Sturl Hákkv 26II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 26’ 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. 719.
Enn ‘And’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
sú ‘that’
[1] sú: ‘sam’ 81a
rausn ‘splendour’
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1. rausn (noun f.): magnificence
ríða ‘spread’
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2. ríða (verb): twist, rub, press (Cf. OE wrīðan)
[2] ríða: rísa 42ˣ, renna 8
kennings
grams Hörða‘of the lord of the Hǫrðar ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
the lord of the Hǫrðar → NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
notes
[3-4] grams Hörða ... með himinskautum, ‘of the lord of the Hǫrðar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … along the corners of heaven’: The reading of Flat, which is metrically and contextually possible, can be construed as follows: grams Vörsa … með vellskötum ‘of the lord of the Vǫrsar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … among generous men’ (see LP: vellskati).
grams ‘of the lord’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
kennings
grams Hörða‘of the lord of the Hǫrðar ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
the lord of the Hǫrðar → NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
notes
[3-4] grams Hörða ... með himinskautum, ‘of the lord of the Hǫrðar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … along the corners of heaven’: The reading of Flat, which is metrically and contextually possible, can be construed as follows: grams Vörsa … með vellskötum ‘of the lord of the Vǫrsar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … among generous men’ (see LP: vellskati).
með ‘along’
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með (prep.): with
notes
[3-4] grams Hörða ... með himinskautum, ‘of the lord of the Hǫrðar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … along the corners of heaven’: The reading of Flat, which is metrically and contextually possible, can be construed as follows: grams Vörsa … með vellskötum ‘of the lord of the Vǫrsar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … among generous men’ (see LP: vellskati).
himin ‘the corners’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky < himinskaut (noun n.)
[4] himin‑: om. 81a, vell‑ Flat
notes
[3-4] grams Hörða ... með himinskautum, ‘of the lord of the Hǫrðar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … along the corners of heaven’: The reading of Flat, which is metrically and contextually possible, can be construed as follows: grams Vörsa … með vellskötum ‘of the lord of the Vǫrsar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … among generous men’ (see LP: vellskati).
skautum ‘of heaven’
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skaut (noun n.; °; -): sail < himinskaut (noun n.)
notes
[3-4] grams Hörða ... með himinskautum, ‘of the lord of the Hǫrðar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … along the corners of heaven’: The reading of Flat, which is metrically and contextually possible, can be construed as follows: grams Vörsa … með vellskötum ‘of the lord of the Vǫrsar [NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon] … among generous men’ (see LP: vellskati).
völsungr ‘the king’
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vǫlsungr (noun m.; °; -ar): sovereign
veita ‘entertained’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
sæmðar ‘on the glorious’
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sœmð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): honour < sœmðardagr (noun m.)
[7] sæmðar‑: valinn Flat
notes
[7-8] sæmðardag vígslu sinnar ‘on the glorious day of his consecration’: Flat gives valinn dag | vígslu sinnar ‘on the chosen day of his consecration’, which is metrically and contextually possible but not supported by the other ms. witnesses.
dag ‘ day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day < sœmðardagr (noun m.)
notes
[7-8] sæmðardag vígslu sinnar ‘on the glorious day of his consecration’: Flat gives valinn dag | vígslu sinnar ‘on the chosen day of his consecration’, which is metrically and contextually possible but not supported by the other ms. witnesses.
sinnar ‘of his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
[8] sinnar vígslu: so 42ˣ, 81a, 8, sinnar veizlu F, vígslu sinnar Flat
notes
[7-8] sæmðardag vígslu sinnar ‘on the glorious day of his consecration’: Flat gives valinn dag | vígslu sinnar ‘on the chosen day of his consecration’, which is metrically and contextually possible but not supported by the other ms. witnesses.
vígslu ‘consecration’
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vígsla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): [consecration]
[8] sinnar vígslu: so 42ˣ, 81a, 8, sinnar veizlu F, vígslu sinnar Flat
notes
[7-8] sæmðardag vígslu sinnar ‘on the glorious day of his consecration’: Flat gives valinn dag | vígslu sinnar ‘on the chosen day of his consecration’, which is metrically and contextually possible but not supported by the other ms. witnesses.
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After his coronation, Hákon hosted a three-day long magnificent feast in Bergen.
This and the following st. are not recorded in E, and F is the main ms. Also note that the readings of the mss vary significantly, especially those given in Flat.
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