Steinn Óldr 14II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Steinn Herdísarson, Óláfsdrápa 14’ 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, p. 379.
Herþengill ‘host-leader’
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herþengill (noun m.): [host-leader]
gleðr ‘gladdens’
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gleðja (verb): gladden, rejoice
hringum ‘with rings’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
hoddǫrr ‘hoard-generous’
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hoddǫrr (adj.): [hoard-generous]
sás ‘who’
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sás (conj.): the one who
rýðr ‘reddens’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
odda ‘spear-points’
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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon
[2] odda: brodda Hr
notes
[2] odda ‘spear-points’: Skj B adopts the Hr variant brodda ‘spear-’ or ‘sword-points’.
bekksagnir ‘benchmates’
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bekksǫgn (noun f.): [benchmates]
lætr ‘lets’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
bragna ‘men’
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bragnar (noun m.): men, warriors
bragningr ‘monarch’
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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
gjǫfum ‘gifts’
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gjǫf (noun f.): gift
fagna ‘rejoice in’
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fagna (verb; °-að-): welcome, rejoice
Norðmǫnnum ‘to the Norwegians’
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Norðmaðr (noun m.): Norwegian
gefr ‘gives’
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gefa (verb): give
nenninn ‘enterprising’
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nenninn (adj.): vigorous
kennings
Nenninn konungr Nóregs‘The enterprising king of Norway ’
= Óláfr
The enterprising king of Norway → Óláfr
Nóregs ‘of Norway’
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Noregr (noun m.): Norway
kennings
Nenninn konungr Nóregs‘The enterprising king of Norway ’
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The enterprising king of Norway → Óláfr
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
kennings
Nenninn konungr Nóregs‘The enterprising king of Norway ’
= Óláfr
The enterprising king of Norway → Óláfr
stórum ‘lavishly’
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stórr (adj.): large, great
ǫrr ‘generous’
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ǫrr (adj.): generous, brave
es ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
Engla ‘of the English’
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Englar (noun m.): English people
kennings
þverrir Engla‘the diminisher of the English ’
= Óláfr
the diminisher of the English → Óláfr
þverrir ‘diminisher’
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þverrir (noun m.): diminisher
kennings
þverrir Engla‘the diminisher of the English ’
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the diminisher of the English → Óláfr
Óláfr ‘Óláfr’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
borinn ‘born’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
sólu ‘sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
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Herþengill gleðr hringum |
The hoard-generous host-leader, who reddens spear-points, gladdens his benchmates with rings; the monarch lets his men rejoice in the gifts. The enterprising king of Norway [= Óláfr] gives lavishly to the Norwegians; the diminisher of the English [= Óláfr] is generous. Óláfr born [beneath] the sun….
As st. 13 above.
[8]: For this l. of the split refrain (klofastef), see Note to st. 1/8 above.
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