Þfagr Sveinn 7II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson 7’ 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. 319.
Bauð ‘told’
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bjóða (verb; °býðr; bauð, buðu; boðinn (buð- Thom¹ 5²n.)): offer, order, invite
sás ‘who’
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sás (conj.): the one who
beztrar ‘at the luckiest’
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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. góðr adj.): better, best
borinn ‘born’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
varð ‘was’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
notes
[2] und miðgarði ‘on earth’: Lit. ‘within the middle enclosure’. The prep. und usually denotes a spatial relation ‘under’, either in the sense ‘beneath’ or ‘next to something that towers above’ (see Fritzner: und; LP: und). The phrase und miðgarði ‘within the middle enclosure’ is used regularly in both prose and poetry for ‘on earth’ (see Fritzner: miðgarðr 3; LP: Miðgarðr). Miðgarðr was the mythical stronghold built for men, protecting them from the giants. The use of und ‘beneath’ in this context must have originated in the idea that people lived next to the towering rampart which enclosed Miðgarðr.
mið ‘earth’
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mið- ((prefix)): [earth] < miðgarðr (noun m.): Miðgarðr
notes
[2] und miðgarði ‘on earth’: Lit. ‘within the middle enclosure’. The prep. und usually denotes a spatial relation ‘under’, either in the sense ‘beneath’ or ‘next to something that towers above’ (see Fritzner: und; LP: und). The phrase und miðgarði ‘within the middle enclosure’ is used regularly in both prose and poetry for ‘on earth’ (see Fritzner: miðgarðr 3; LP: Miðgarðr). Miðgarðr was the mythical stronghold built for men, protecting them from the giants. The use of und ‘beneath’ in this context must have originated in the idea that people lived next to the towering rampart which enclosed Miðgarðr.
garði ‘’
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garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard < miðgarðr (noun m.): Miðgarðr
[2] ‑garði: garð FskAˣ
notes
[2] und miðgarði ‘on earth’: Lit. ‘within the middle enclosure’. The prep. und usually denotes a spatial relation ‘under’, either in the sense ‘beneath’ or ‘next to something that towers above’ (see Fritzner: und; LP: und). The phrase und miðgarði ‘within the middle enclosure’ is used regularly in both prose and poetry for ‘on earth’ (see Fritzner: miðgarðr 3; LP: Miðgarðr). Miðgarðr was the mythical stronghold built for men, protecting them from the giants. The use of und ‘beneath’ in this context must have originated in the idea that people lived next to the towering rampart which enclosed Miðgarðr.
ríkri ‘the powerful’
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ríkr (adj.): mighty, powerful, rich
þjóð ‘people’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
randir ‘shield-rims’
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rǫnd (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; rendr/randir): shield, shield-rim
Sveinn ‘Sveinn’
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
á ‘a’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
landi ‘shore’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land
Þó ‘Yet’
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þó (adv.): though
lézk ‘said’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
heldr ‘’
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heldr (adv.): rather
ef ‘if’
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3. ef (conj.): if
[5] ef: so H, Hr, FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ, at Mork, Flat
hvatráðr ‘the quick-witted’
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hvatráðr (adj.): quick-witted, resourceful
láði ‘land’
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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
byrjar ‘of fair wind’
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byrr (noun m.; °-jar/-s; -ir, acc. -i/-u(SigrVal 188¹³)): favourable wind
[7] byrjar: byrja 39
kennings
Val byrjar,‘the Valr of fair wind, ’
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the Valr of fair wind, → SHIP
Val ‘the Valr’
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Valr (noun m.; °; -ir): Valr, ?horse
kennings
Val byrjar,‘the Valr of fair wind, ’
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the Valr of fair wind, → SHIP
notes
[7] Val ‘the Valr <horse>’: See Note to Arn Hryn 19/4.
berjask ‘to fight’
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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight
bil ‘hesitation’
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bil (noun n.): delay < bilstyggr (adj.)
notes
[8] bilstyggr (m. nom. sg.) ‘hesitation-shy’: Biltrauðr ‘hesitation-reluctant’ (so Fsk) is equally possible, but the ms. witnesses show that it is secondary.
notes
[8] bilstyggr (m. nom. sg.) ‘hesitation-shy’: Biltrauðr ‘hesitation-reluctant’ (so Fsk) is equally possible, but the ms. witnesses show that it is secondary.
Haraldr ‘Haraldr’
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Haraldr (noun m.): Haraldr
vilja ‘he preferred’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
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On his way north after having laid waste to Hedeby, Haraldr encountered Sveinn. Sveinn dared Haraldr to fight him on land, but Haraldr refused and challenged Sveinn to a naval battle.
Mork and Flat attribute the st. to Þjóðólfr (Arnórsson; ÞjóðA).
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