Sturl Hryn 7II
Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hrynhenda 7’ 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. 684.
Allvaldr ‘Mighty ruler’
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allvaldr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): mighty ruler
rétt ‘you caused’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
ýtar ‘the men’
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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher
heldu ‘to go’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
ógnar ‘of the battle’
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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle < ógnbráðr (adj.): battle-swift
bráðs ‘swift’
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bráðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): quick(ly) < ógnbráðr (adj.): battle-swift
[2] ‑bráðs: bráðr 304ˣ
at ‘to’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
fylkis ‘leader’
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fylkir (noun m.): leader
prúðar ‘the brave’
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prúðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): magnificent, proud
notes
[3, 4] náðu ... at ganga ‘went’: Lit. ‘were able to go’ (so E, 81a, 304ˣ, Flat). The F variant, réðu … at ganga ‘went’ (lit. ‘did go’) is also possible, but the other ms. witnesses show that it is secondary.
sveitir ‘troops’
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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company
sóknarstrangs ‘of the war-fierce one’
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sóknarstrangr (adj.): [war-fierce one]
notes
[4] sóknarstrangs (adj. m. gen. sg.) ‘of the war-fierce one’: Konráð Gíslason (1895-7, I, 73) thought this was an example of what Ólafr hvítaskáld Þórðarson (Ólhv) called Eclipsis in his Málskrúðsfræði. Sóknarstrangr functions as a substantivised adj. Similar use can be found in Steinn Óldr 7/2.
á ‘a’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
land ‘shore’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land
at ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
notes
[3, 4] náðu ... at ganga ‘went’: Lit. ‘were able to go’ (so E, 81a, 304ˣ, Flat). The F variant, réðu … at ganga ‘went’ (lit. ‘did go’) is also possible, but the other ms. witnesses show that it is secondary.
ganga ‘went’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
notes
[3, 4] náðu ... at ganga ‘went’: Lit. ‘were able to go’ (so E, 81a, 304ˣ, Flat). The F variant, réðu … at ganga ‘went’ (lit. ‘did go’) is also possible, but the other ms. witnesses show that it is secondary.
notes
[5] stórar (f. nom. pl.) ‘great’: This adj. can only qualify kindir (f. nom. pl.) ‘sons’ (l. 7) (so also Skj B). Kock (Skald; NN §1349) adopted stórir (m. nom. pl.; so 304ˣ) and construed it with hirðmenn (m. nom. pl.) ‘retainers’ (l. 6). That reading simplifies the syntax considerably, but it is not warranted by the other ms. witnesses.
létu ‘’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
Halland ‘Halland’
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Halland (noun n.): Halland
[5] Halland: so E, 304ˣ, Flat, Hallands F, Hallönd 81a
herjat ‘raided’
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2. herja (verb): harry, ravage
[5] herjat: so E, 304ˣ, Flat, herjar F, herja 81a
hirðmenn ‘retainers’
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hirðmaðr (noun m.): retainer
þínir ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
frelsi ‘freedom’
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frelsi (noun n.): freedom
sínu ‘their’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
[6] sínu: sína 304ˣ
víða ‘far and wide’
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1. víða (adv.): widely
virða ‘of men’
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virðr (noun m.): man
vægðarlaust ‘without mercy’
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vægðarlauss (adj.): merciless
fyrir ‘’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
Geit ‘of Geit’
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geit (noun f.): nanny-goat < Geitkjǫrr (noun n.)
notes
[8] Geitkjörr: This p. n. in Halland has not been identified, but it could be Kärra, north of Varberg.
kjörr ‘kjörr’
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kjǫrr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ir): [kjörr] < Geitkjǫrr (noun n.)
[8] ‑kjörr: ‘‑ker’ 81a, ‘‑kiǫr’ 304ˣ
notes
[8] Geitkjörr: This p. n. in Halland has not been identified, but it could be Kärra, north of Varberg.
austan ‘east’
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austan (adv.): from the east
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King Hákon’s troops disembark and invade Halland.
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