Sturl Hákkv 18II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 18’ 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. 712-13.
Var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
laushendr ‘openhanded’
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laushendr (adj.): [openhanded]
notes
[1] laushendr ‘openhanded’: Lit. ‘loose-handed’.
lofða ‘of men’
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lofði (noun m.; °; -ar): man
kennings
Stýrir lofða‘The controller of men ’
= RULER = Hákon
The controller of men → RULER = Hákon
stýrir ‘The controller’
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stýrir (noun m.): ruler, controller
kennings
Stýrir lofða‘The controller of men ’
= RULER = Hákon
The controller of men → RULER = Hákon
á ‘with’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
blóð ‘of the blood’
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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood < blóðormr (noun m.): [blood-snake]
kennings
blóðorms‘of the blood-snake ’
= SPEAR
the blood-snake → SPEAR
orms ‘snake’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent < blóðormr (noun m.): [blood-snake]
kennings
blóðorms‘of the blood-snake ’
= SPEAR
the blood-snake → SPEAR
beinu ‘the straight’
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2. beinn (adj.; °beinan; compar. beinni, superl. beinastr/beinstr): straight
[4] beinu: so 81a, 8, benju E, F, 42ˣ, Flat
hald ‘tight’
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hald (noun n.; °-s; *-): support < haldsamr (adj.)
[5] hald‑: hall‑ 42ˣ, hjall‑ 8
samr ‘fisted’
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samr (adj.; °compar. -ari): same < haldsamr (adj.)
at ‘in’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
kennings
leiki hjarar‘the play of the sword ’
= BATTLE
the play of the sword → BATTLE
leiki ‘the play’
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1. leikr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar): sport, play
kennings
leiki hjarar‘the play of the sword ’
= BATTLE
the play of the sword → BATTLE
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
geir ‘of the spear’
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geirr (noun m.): spear < geirtýr (noun m.)
kennings
grænni málu geir-Týs.‘the green wife of the spear-Týr.’
= Jǫrð
the spear-Týr. → Óðinn
the green wife of ÓÐINN → Jǫrð
notes
[7-8] grænni málu geir-Týs ‘the green wife of the spear-Týr <god> [= Óðinn > = Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’: See Note to Anon Nkt 8/1, 2.
geir ‘of the spear’
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geirr (noun m.): spear < geirtýr (noun m.)
kennings
grænni málu geir-Týs.‘the green wife of the spear-Týr.’
= Jǫrð
the spear-Týr. → Óðinn
the green wife of ÓÐINN → Jǫrð
notes
[7-8] grænni málu geir-Týs ‘the green wife of the spear-Týr <god> [= Óðinn > = Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’: See Note to Anon Nkt 8/1, 2.
kennings
grænni málu geir-Týs.‘the green wife of the spear-Týr.’
= Jǫrð
the spear-Týr. → Óðinn
the green wife of ÓÐINN → Jǫrð
notes
[7-8] grænni málu geir-Týs ‘the green wife of the spear-Týr <god> [= Óðinn > = Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’: See Note to Anon Nkt 8/1, 2.
kennings
grænni málu geir-Týs.‘the green wife of the spear-Týr.’
= Jǫrð
the spear-Týr. → Óðinn
the green wife of ÓÐINN → Jǫrð
notes
[7-8] grænni málu geir-Týs ‘the green wife of the spear-Týr <god> [= Óðinn > = Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’: See Note to Anon Nkt 8/1, 2.
grænni ‘the green’
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2. grœnn (adj.; °superl. grǿnastr/grǿnstr): green
[8] grænni: grænnu 42ˣ, gróinni 8
kennings
grænni málu geir-Týs.‘the green wife of the spear-Týr.’
= Jǫrð
the spear-Týr. → Óðinn
the green wife of ÓÐINN → Jǫrð
notes
[7-8] grænni málu geir-Týs ‘the green wife of the spear-Týr <god> [= Óðinn > = Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’: See Note to Anon Nkt 8/1, 2.
málu ‘wife’
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3. mála (noun f.): wife
kennings
grænni málu geir-Týs.‘the green wife of the spear-Týr.’
= Jǫrð
the spear-Týr. → Óðinn
the green wife of ÓÐINN → Jǫrð
notes
[7-8] grænni málu geir-Týs ‘the green wife of the spear-Týr <god> [= Óðinn > = Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’: See Note to Anon Nkt 8/1, 2.
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Both Skúli and Hákon went on horseback to the churchyard where Skúli’s men were penned in. Skúli called on his troops and wanted to advance against Hákon’s standard, but one of his men took hold of the reins of his horse and stopped him. The Birkibeinar threw spears at Skúli and almost hit him.
For this event, see also Ólhv Hryn 12.
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