Steinn Óldr 8II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Steinn Herdísarson, Óláfsdrápa 8’ 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. 374-5.
Ǫll ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
Engla ‘of the English’
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Englar (noun m.): English people
Egða ‘of the Egðir’
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Egðir (noun m.): the Egðir
[1] Egða: so FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Engla Mork, H, Hr
kennings
Sóknǫrr stillir Egða‘The battle-generous ruler of the Egðir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
The battle-generous ruler of the Egðir → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
stillir ‘ruler’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
kennings
Sóknǫrr stillir Egða‘The battle-generous ruler of the Egðir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
The battle-generous ruler of the Egðir → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
eggdjarfr ‘’
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eggdjarfr (adj.): edge-daring
eggdjarfra ‘of edge-fierce’
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eggdjarfr (adj.): edge-daring
[2] eggdjarfra lið seggja: eggdjarfra lið seggi Hr, ‘æggdiarfr frama sæghi’ FskAˣ
frama ‘’
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frami (noun m.): success
lið ‘the band’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
[2] eggdjarfra lið seggja: eggdjarfra lið seggi Hr, ‘æggdiarfr frama sæghi’ FskAˣ
sæghi ‘’
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segja (verb): say, tell
seggi ‘’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
seggja ‘warriors’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
[2] eggdjarfra lið seggja: eggdjarfra lið seggi Hr, ‘æggdiarfr frama sæghi’ FskAˣ
sund ‘inlets’
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sund (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, strait; swimming
fyr ‘along’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
sínu ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
landi ‘country’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land
sóknǫrr ‘The battle-generous’
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sóknǫrr (adj.): battle-eager
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Sóknǫrr stillir Egða‘The battle-generous ruler of the Egðir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
The battle-generous ruler of the Egðir → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
skipa ‘’
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1. skipa (verb): change, place
stikka ‘’
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stikk (noun n.): cloak-pin (?), poem
stika ‘barricade’
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2. stika (verb): enclose, barricade
[4] stika: stikka Hr, skipa FskBˣ
notes
[4] stika ‘barricade’: Refers to the practice of sticking poles in shallow water to prevent enemy attacks from the sea (see Falk 1912, 26), but it could also be used metaphorically (see Note to Halli XI Fl 1/1, 5). For dǫrrum ‘with spears’ (l. 4), see Note to Gísl Magnkv 12/8 below.
dǫrrum ‘with spears’
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dǫrr (noun m.): spear
Jǫrð ‘the land’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
mun ‘will’
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munu (verb): will, must
eigi ‘not’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
varða ‘defend’
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2. varða (verb): defend
auðsótt ‘easy to conquer’
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auðsóttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): easy to get, conquer
fira ‘of men’
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firar (noun m.): men
kennings
dróttins Fila‘of the lord of the Filir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
the lord of the Filir → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
notes
[6] dróttins Fila ‘of the lord of the Filir’: For this ethnic name, which also occurs in st. 1/5 above, see Note to Grani Har 1/5.
dróttins ‘of the lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
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dróttins Fila‘of the lord of the Filir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
the lord of the Filir → NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr
notes
[6] dróttins Fila ‘of the lord of the Filir’: For this ethnic name, which also occurs in st. 1/5 above, see Note to Grani Har 1/5.
son ‘’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
sǫng ‘song’
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sǫngr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -vi/-; -var): song < sǫngherðandi (noun m.)
[7] sǫngherðǫndum: so FskBˣ, sóknherðir veit Mork, H, sóknherðir mun Hr, ‘sonhærðendum’ FskAˣ
kennings
sverða sǫngherðǫndum.‘swords’ song-strengtheners’
= WARRIORS
swords’ song. → BATTLE
for the strengtheners of the BATTLE → WARRIORS
sǫng ‘song’
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sǫngr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -vi/-; -var): song < sǫngherðandi (noun m.)
[7] sǫngherðǫndum: so FskBˣ, sóknherðir veit Mork, H, sóknherðir mun Hr, ‘sonhærðendum’ FskAˣ
kennings
sverða sǫngherðǫndum.‘swords’ song-strengtheners’
= WARRIORS
swords’ song. → BATTLE
for the strengtheners of the BATTLE → WARRIORS
herðǫndum ‘for the strengtheners’
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1. herðandi (noun m.): strengthener < sǫngherðandi (noun m.)
[7] sǫngherðǫndum: so FskBˣ, sóknherðir veit Mork, H, sóknherðir mun Hr, ‘sonhærðendum’ FskAˣ
kennings
sverða sǫngherðǫndum.‘swords’ song-strengtheners’
= WARRIORS
swords’ song. → BATTLE
for the strengtheners of the BATTLE → WARRIORS
sverða ‘of swords’’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
kennings
sverða sǫngherðǫndum.‘swords’ song-strengtheners’
= WARRIORS
swords’ song. → BATTLE
for the strengtheners of the BATTLE → WARRIORS
sverða ‘of swords’’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
kennings
sverða sǫngherðǫndum.‘swords’ song-strengtheners’
= WARRIORS
swords’ song. → BATTLE
for the strengtheners of the BATTLE → WARRIORS
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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Ǫll biðr Egða stillir |
The battle-generous ruler of the Egðir [NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr] bids the band of edge-fierce warriors barricade all inlets along his country with spears; the land of the lord of the Filir [NORWEGIAN KING = Óláfr] will not be easy to conquer for the strengtheners of swords’ song [(lit. ‘swords’ song-strengtheners’) BATTLE > WARRIORS]. …Himself [to be] the very best ruler….
In Mork and Fsk this st. is the third (Fsk) or fourth (Mork) in a sequence which describes the naval mobilisation by Óláfr in response to a declaration of war by Sveinn Úlfsson of Denmark. In H-Hr it is the first st. in that sequence.
[8]: For this l. of the split refrain (klofastef), see the Note to st. 1/8.
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