Þfagr Sveinn 8II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson 8’ 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. 320.
of ‘’
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4. of (particle): (before verb)
[1] of frák hvé: frák hvé Hr, frá hitt hví FskBˣ, opt frák hvé FskAˣ
frák ‘I heard’
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1. fregna (verb): hear of
[1] of frák hvé: frák hvé Hr, frá hitt hví FskBˣ, opt frák hvé FskAˣ
hvé ‘how’
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hvé (conj.): how
[1] of frák hvé: frák hvé Hr, frá hitt hví FskBˣ, opt frák hvé FskAˣ
elti ‘pursued’
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2. elta (verb; °-lt-): chase
aust ‘the’
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2. austr (noun n.; °-s): the east < austmaðr (noun m.): easterner
[2] aust‑: austr‑ 39, F, E
notes
[2] austmenn ‘Norwegians’: Lit. ‘east-men’. In Iceland and the Orkneys, the term austmaðr was used to designate a Norwegian.
menn ‘Norwegians’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person < austmaðr (noun m.): easterner
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[2] austmenn ‘Norwegians’: Lit. ‘east-men’. In Iceland and the Orkneys, the term austmaðr was used to designate a Norwegian.
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
veg ‘the path’
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1. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-; -ar/-ir, gen. -a/-na, acc. -a/-i/-u): way, path, side
kennings
veg flausta,‘the path of ships, ’
= SEA
the path of ships, → SEA
flausta ‘of ships’
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flaust (noun n.): ship
kennings
veg flausta,‘the path of ships, ’
= SEA
the path of ships, → SEA
Sveinn ‘Sveinn’
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2. Sveinn (noun m.): Sveinn
siklingr ‘prince’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
[3] siklingr: ǫðlingr Flat, ‘siglingr’ Hr
annarr ‘the other’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
[3] annarr: undan annarr Hr
snar ‘quick’
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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold < snarlundaðr (adj./verb p.p.)
[4] snar‑: ǫr‑ Flat
lundaðr ‘tempered’
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lundaðr (adj./verb p.p.): minded < snarlundaðr (adj./verb p.p.)
helt ‘steered’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
undan ‘away’
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undan (adv.): away, away from
Fengr ‘the loot’
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fengr (noun m.; °-jar/-s, dat. -/-i): loot
Þrœnda ‘of the Þrœndir’
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Þrœndr (noun m.; °; þrǿndir/þrǿndr): people from Tröndelag
kennings
þengils Þrœnda‘of the lord of the Þrœndir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr
the lord of the Þrœndir → NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr
þengils ‘of the lord’
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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler
kennings
þengils Þrœnda‘of the lord of the Þrœndir ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr
the lord of the Þrœndir → NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr
þeir ‘they’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
léttu ‘emptied’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
[6] léttu: létu Flat, H, Hr, Kˣ, 39, F, E, J2ˣ
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[6] léttu (3rd pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘emptied’: The Hkr mss, Flat, H and Hr all have létu (3rd pers. pl. pret. indic. of láta) ‘lost’ for léttu ‘emptied, lightened’: þeir létu fleiri skip ‘they lost more ships’ (so Skj B; Skald; ÍF 28; ÍF 29). However, the ms. witnesses indicate that this reading is secondary. Furthermore, it is not said that any ships perished during this encounter, and all the prose texts contain the verb létta ‘empty, lighten’: þá bað hann sína menn létta skipin ‘then he [Haraldr] told his men to empty the ships’ (ÍF 28, 117; so also ÍF 29, 259; Mork 1928-32, 167; Flat 1860-8, III, 342; Fms 6, 263).
skip ‘ships’
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skip (noun n.; °-s; -): ship
fleiri ‘more’
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
allr ‘All’
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allr (adj.): all
éli ‘the hail’
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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm
Jótlands ‘Kattegat’
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Jótland (noun n.): Jutland, Jylland < Jótlandshaf (noun n.)
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[8] Jótlandshafi ‘Kattegat’: The sea between Jylland, Denmark, and the western coast of Sweden.
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[8] Jótlandshafi ‘Kattegat’: The sea between Jylland, Denmark, and the western coast of Sweden.
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Haraldr sailed from Denmark to Norway with Sveinn Úlfsson in hot pursuit. Sveinn gained on Haraldr, and Haraldr threw spoils and captives overboard. When the Danes stopped to retrieve the booty, Haraldr got away.
For this ruse, see Note to Grani Har 1/2.
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