Sturl Hákkv 35II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 35’ 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. 724.
Var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
leiðangr ‘The naval force’
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leiðangr (noun m.; °leiðangrs, dat. leiðangri; leiðangrar): naval levy
notes
[1] leiðangr ‘the naval force’: Lit. ‘conscripted fleet of warships’. See Note to Bǫlv Hardr 8/1.
sem ‘as if’
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sem (conj.): as, which
logi ‘a flame’
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logi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): flame
gulli ‘with gold’
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gull (noun n.): gold
glæstr ‘adorned’
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glæsa (verb): adorn
grams ‘of the ruler’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
þar ‘where’
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þar (adv.): there
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
baug ‘the shield-boss’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < baugtungl (noun n.)
[5] baug‑: so all others, ‘bauð’ E
kennings
baugtungl‘the shield-boss moons ’
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the shield-boss moons → SHIELDS
notes
[5] baugtungl ‘the shield-boss moons [SHIELDS]’: Skj B adopts the E variant böðtungl ‘battle-moons’ (i.e. ‘shields’). Whereas that reading is possible, it is not supported by the other ms. witnesses.
tungl ‘moons’
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tungl (noun n.; °-s; -): moon, heavenly body < baugtungl (noun n.)
[5] ‑tungl: ‑tungls 42ˣ, ‘‑tunl’ 81a
kennings
baugtungl‘the shield-boss moons ’
= SHIELDS
the shield-boss moons → SHIELDS
notes
[5] baugtungl ‘the shield-boss moons [SHIELDS]’: Skj B adopts the E variant böðtungl ‘battle-moons’ (i.e. ‘shields’). Whereas that reading is possible, it is not supported by the other ms. witnesses.
knáttu ‘’
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knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
[6] knáttu: ‘kanttu’ F, knátti 8
yfir ‘above’
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yfir (prep.): over
háreið ‘the oarlock’
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háreið (noun f.): [oarlock]
notes
[7] háreið ‘the oarlock’: Lit. ‘where the oar rides, balances’. See Falk 1912, 71.
hvert ‘each’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
annat ‘the other’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
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