Sturl Hákkv 5II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 5’ 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. 703.
text and translation
Sá hverr maðr,
at höfuðskepnur
fylkis tígn
fagna vildu
göfugláts
gjálfri kringðum
á vindkers
víðum botni.
Hverr maðr sá, at höfuðskepnur vildu fagna tígn göfugláts fylkis á {víðum botni {vindkers}}, kringðum gjálfri.
‘Every man saw that the chief elements wished to welcome the dignity of the splendid ruler on the wide bottom of the wind-vessel [SKY/HEAVEN > EARTH], encircled by the surge.’
notes and context
As st. 4 above.
[7-8]: The ll. echo Egill Arkv 18/7-8V.
readings
- [1] hverr: ‘huor’ 304ˣ
- [2] ‑skepnur: ‑skepnir 304ˣ
- [4] fagna: falla F, frama 304ˣ
- [5] göfugláts: ‘ok gofvgla’ F, ok göfugláts 81a, 304ˣ, Flat
- [6] gjálfri: ‘gial fyrir’ Flat
- [6] kringðum: kringðu all
- [7] vind‑: so F, 304ˣ, vín‑ E, 42ˣ, 81a, Flat
- [7] ‑kers: ‘‑kis’ 81a
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 47 fol (E) — 144v/24 - 144v/25
imagesSá hverr maðr,
at höfuðskepnur
fylkis tígn
fagna vildu
göfugláts
gjálfri kringðu
á vín-kers
víðum botni.Sá hverr maðr | at haufut skepnur fylkis tign fagna uilldu gaufug laz gialfri kringðu a uinkers ⸝⸝uiðum botni |
(VEÞ)
-
AM 45 fol (F) — 87vb/13 - 87vb/14
imagesSá hverr maðr,
at höfuðskepnur
fylkis tígn
falla vildu
†ok gofvgla†
gjálfri kringðu
á vindkers
víðum botni.Sa hverr maðr at hofvð skepnvr fylkis tign | falla villdo · ok gofvgla gialfri kringðo a vindkers viðom bot ⸝⸝ní· |
(VEÞ)
-
AM 42 folx (42x) — 93r/18 - 93r/25
imagesSá hverr maðr,
at höfuðskepnur
fylkis tígn
fagna vildu
göfugláts
gjálfri kringðu
á vín-kers
víðum botni.Sa hveʀ maðr | at hofut skepnur | fylkis tign | fagna villdu | gꜹfuglaz | giall fyrir kringðu | a vinkers | viðum botni |
(VEÞ)
-
AM 81 a fol (81a) — 70vb/36 - 70vb/38
imagesSá hverr maðr,
at höfuðskepnur
fylkis tígn
fagna vildu
ok göfugláts
gjálfri kringðu
á vín-†-kis†
víðum botni.Sa huer madr at hofud skepnur fylkiss tígn | fagna villdu . ok gofuglazt gialfri kringdu | ꜳ uinkis uidum botni. |
(VEÞ)
-
AM 304 4°x (304x) — 262r - 262r
Sá †huor† maðr,
images
at höfuð-skepnir
fylkis tígn
frama vildu
ok göfugláts
gjálfri kringðu
á vindkers
víðum botni. -
GKS 1005 fol (Flat) — 166ra/59 - 166ra/60
imagesSá hverr maðr,
at höfuðskepnur
fylkis tígn
fagna vildu
ok göfugláts
†gial fyrir† kringðu
á vín-kers
víðum botni.Sa huerr madr at haufud skepnur fylkis tign fagna villdu ok go᷎fuglꜳtz gial fyrir | kríngdu a vínkers vidum botní.
(VEÞ)
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