ÞSjár Klœingr 1I
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2012, ‘Þórðr Særeksson (Sjáreksson), Flokkr about Klœingr Brúsason 1’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 241.
Brunnu ‘burned’
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2. brenna (verb; °brennr/brenn; brann, brunnu; brunninn): (strong, intransitive)
ald ‘’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
allz ‘’
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allz (conj.): °(introducing a dependent causal clause) as, since
all ‘of the’
[1] all‑: ‘allz‑’ 325VII, ald‑ B
valdr ‘’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler < allvaldr (noun m.): mighty ruler
valds ‘mighty ruler’
[1] ‑valds: ‑valdr 321ˣ
inn ‘’
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1. inn (adv.): in, inside
eldr ‘fire’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
[2] eldr: ‘e[...]r’ B, eldr 744ˣ
ek ‘’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
hjú ‘’
sal ‘the hall’
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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall
[2] at sal felldi: ‘[…]ldi’ B, ‘at sal fellde’ 744ˣ; sal: þau Flat
felldi ‘felled’
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3. fella (verb): fell, kill
[2] at sal felldi: ‘[…]ldi’ B, ‘at sal fellde’ 744ˣ
einr ‘’
eimr ‘flame’
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eimr (noun m.): fire, smoke
notes
[3] eimr ‘flame’: This word usually denotes ‘fire, flame’ in kennings (see Context above), but it can also have the meaning ‘smoke’ (LP: eimr). See also Note to Sturl Hákfl 4/1II.
stǫkk ‘’
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1. støkkva (verb): (str.) leap, spring; scatter
skaut ‘shot’
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skjóta (verb): shoot
[3] skaut á her hrími: ‘skau[…]i’ B, ‘skaut . her hrime’ 744ˣ; skaut: stǫkk 325VII, Flat, Tóm
á ‘at’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
[3] skaut á her hrími: ‘skau[…]i’ B, ‘skaut . her hrime’ 744ˣ
hús ‘’
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hús (noun n.; °-s; -): house
her ‘the army’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
[3] skaut á her hrími: ‘skau[…]i’ B, ‘skaut . her hrime’ 744ˣ; her: hús 73aˣ
brimi ‘’
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brim (noun n.): surf
hrimni ‘’
hrími ‘soot’
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hrím (noun n.; °-s; -): rime frost
[3] skaut á her hrími: ‘skau[…]i’ B, ‘skaut . her hrime’ 744ˣ; hrími: ‘hrimne’ Tóm, ‘brimi’ FskAˣ
hjalm ‘’
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet < hjalmgǫrr (adj.)
hal ‘’
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halr (noun m.; °-s): man < halgǫrr (adj.)
half ‘The half’
[4] half‑: hal‑ 325V, hjalm‑ U
gerr ‘’
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1. gǫrr (adj.): ample, perfect
gǫrt ‘’
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1. gǫrr (adj.): ample, perfect
gǫrr ‘’
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1. gǫrr (adj.): ample, perfect < halfgǫrr (adj./verb p.p.)
gjal ‘’
gjǫrr ‘’
gǫrar ‘’
gǫr ‘finished’
[4] ‑gǫr: ‘‑gorar’ R686ˣ, ‘‑gio᷎rr’ 61, ‘gial’ Tóm, ‑gǫrr FskBˣ, ‑gǫrt FskAˣ, ‑gerr U, B
á ‘’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
viðr ‘’
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1. viðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -u/-i): wood, tree
Nið ‘Nidelven’
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Nið (noun f.): Nidelven
notes
[4] Nið ‘Nidelven’: The river that runs through the city of Trondheim (cf. its medieval name Niðaróss ‘estuary of Nidelven’).
sjalfa ‘itself’
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sjalfr (adj.): self
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In the kings’ sagas (Hkr, ÓH and Fsk), the context is Sveinn jarl Hákonarson’s attack on Óláfr Haraldsson and the subsequent burning of the town of Niðaróss (Trondheim) c. 1014. In SnE (Skm), Snorri cites the helmingr to illustrate the use of eimr as a heiti for ‘fire’.
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