Sturl Hákkv 14II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 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. 710.
Gekk ‘advanced’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
allvaldr ‘mighty ruler’
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allvaldr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): mighty ruler
und ‘under’
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3. und (prep.): under, underneath
ýg*s ‘the helmet’
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2. ýgr (adj.): fierce < ýgshjalmr (noun m.)
[2] ýg*s‑: ‘ygis’ E, 8, ‘ygís’ F, ‘yggis’ 42ˣ, ‘ægís’ 81a, ‘yngís’ Flat
notes
[2] ýg*shjálmi ‘the helmet of terror’: The ms. readings, which can be normalised as ýgishjálmi (so E, F, 42ˣ, 8) or ægishjálmi (so 81a), render the l. hypermetrical. The helmet of terror (œgishjálmr) belonged to the dragon Fáfnir, and it was among the booty taken by Sigurðr after he had slain the dragon (see Fáfn 16-19 and end prose; NK 183, 188). See also Sturl Hryn 8/8.
hjálmi ‘of terror’
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet < ýgshjalmr (noun m.)
[2] ‑hjálmi: hjálm Flat
notes
[2] ýg*shjálmi ‘the helmet of terror’: The ms. readings, which can be normalised as ýgishjálmi (so E, F, 42ˣ, 8) or ægishjálmi (so 81a), render the l. hypermetrical. The helmet of terror (œgishjálmr) belonged to the dragon Fáfnir, and it was among the booty taken by Sigurðr after he had slain the dragon (see Fáfn 16-19 and end prose; NK 183, 188). See also Sturl Hryn 8/8.
meginmildr ‘The tremendously generous’
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meginmildr (adj.): tremendously generous
merkjum ‘of the standards’
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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
gull ‘the gold’
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gull (noun n.): gold < gullsettr (adj./verb p.p.)
sett ‘embroidered’
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setja (verb): place, set, establish < gullsettr (adj./verb p.p.)
[5] ‑sett: so F, 42ˣ, 8, sætr E, ‑setti 81a, stett Flat
gnæfa ‘towered’
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gnæfa (verb): [towering, towered]
knáttu ‘’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
[6] knáttu: ‘knættv’ F, knátti 8
vísa ‘of the leader’
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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader
vala ‘the select’
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2. val (noun n.): choice < valafolk (noun n.)
fólki ‘troop’
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folk (noun n.): people < valafolk (noun n.)
[8] ‑fólki: so all others, ‘faulfi’ E
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The battle of Oslo between Hákon and Skúli on 21 April 1240. Hákon called on his men to advance, and he himself was in front of the army.
For this event, see also Ólhv Hryn 10. — [1-2]: The ll. echo Egill Arkv 4/1-2V.
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