Þfagr Sveinn 9II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Þorleikr fagri, Flokkr about Sveinn Úlfsson 9’ 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. 321.
Sætt ‘settlement’
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sætt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): settlement
buðu ‘offered’
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bjóða (verb; °býðr; bauð, buðu; boðinn (buð- Thom¹ 5²n.)): offer, order, invite
kennings
dróttni seggja‘the lord of men ’
= KING = Sveinn
the lord of men → KING = Sveinn
dróttni ‘the lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
dróttni seggja‘the lord of men ’
= KING = Sveinn
the lord of men → KING = Sveinn
siklings ‘The leader’s’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
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[2] vinir siklings ‘the leader’s friends’: These were Haraldr’s men.
vinir ‘friends’
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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend
[2] vinir: ‘vin[…]’ 39
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[2] vinir siklings ‘the leader’s friends’: These were Haraldr’s men.
svǫfðu ‘checked’
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svefja (verb): lull to sleep, soothe
[3] svǫfðu: ‘savfdv’ Hr, ‘snofðu’ FskBˣ, svæfðu FskAˣ, 39, F
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[3] svǫfðu (3rd pers. pl. pret. indic.) ‘checked’: Both svefja ‘check, calm’ and svæfa ‘check, calm’ (svæfðu 3rd pers. pl. pret. indic.; so FsAˣ, 39, F) are possible in the present context, but the ms. witnesses show that the latter (svæfðu) is secondary.
hǫfðu ‘had’
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hafa (verb): have
hugstinnir ‘the fierce-hearted ones’
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hugstinnr (adj.): fierce-hearted
lið ‘force’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
minna ‘a lesser’
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3. minni (adj. comp.; °superl. minnstr): less, least
Ok ‘And’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
snarráðir ‘the quick-witted’
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snarráðr (adj.): swift-counselled, resolute
[5] snarráðir: ‘suaradir’ Flat
síðan ‘then’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
sókn ‘the attack’
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sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight
[6] sókn es (‘socn er’): ‘sokner’ FskBˣ, FskAˣ
es ‘when’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[6] sókn es (‘socn er’): ‘sokner’ FskBˣ, FskAˣ
tókusk ‘they began to exchange’
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2. taka (verb): take
ǫnd ‘life’
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2. ǫnd (noun f.; °andar, dat. ǫnd/ǫndu; andir): soul, breath
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
ýta ‘of men’
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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher
kindum ‘to the progeny’
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kind (noun f.; °-ar; -r): offspring, race
[7] kindum: ‘k[…]’ 39
ófǫl ‘precious’
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ófalr (adj.): not-for-sale, precious
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[8] ófǫl ‘precious’: Lit. ‘not for sale’.
búendr ‘farmers’
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búandi (noun m.; °-a; búendr (bøendr var. ÓH 47¹²: AM 325 VII 4° 325 VII), dat. búǫndum/búandum/búendum): farmer, resident
[8] búendr: bœndr FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Kˣ, 39, J2ˣ
dvǫlðu ‘prevented’
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dvelja (verb; °dvalði; dvalðr/dvalinn (præs. sg. 3. pers. dvel [$1138$], [$1140$])): delay, stay, dwell
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After Haraldr’s escape, Sveinn encountered seven ships from Viken with Norw. farmers and soldiers. The Norwegians offered payment in return for quarter, which Sveinn granted them.
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