Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 22

Kari Ellen Gade

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Sturl Hákkv 22^II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 22’ 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. 715-16.

Sturla Þórðarson Hákonarkviða

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Þar ‘There’

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þar (adv.): there

[1] Þar: om. Flat

[1] sig‑: sigr‑ F, 81a, 8, Flat, liggr 42ˣ

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[1] sighljóð ‘battle-songs’: So E. Sigrhljóð ‘victory-songs’ (so F, 81a, 8, Flat) is also possible.

hljóð ‘songs’

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hljóð (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, silence, a hearing < sighljóð (noun n.)hljóð (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, silence, a hearing < sigrhljóð (noun n.)

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[1] sighljóð ‘battle-songs’: So E. Sigrhljóð ‘victory-songs’ (so F, 81a, 8, Flat) is also possible.

syngva ‘’

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syngva (verb; vb. ): ONP: A. ● ‖ præt. part.: sunginn ; A. ● ‖ præs. part.: syngvandi ; A. ● ‖ impers.: syngr [e-t] ; [í e-u] ; A. ● syngva tíðir [e-m] ; A. ● syngva salm ; A. ● syngva rǫddu ; A. ● syngva (...)messu [í e-

syngja ‘sang’

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syngja (verb): sing

[2] syngja: syngva F, Flat

knátti ‘’

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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to

náðu ‘’

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1. ná (verb): reach, get, manage

knáttu ‘’

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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to

[2] knáttu: náðu 81a, knátti 8

harðla ‘’

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harðla (adv.): very, highly, greatly

harða ‘very’

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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh

[3] harða: harðla 42ˣ, Flat

hvell ‘shrill’

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hvellr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): shrill

ho᷎rsum ‘’

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hvass (adj.; °-an; -ari, -astr): keen, sharp

hvössum ‘with a sharp’

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hvass (adj.; °-an; -ari, -astr): keen, sharp

[4] hvössum: ‘ho᷎rsum’ 8

munni ‘mouth’

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munnr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): mouth

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

herför ‘the army-campaign’

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herfǫr (noun f.): war-expedition

um ‘’

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1. um (prep.): about, around

of ‘around’

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3. of (prep.): around, from; too

[6] of: um 81a, om. Flat

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[6] of höfuð manna ‘around the heads of men’: The cpd höfuðsmanna (gen. pl.) ‘of leaders’ (so F, 42ˣ, 8, Flat) is ungrammatical because the prep. of ‘around’ does not take the gen.

höfuðs ‘’

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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head

höfuð ‘the heads’

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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head

[6] höfuð: höfuðs F, 42ˣ, 8, Flat

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manna ‘of men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

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Högna ‘of Hǫgni’s’

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Hǫgni (noun m.): [Hǫgni, Högni]

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dísir hlýrna mans Högna
‘the dísir of the sun and moon of Hǫgni’s girl ’
= VALKYRIES
Hǫgni’s girl → Hildr
the sun and moon of HILDR → SHIELDS
the dísir of SHIELDS → VALKYRIES

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[7] mans Högna ‘of Hǫgni’s <legendary hero’s> girl [= Hildr (hildr ‘battle’)]’: Hildr was the daughter of Hǫgni, and she figured prominently in the so-called Hjaðningavíg ‘battle of the Hjaðningar’ (see SnE 1998, I, 72-3). Hildr was also the name of a valkyrie, and ON hildr means ‘battle’.

Högna ‘of Hǫgni’s’

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Hǫgni (noun m.): [Hǫgni, Högni]

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Högna ‘of Hǫgni’s’

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Hǫgni (noun m.): [Hǫgni, Högni]

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mans ‘girl’

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man (noun n.): girl

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mans ‘girl’

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man (noun n.): girl

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mans ‘girl’

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man (noun n.): girl

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hlýrna ‘of the sun and moon’

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hlýrnir (noun m.): heaven, heavenly body

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[8] hlýrna ‘of the sun and moon’: The pl. of hlýrn ‘sun, moon’ refers to both celestial bodies.

hlýrna ‘of the sun and moon’

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hlýrnir (noun m.): heaven, heavenly body

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[8] hlýrna ‘of the sun and moon’: The pl. of hlýrn ‘sun, moon’ refers to both celestial bodies.

dísir ‘dísir’

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dís (noun f.; °; -ir): dís, woman

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As the battle drew to a close, Skúli’s men tried to seek refuge in the church, but so many attempted to enter at the same time that they could not get through the door. They fell so densely that three or four lay dead on top of one another.

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Sturl Hákkv 22II

Þar ‘There’

sigr- ‘’

liggr ‘’

sig ‘battle’

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hljóð ‘songs’

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syngva ‘’

syngja ‘sang’

knátti ‘’

náðu ‘’

knáttu ‘’

harðla ‘’

harða ‘very’

hvell ‘shrill’

ho᷎rsum ‘’

hvössum ‘with a sharp’

munni ‘mouth’

í ‘in’

herför ‘the army-campaign’

um ‘’

of ‘around’

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höfuðs ‘’

höfuð ‘the heads’

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manna ‘of men’

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Högna ‘of Hǫgni’s’

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Högna ‘of Hǫgni’s’

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Högna ‘of Hǫgni’s’

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mans ‘girl’

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mans ‘girl’

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mans ‘girl’

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hlýrna ‘of the sun and moon’

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hlýrna ‘of the sun and moon’

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dísir ‘dísir’

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Sturl Hákkv 22^II