Sturl Hákkv 25II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 25’ 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. 718.
Sú ‘That’
[1] Sú kom: Aukin Flat
notes
[1] gipt ‘luck’: Gipta ‘luck’ (so E, F, 81a) makes the l. hypermetrical.
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
guðs ‘of God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
kennings
syni guðs,‘the son of God, ’
= Christ
the son of God, → Christ
syni ‘the son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
kennings
syni guðs,‘the son of God, ’
= Christ
the son of God, → Christ
yfir ‘upon’
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yfir (prep.): over
notes
[4] góðu heilli ‘by good fortune’: See sts 3/4 and 34/6.
góðu ‘by good’
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góðr (adj.): good
notes
[4] góðu heilli ‘by good fortune’: See sts 3/4 and 34/6.
all ‘the mighty ruler’
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all- ((prefix)): very < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
vald ‘’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
[5] ‑vald: so F, 81a, Flat, ‑valdr E, 42ˣ, 8
kennings
fyrirmaðr öflgrar kristni‘the leading man of powerful Christianity ’
= William
the leading man of powerful Christianity → William
kristni ‘Christianity’
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kristni (noun f.; °-/-s(Ágr 26¹²)): Christianity
[6] kristni: om. 8
kennings
fyrirmaðr öflgrar kristni‘the leading man of powerful Christianity ’
= William
the leading man of powerful Christianity → William
fyrirmaðr ‘the leading man’
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fyrirmaðr (noun m.): [leading man]
kennings
fyrirmaðr öflgrar kristni‘the leading man of powerful Christianity ’
= William
the leading man of powerful Christianity → William
til ‘for’
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til (prep.): to
friðar ‘peace’
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friðr (noun m.): peace
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
stórr ‘’
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stórr (adj.): large, great < geðstórr (adj.)
[9] ‑stórr: ‑stórt F, Flat, ‑stór 42ˣ, 81a
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
grams ‘of the prince’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
höfuð ‘head’
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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head
konung ‘the royal’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king < konungligr (adj.)
kórónu ‘the crown’
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1. kóróna (noun f.; °-u, -ur): crown
lét ‘placed’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
kappsnúinn ‘vigorous’
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kappsnúinn (adj./verb p.p.): [vigorous]
[13] kappsnúinn: so 8, ok kom kappsnúinn E, 81a, þá kom kappsnúinn F, ok kom kapps numin 42ˣ, kom kappsnúinn Flat
karðináli ‘cardinal’
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kardináli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): [Cardinal]
[14] karðináli: karðinális 42ˣ
notes
[14] karðináli ‘cardinal’: William of Sabina had been on a papal mission to Henry III of England, and he arrived in Norway in July of 1247. From Norway he proceeded to Sweden to visit the court of King Eiríkr Eiríksson.
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
Björ ‘Ber’
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Bjár (noun m.): [Ber] < Bjǫrgyn (noun f.): [Bergen]
gyn ‘gen’
[15] ‑gyn: ‑vin F, 81a
at ‘at’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
notes
[16] at boði páfa ‘at the Pope’s bidding’: In November 1246, Pope Innocent IV granted Hákon dispensation to be crowned king of Norway (Hákon was the illegitimate son of Hákon Sverrisson and Inga of Varteig).
boði ‘bidding’
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boð (noun n.; °-s; -): command, offer, feast
notes
[16] at boði páfa ‘at the Pope’s bidding’: In November 1246, Pope Innocent IV granted Hákon dispensation to be crowned king of Norway (Hákon was the illegitimate son of Hákon Sverrisson and Inga of Varteig).
páfa ‘the Pope’s’
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páfi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): Pope
notes
[16] at boði páfa ‘at the Pope’s bidding’: In November 1246, Pope Innocent IV granted Hákon dispensation to be crowned king of Norway (Hákon was the illegitimate son of Hákon Sverrisson and Inga of Varteig).
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On 29 July 1247, Hákon was crowned king of Norway by the papal legate William of Sabina. The coronation took place in Kristkirken in Bergen.
See also Sturl Hryn 1. — [15]: The l. echoes Anon Nkt 55/11.
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