Þfagr Sveinn 3II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson 3’ 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, pp. 315-16.
reiðr ‘steers’
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2. reiða (verb): carry
sás ‘who’
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sás (conj.): the one who
rǫnd ‘shield-rim’
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rǫnd (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; rendr/randir): shield, shield-rim
hefr ‘raises’
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hafa (verb): have
notes
[2] hefr ‘raises’: This verb can be 3rd pers. sg. pres. indic. of hefja ‘raise, hoist’ or hafa ‘have’ (so Skj B).
opt ‘frequently’
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opt (adv.): often
fyr ‘off’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
notes
[2] lǫndum (n. dat. pl.) ‘shores’: Lit. ‘lands’. The Hkr variant landi (n. dat. sg.) ‘shore, land’ is also possible.
breið ‘the broad’
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breiðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): broad, wide
kennings
breið borðraukn‘the broad draught-animals of the ship-board ’
= SHIPS
the broad draught-animals of the ship-board → SHIPS
á ‘onto’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
notes
[3] á slóðir Buðla ‘onto Buðli’s <sea-king’s> trails [SEA]’: For the use of the acc. after the preposition á ‘on’, see Note to st. 2/3 above. Buðli was a legendary king, the father of Atli (see Akv, Am and Ill Har 4/3). The name also occurs as the name of a sea-king, and it is unclear whether the two are identical (see LP: Buðli 1-2).
Buðla ‘Buðli’s’
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Buðli (noun m.): Buðli
kennings
slóðir Buðla.‘Buðli’s trails. ’
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Buðli’s trails. → SEA
notes
[3] á slóðir Buðla ‘onto Buðli’s <sea-king’s> trails [SEA]’: For the use of the acc. after the preposition á ‘on’, see Note to st. 2/3 above. Buðli was a legendary king, the father of Atli (see Akv, Am and Ill Har 4/3). The name also occurs as the name of a sea-king, and it is unclear whether the two are identical (see LP: Buðli 1-2).
slóðir ‘trails’
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slóð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): path, track
kennings
slóðir Buðla.‘Buðli’s trails. ’
= SEA
Buðli’s trails. → SEA
notes
[3] á slóðir Buðla ‘onto Buðli’s <sea-king’s> trails [SEA]’: For the use of the acc. after the preposition á ‘on’, see Note to st. 2/3 above. Buðli was a legendary king, the father of Atli (see Akv, Am and Ill Har 4/3). The name also occurs as the name of a sea-king, and it is unclear whether the two are identical (see LP: Buðli 1-2).
borð ‘of the ship-board’
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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table < borðraukn (noun n.)
kennings
breið borðraukn‘the broad draught-animals of the ship-board ’
= SHIPS
the broad draught-animals of the ship-board → SHIPS
raukn ‘draught-animals’
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2. raukn (noun n.): draught animal < borðraukn (noun n.)
[4] ‑raukn: ‑rǫgn Hr, 39, F
kennings
breið borðraukn‘the broad draught-animals of the ship-board ’
= SHIPS
the broad draught-animals of the ship-board → SHIPS
Haraldr ‘Haraldr’
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Haraldr (noun m.): Haraldr
norðan ‘from the north’
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norðan (adv.): from the north
En ‘And’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
lauks ‘of the mast’
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laukr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): leek, mast
kennings
gullmunnuð glæsidýr lauks‘the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast ’
= SHIPS
the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast → SHIPS
of ‘across’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
sæ ‘the sea’
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sjór (noun m.): sea
sœkja ‘advance’
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sœkja (verb): seek, attack
Sveins ‘of Sveinn’
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
fagrdrifin ‘beautifully covered’
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fagrdrifinn (adj.): beautifully covered
notes
[6] fagrdrifin steini ‘beautifully covered with colour’: Ships could be adorned with painted pictures (see Jesch 2001a, 144, 158; Steinn Óldr 13/2). See also the description in Encomium Emmae Reginae of Sveinn tjúguskegg’s fleet setting out to conquer England (Campbell 1998, 4, 4, pp. 12-13): Sed quid nunc tibi latera carinarum memorem, non modo ornatitiis depicta coloribus, uerum etiam aureis argenteisque aspera signis ‘But why should I now dwell upon the sides of the ships, which were not only painted with ornate colours, but were covered with gold and silver figures’.
steini ‘with colour’
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steinn (noun m.; °steins; steinar): stone, colour
notes
[6] fagrdrifin steini ‘beautifully covered with colour’: Ships could be adorned with painted pictures (see Jesch 2001a, 144, 158; Steinn Óldr 13/2). See also the description in Encomium Emmae Reginae of Sveinn tjúguskegg’s fleet setting out to conquer England (Campbell 1998, 4, 4, pp. 12-13): Sed quid nunc tibi latera carinarum memorem, non modo ornatitiis depicta coloribus, uerum etiam aureis argenteisque aspera signis ‘But why should I now dwell upon the sides of the ships, which were not only painted with ornate colours, but were covered with gold and silver figures’.
glæsi ‘splendid’
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glæsa (verb): adorn < glæsidýr (noun n.): [splendid beasts]
[7] glæsidýr: ‘glæsibyr’ Flat, ‘glæ dyrð’ 39, ‘gloar dyrð’ F
kennings
gullmunnuð glæsidýr lauks‘the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast ’
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the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast → SHIPS
dýr ‘beasts’
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1. dýr (noun n.; °-s (spec.: dyʀiɴs KonrA 66⁴, etc., cf. Seip 1955 188-189); -): animal < glæsidýr (noun n.): [splendid beasts]
[7] glæsidýr: ‘glæsibyr’ Flat, ‘glæ dyrð’ 39, ‘gloar dyrð’ F
kennings
gullmunnuð glæsidýr lauks‘the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast ’
= SHIPS
the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast → SHIPS
s ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
gull ‘the gold’
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gull (noun n.): gold < gullmunnaðr (adj./verb p.p.)
kennings
gullmunnuð glæsidýr lauks‘the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast ’
= SHIPS
the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast → SHIPS
notes
[8] gullmunnuð ‘gold-mouthed’: Refers to golden animal heads used as stem ornaments (see Notes to Valg Har 10/5, 11/4 and Gísl Magnkv 16/5).
munnuð ‘mouthed’
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-munnaðr (adj./verb p.p.): [mouthed] < gullmunnaðr (adj./verb p.p.)
[8] ‑munnuð: ‑munnuðr Flat, 39, F, ‑munni Hr
kennings
gullmunnuð glæsidýr lauks‘the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast ’
= SHIPS
the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast → SHIPS
notes
[8] gullmunnuð ‘gold-mouthed’: Refers to golden animal heads used as stem ornaments (see Notes to Valg Har 10/5, 11/4 and Gísl Magnkv 16/5).
rýðr ‘reddens’
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rjóða (verb): to redden
[8] rýðr: fyrir with a word erased before it Flat, ríðr FskBˣ, Kˣ
sunnan ‘from the south’
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sunnan (adv.): (from the) south
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Fœrir reiðr, sás rauða |
The enraged Haraldr, who frequently raises the red shield-rim off the shores, steers the broad draught-animals of the ship-board [SHIPS] from the north onto Buðli’s <sea-king’s> trails [SEA]. And the gold-mouthed splendid beasts of the mast [SHIPS] of Sveinn, who reddens spears, advance from the south across the sea, beautifully covered with colour.
As st. 3 above.
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