Steinn Óldr 9II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Steinn Herdísarson, Óláfsdrápa 9’ 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. 375-6.
Veitk ‘I know’
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1. vita (verb): know
hvar ‘where’
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hvar (adv.): where
Óláfr ‘Óláfr’
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
úti ‘at sea’
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úti (adv.): out, outdoors, out at sea, abroad
óslækinn ‘tireless’
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óslækinn (adj./verb p.p.): [tireless]
rauð ‘reddened’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
mæki ‘sword’
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mækir (noun m.): sword
notes
[2] mæki ‘sword’: Probably a short one- or two-edged sword (see Falk 1914, 14-16).
deilask ‘give’
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2. deila (verb; °-ld-): share out, deal
mér ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
til ‘for’
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til (prep.): to
mála ‘tales’
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1. mál (noun n.; °-s; -): speech, matter
minni ‘memories’
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1. minni (noun n.; °-s; -): memory
fyrsta ‘for the first’
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2. fyrsta (adv.): first
notes
[4] fyrsta sinni ‘for the first time’: Jesch (2001a, 207) suggests that this and the following st. actually refer to Óláfr’s participation in the battle of the Nissan off the coast of Halland (9 August 1062), which is certainly very plausible. Steinn himself had been present at that battle (see Steinn Úlffl above), and both the verb veitk ‘I know’ (l. 1) (rather than frák ‘I learned’) and the minni ‘memories’ (l. 4) point to a first-hand knowledge of this particular battle. If this was the battle of the Nissan, and if Steinn commemorated Óláfr’s warlike exploits chronologically, it would mean that sts 9-10 (and 11?) should precede st. 1 and that the sts have been misplaced in their present contexts. See also Note to st. 11/8 below.
sinni ‘time’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
notes
[4] fyrsta sinni ‘for the first time’: Jesch (2001a, 207) suggests that this and the following st. actually refer to Óláfr’s participation in the battle of the Nissan off the coast of Halland (9 August 1062), which is certainly very plausible. Steinn himself had been present at that battle (see Steinn Úlffl above), and both the verb veitk ‘I know’ (l. 1) (rather than frák ‘I learned’) and the minni ‘memories’ (l. 4) point to a first-hand knowledge of this particular battle. If this was the battle of the Nissan, and if Steinn commemorated Óláfr’s warlike exploits chronologically, it would mean that sts 9-10 (and 11?) should precede st. 1 and that the sts have been misplaced in their present contexts. See also Note to st. 11/8 below.
Hlaut ‘had’
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hljóta (verb): alot, gain
til ‘on’
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til (prep.): to
hafs ‘ocean’
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haf (noun n.; °-s; *-): sea
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
notes
[6, 7] fyr útan Halland ‘off Halland’: Echoes Steinn Nizv 3/6, 7, which lends credence to Jesch’s suggestion (see Note to l. 4 above). Halland is a district in present-day Sweden (then a part of Denmark).
útan ‘off’
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útan (prep.): outside, without
notes
[6, 7] fyr útan Halland ‘off Halland’: Echoes Steinn Nizv 3/6, 7, which lends credence to Jesch’s suggestion (see Note to l. 4 above). Halland is a district in present-day Sweden (then a part of Denmark).
Halland ‘Halland’
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Halland (noun n.): Halland
notes
[6, 7] fyr útan Halland ‘off Halland’: Echoes Steinn Nizv 3/6, 7, which lends credence to Jesch’s suggestion (see Note to l. 4 above). Halland is a district in present-day Sweden (then a part of Denmark).
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
branda ‘blades’
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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire
fǫgr ‘fair’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
sverð ‘swords’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
ruðu ‘reddened’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
fyrðar ‘men’
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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man
fjǫlgóðr ‘The very good’
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fjǫlgóðr (adj.): [very good]
lituð ‘’
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1. lita (verb): colour, stain
blóði ‘in blood’
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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood
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