Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2012, ‘Þórðr Særeksson (Sjáreksson), Róðudrápa 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. 243.
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
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Englar (noun m.): English people
[1] dróttinn Egða ‘lord of the Egðir [NORWEGIAN KING]’: The 68 variant dróttinn Engla ‘lord of the English’ must have been introduced because the scribe mistakenly thought that the poem was composed in honour of Knútr rather than Óláfr: Þoroddr scald Siarecsson orti drapo eptir knut konung ‘the poet Þóroddr [sic] Sjáreksson composed a drápa in memory of King Knútr’.
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
[1] dróttinn: om. Tóm
[1] dróttinn Egða ‘lord of the Egðir [NORWEGIAN KING]’: The 68 variant dróttinn Engla ‘lord of the English’ must have been introduced because the scribe mistakenly thought that the poem was composed in honour of Knútr rather than Óláfr: Þoroddr scald Siarecsson orti drapo eptir knut konung ‘the poet Þóroddr [sic] Sjáreksson composed a drápa in memory of King Knútr’.
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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr
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þryma (noun f.): [thunder]
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1. þruma (noun f.; °; -ur): thunder-clap
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þrima (noun f.): battle, din
[2] þrimu: þrumu Kˣ, Flat, Tóm, þrymu 73aˣ, 61, ‘hrimu’ Bb
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1. stál (noun n.; °-s; -): steel, weapon, prow
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2. við (prep.): with, against
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ágætr (adj.; °compar. ágǽtari/ágǽtri, superl. ágǽtastr/ágǽztr): excellent
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ágætr (adj.; °compar. ágǽtari/ágǽtri, superl. ágǽtastr/ágǽztr): excellent
[3] ágætan: ágæta Bb
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Jóti (noun m.; °; -ar): one of the Jótar
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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
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gefa (verb): give
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kljúfa (verb): cleave
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1. klyfja (verb): [cleaves, cloven]
[4] klýfr: klauf Holm2, 972ˣ, J2ˣ, 321ˣ, 73aˣ, 61, 75c, 325V, Bb, Tóm, 325IX 2, 325XI 1, FskAˣ, klauf corrected in the margin to klýfr Kˣ, gaf Flat
[4] klýfr (3rd pers. sg. pres. indic.) ‘cleaves’: The pres. tense of the verb has been retained because Knútr Sveinsson died on 12 November 1035, and was most likely alive when the poem was composed. The designation of Knútr as one who klýfr hringa ‘cleaves rings’ is a stereotypical reference to princely generosity.
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
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skjóta (verb): shoot
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skjóta (verb): shoot
[5] Skaut nær: ‘scꜹ(r)t ner’(?) Holm2, skautat 75c, skaut at Bb, Flat, skaut náir Tóm
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1. ná (verb): reach, get, manage
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nær (adv.): near, almost; when
[5] Skaut nær: ‘scꜹ(r)t ner’(?) Holm2, skautat 75c, skaut at Bb, Flat, skaut náir Tóm
[5] nær ‘rather’: The word is taken as an adv. modifying skarpt ‘sharply’ (so also Skj B, Skald and ÍF 27; see also Fritzner: nær 9). Bjarni Einarsson (ÍF 29) treats it as a prep. with hnum, hence ‘near him’ (l. 6). That reading is not possible, however, because monosyllabic proclitic prepositions are never separated from the nouns they modify.
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skarpr (adj.): sharp, bitter
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skart (noun n.; °-s): splendours, finery
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skarpr (adj.): sharp, bitter
[5] skarpt: ‘skarft’ 321ˣ, 325VII, Flat, skart 61, ‘sk[...]t’ 325XI 1, skapt DG8, FskAˣ
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í (prep.): in, into
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3. á (prep.): on, at
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móti (prep.): against
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Skánungr (noun m.; °; -ar): one of the Skánungar
[6] Skônunga: ‘skanvga’ Bb
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
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1. verða (verb): become, be
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[7] vasa (‘vara’): varð 972ˣ, varat 73aˣ, 61, 325V, 325VII, Tóm, FskAˣ, var 75c, Flat, DG8, ‘[...]’ 325XI 1
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
[7] sonr: son Tóm, ‘s[…]nr’ 325XI 1
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
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reyna (verb): test, try, experience
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2. slœgr (adj.): skilful
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þjóta (verb): roar
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1. ulfr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): wolf
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í (prep.): in, into
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hrœði (noun f.): °røre, uro
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hræ (noun n.; °; -): corpse, carrion
[8] hrævi: ‘hręði’ 75c, ‘h[...]’ 325XI 1
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Átti Egða dróttinn |
Óláfr, lord of the Egðir [NORWEGIAN KING], had a clash of swords [BATTLE] with the splendid ruler of the Jótar [DANISH KING = Knútr], who cleaves rings. The sovereign of the Skônungar [DANISH KING = Knútr] shot rather sharply against him; the son of Sveinn [= Knútr] was not weak to test; the wolf howled over carrion.
This battle is also commemorated in Ótt Knútdr 11 and (probably) Sigv Knútdr 9; on the location, see Note to Ótt Knútdr 11/3.
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