Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Fragments 2’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 485.
This half-stanza (Þfagr Frag 2) is preserved in mss R (main ms.), Tˣ, U, W, A, B and C of SnE (Skm), and it is also transmitted in LaufE (mss 2368ˣ, 743ˣ). The name of the poet is given variously as Þorleikr fagri (W, A, B, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ) or Þorleifr fagri (R, Tˣ, U, C).
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar þegnum
— ungr vísi gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Gegn gramr kastar {digulfarmi} á {glæstar valstǫðvar} þegnum; ungr vísi gefr {eisu armleggs}.
‘The righteous ruler throws crucible-cargo [SILVER] onto the decorated falcon-perches [ARMS] of his men; the young leader gives fire of the upper arm [GOLD]. ’
Eisu armleggs ‘fire of the upper arm’ and digulfarmr ‘crucible-cargo’ are given in Skm and LaufE among the kennings for ‘gold’ and ‘silver’, respectively.
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.
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar þegnum
— ungr vísir gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar þegnum
— ungr vísi gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar þegnum
— ungr vísi gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar †þeg[…]†
— †[…]r† vísi †ge[…]r† eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Kasta gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar þegnum
— ungr vísi gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Kasta gramr a glęstar gægn valstǫðvar þægnvm vngr visi gæfr eisv armleggs | digvl farmi .
(VEÞ)
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar þegnum
— ungr vísi gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn val†-stodar† þegnum
— ungr vísi gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar þegnum
— ungr vísir gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
Kastar gramr á glæstar
gegn valstǫðvar þegnum
— ungr vísir gefr eisu
armleggs — digulfarmi.
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