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gefa (verb): give
áttstuðill ‘lineage-pillar’
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áttstuðill (noun m.): lineage-pillar
[1] áttstuðill: ættstuðill H, Hr, ‘astuðell’ E
kennings
Ǫrr áttstuðill jǫfra‘The generous lineage-pillar of princes ’
= KING = Óláfr
The generous lineage-pillar of princes → KING = Óláfr
jǫfra ‘of princes’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
kennings
Ǫrr áttstuðill jǫfra‘The generous lineage-pillar of princes ’
= KING = Óláfr
The generous lineage-pillar of princes → KING = Óláfr
ǫrr ‘The generous’
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ǫrr (adj.): generous, brave
kennings
Ǫrr áttstuðill jǫfra‘The generous lineage-pillar of princes ’
= KING = Óláfr
The generous lineage-pillar of princes → KING = Óláfr
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
notes
[2] steinda knǫrru ‘painted merchantmen’: For the custom of adorning ship-sides with colour, see Note to Þfagr Sveinn 3/6. A knarr was a merchant ship (see Falk 1914, 107-9; Jesch 2001a, 128-32).
knǫrru ‘merchantmen’
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knǫrr (noun m.; °knarrar, dat. knerri; knerrir, acc. knǫrru/knerri): (a kind of) ship
notes
[2] steinda knǫrru ‘painted merchantmen’: For the custom of adorning ship-sides with colour, see Note to Þfagr Sveinn 3/6. A knarr was a merchant ship (see Falk 1914, 107-9; Jesch 2001a, 128-32).
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
vill ‘wishes’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
notes
[3, 4] vill synja hnøggvi sinnar ‘wishes to deny his parsimony’: Litotes; he wishes to show his munificence.
hnøggvi ‘parsimony’
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hnøggvi (noun f.): stinginess, parsimony
notes
[3, 4] vill synja hnøggvi sinnar ‘wishes to deny his parsimony’: Litotes; he wishes to show his munificence.
sinnar ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
notes
[3, 4] vill synja hnøggvi sinnar ‘wishes to deny his parsimony’: Litotes; he wishes to show his munificence.
hábrynjuð ‘armoured’
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hábrynjaðr (adj.): armoured
notes
[4] hábrynjuð skip ‘armoured ships’: May also denote a row of shields protecting the oarlocks or rowing-stations (see Note to Þfagr Sveinn 4/4 and ÞjóðA Har 5/7).
skip ‘ships’
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skip (noun n.; °-s; -): ship
notes
[4] hábrynjuð skip ‘armoured ships’: May also denote a row of shields protecting the oarlocks or rowing-stations (see Note to Þfagr Sveinn 4/4 and ÞjóðA Har 5/7).
notes
[3, 4] vill synja hnøggvi sinnar ‘wishes to deny his parsimony’: Litotes; he wishes to show his munificence.
Þjóð ‘People’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
nýtr ‘enjoy’
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njóta (verb): enjoy, use
Óláfs ‘Óláfr’s’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
auðar ‘wealth’
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1. auðr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-): wealth
annarr ‘other’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
mǫnnum ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
seðu ‘look’
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2. sjá (verb): see
notes
[7] seðu (imp.) ‘look’: The stem vowel in seðu (< sé þú) was apparently short (resolution is required by the metre). See also the treatment of this word in FGT (1972b, 18).
slíkt ‘such’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
fé ‘riches’
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fé (noun n.; °fjár/féar; -): cattle, money
reiðir ‘gives’
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2. reiða (verb): carry
Sik ‘Himself’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
beztan ‘best’
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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. góðr adj.): better, best
gram ‘ruler’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
miklu ‘the very’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
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Stanzas 13-16 illustrate Óláfr’s generosity.
In E and J2ˣ, the st. is erroneously attributed to ‘Stúfr’ (inn blindi). — For a similar display of munificence, see Mark Eirdr 5. — [8]: The l. echoes Þfagr Sveinn 4/4. — [8]: For this l. of the split refrain (klofastef), see Note to st. 1/8 above.
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