Sturl Magndr 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Drápa about Magnús lagabœtir 1’ 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. 756.
Ungr ‘as a young man’
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ungr (adj.): young
notes
[1] ungr ‘as a young man’: Lit. ‘young’. Nineteen-year-old Magnús was given the title of king in 1257 after the death of his elder brother, Hákon ungi ‘the Young’ on 5 May 1257.
tókt ‘you accepted’
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2. taka (verb): take
jöfra ‘of princes’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
kennings
Ægr þengill jöfra,‘Terrifying lord of princes, ’
= KING
Terrifying lord of princes, → KING
þengill ‘lord’
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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler
kennings
Ægr þengill jöfra,‘Terrifying lord of princes, ’
= KING
Terrifying lord of princes, → KING
ægr ‘Terrifying’
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œgr (adj.): awe-inspiring, fearsome
kennings
Ægr þengill jöfra,‘Terrifying lord of princes, ’
= KING
Terrifying lord of princes, → KING
vígslu ‘consecration’
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vígsla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): [consecration]
frægri ‘a splendid’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
kynniz ‘be made known’
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kynna (verb): make known, reveal
kapp ‘courage’
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kapp (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, vigour, courage
þitt ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
konungsnafn ‘the title of king’
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konungsnafn (noun n.): royal title
á ‘’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
þik ‘’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
jafnan ‘always’
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jafnan (adv.): always
Ok ‘And’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
sókn ‘battle’
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sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight < sókngœðir (noun m.)
kennings
snjallmæltr sókngæðir,‘wise-spoken battle-increaser, ’
= WARRIOR
wise-spoken battle-increaser, → WARRIOR
gæðir ‘increaser’
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gœðir (noun m.): strengthener, increaser < sókngœðir (noun m.)
[5] ‑gæðir: ‘giæti’ 8
kennings
snjallmæltr sókngæðir,‘wise-spoken battle-increaser, ’
= WARRIOR
wise-spoken battle-increaser, → WARRIOR
síðan ‘later’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
snjallmæltr ‘wise-spoken’
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snjallmæltr (adj./verb p.p.): [wise-spoken]
kennings
snjallmæltr sókngæðir,‘wise-spoken battle-increaser, ’
= WARRIOR
wise-spoken battle-increaser, → WARRIOR
hlutuð ‘you received’
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hljóta (verb): alot, gain
hér ‘here’
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hér (adv.): here
lýsik ‘I proclaim’
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2. lýsa (verb): illuminate, show
veg ‘the glory’
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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour
vísa ‘of the prince’
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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader
vald ‘power’
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vald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, power
framkomit ‘the supreme’
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framkoma (verb): [supreme]
aldar ‘people’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
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Magnús’s coronation in Kristkirken, Bergen, on 14 September 1261.
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