Steinn Óldr 2II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Steinn Herdísarson, Óláfsdrápa 2’ 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. 369-70.
Ungr ‘Young’
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ungr (adj.): young
Úsu ‘to the River Ouse’
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Úsa (noun f.): River Ouse
notes
[1, 2] allnær Úsu ‘very close to the River Ouse’: Arn Hardr 7/3 also mentions the proximity to the River Ouse (vel nær Úsu ‘hard by the Ouse’). This river flows around 400 metres away from the battlefield (see Jones 2007, 178).
allnær ‘very close’
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allnær (adv.): very near, very close
notes
[1, 2] allnær Úsu ‘very close to the River Ouse’: Arn Hardr 7/3 also mentions the proximity to the River Ouse (vel nær Úsu ‘hard by the Ouse’). This river flows around 400 metres away from the battlefield (see Jones 2007, 178).
búendr ‘farmers’
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búandi (noun m.; °-a; búendr (bøendr var. ÓH 47¹²: AM 325 VII 4° 325 VII), dat. búǫndum/búandum/búendum): farmer, resident
falla ‘to fall’
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falla (verb): fall
herr ‘the army’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
þars ‘where’
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þars (conj.): where
hætti ‘risked’
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2. hætta (verb): risk
hlíftrauðr ‘the protection-shy’
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hlíftrauðr (adj.): [protection-shy]
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
lífi ‘life’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
Þess ‘of that’
[5] Þess: þeim Flat
mun ‘must’
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munu (verb): will, must
þangat ‘The arrival’
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þangat (adv.): there, thither < þangatkváma (noun f.)
kváma ‘’
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kváma (noun f.; °-u; -ur): coming < þangatkváma (noun f.)
[5] ‑kváma: ‑kvmu Hr
þengils ‘lord’
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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler
vesa ‘appear’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
enn ‘still’
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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again
sem ‘as if’
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sem (conj.): as, which
eptir ‘’
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eptir (prep.): after, behind
renni ‘being pursued’
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2. renna (verb): run (strong)
iflaust ‘undoubtedly’
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iflauss (adj.): doubtless
es ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
lifðu ‘left alive’
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lifa (verb): live
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As st. 1 above.
[5-8]: The Flat version (so also Skj B; Skald) can be rendered as follows: þangatkváma þengils mun iflaust vesa lengi þeim, es þá lifðu, sem enn renni eptir ‘the arrival of the lord must undoubtedly long appear to those, who were then left alive, as if they are still being pursued’. This version is lower on the stemma and must be secondary (see also the Note to l. 5 below).
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