Þhorn Harkv 10I
R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Þorbjǫrn hornklofi, Haraldskvæði (Hrafnsmál) 10’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 105.
Leiddisk ‘grew tired’
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2. leiða (verb; -dd): lead; (-sk) grow tired
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[1] leiddisk þá fyr Lúfu ‘grew tired then ... against Lúfa (“Shaggy-locks”) [Haraldr]’: A stanza with this same first line (Þjóð Har 4) is attributed to Þjóðólfr ór Hvini in Flat (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). Sueti (1884, 17) argues that it is this similarity that led to the attribution of sts 7-11 to Þjóðólfr in Fsk and Flat. On the nickname Lúfa ‘Shaggy-locks’, which here functions like a pers. n., see biography of Haraldr in ‘Ruler biographies’, in Introduction to this volume.
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
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[1] leiddisk þá fyr Lúfu ‘grew tired then ... against Lúfa (“Shaggy-locks”) [Haraldr]’: A stanza with this same first line (Þjóð Har 4) is attributed to Þjóðólfr ór Hvini in Flat (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). Sueti (1884, 17) argues that it is this similarity that led to the attribution of sts 7-11 to Þjóðólfr in Fsk and Flat. On the nickname Lúfa ‘Shaggy-locks’, which here functions like a pers. n., see biography of Haraldr in ‘Ruler biographies’, in Introduction to this volume.
fyr ‘against’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
notes
[1] leiddisk þá fyr Lúfu ‘grew tired then ... against Lúfa (“Shaggy-locks”) [Haraldr]’: A stanza with this same first line (Þjóð Har 4) is attributed to Þjóðólfr ór Hvini in Flat (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). Sueti (1884, 17) argues that it is this similarity that led to the attribution of sts 7-11 to Þjóðólfr in Fsk and Flat. On the nickname Lúfa ‘Shaggy-locks’, which here functions like a pers. n., see biography of Haraldr in ‘Ruler biographies’, in Introduction to this volume.
Lúfu ‘Lúfa (‘Shaggy-locks’) [Haraldr]’
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lúfa (noun f.; °-u): shaggy-locks
notes
[1] leiddisk þá fyr Lúfu ‘grew tired then ... against Lúfa (“Shaggy-locks”) [Haraldr]’: A stanza with this same first line (Þjóð Har 4) is attributed to Þjóðólfr ór Hvini in Flat (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). Sueti (1884, 17) argues that it is this similarity that led to the attribution of sts 7-11 to Þjóðólfr in Fsk and Flat. On the nickname Lúfa ‘Shaggy-locks’, which here functions like a pers. n., see biography of Haraldr in ‘Ruler biographies’, in Introduction to this volume.
at ‘’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
landi ‘’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land
at ‘of’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
halda ‘holding’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
hilmi ‘prince [Kjǫtvi]’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
inum ‘The’
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2. inn (art.): the
halsdigra ‘fat-necked’
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halsdigr (adj.): [fat-necked]
holm ‘an islet’
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holmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): island, islet
notes
[4] lét holm at skjaldi sér ‘he let an islet be a shield to himself’: This could mean that Kjǫtvi fled onto an islet (so Munch and Unger 1847, 137; Nygaard 1875, 317; Uppström 1919, 41; Larsen 1943-6, II, 315) or that he fled behind one (so Herbert 1804, 36; Lindquist 1929, 5; Hollander 1964a, 75). Snorri’s interpretation is the former (see Context above), but it seems questionable, since seeking a place to fight out the contest on land would not make Kjǫtvi appear cowardly, though that seems to be the intent of the line. Indeed, Du Méril (1839, 159 n. 2) remarks in a related context that combats waged on an island were bloodier, since flight was easier at sea. In Flat, however, before Þjóð Har 4, it is said that Kjǫtvi got away onto an islet, so that he could not be captured (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). As for skjaldi (dat. sg.) ‘shield’, this is apparently an old analogical variant for the usual skildi (as in Flat and the Fsk mss; see Finnur Jónsson 1901, 56 and 1912, 42). The form is also found on the Rök stone (Run Ög136VI), from the first half of the C9th.
létu ‘’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
notes
[4] lét holm at skjaldi sér ‘he let an islet be a shield to himself’: This could mean that Kjǫtvi fled onto an islet (so Munch and Unger 1847, 137; Nygaard 1875, 317; Uppström 1919, 41; Larsen 1943-6, II, 315) or that he fled behind one (so Herbert 1804, 36; Lindquist 1929, 5; Hollander 1964a, 75). Snorri’s interpretation is the former (see Context above), but it seems questionable, since seeking a place to fight out the contest on land would not make Kjǫtvi appear cowardly, though that seems to be the intent of the line. Indeed, Du Méril (1839, 159 n. 2) remarks in a related context that combats waged on an island were bloodier, since flight was easier at sea. In Flat, however, before Þjóð Har 4, it is said that Kjǫtvi got away onto an islet, so that he could not be captured (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). As for skjaldi (dat. sg.) ‘shield’, this is apparently an old analogical variant for the usual skildi (as in Flat and the Fsk mss; see Finnur Jónsson 1901, 56 and 1912, 42). The form is also found on the Rök stone (Run Ög136VI), from the first half of the C9th.
sér ‘to himself’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
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[4] lét holm at skjaldi sér ‘he let an islet be a shield to himself’: This could mean that Kjǫtvi fled onto an islet (so Munch and Unger 1847, 137; Nygaard 1875, 317; Uppström 1919, 41; Larsen 1943-6, II, 315) or that he fled behind one (so Herbert 1804, 36; Lindquist 1929, 5; Hollander 1964a, 75). Snorri’s interpretation is the former (see Context above), but it seems questionable, since seeking a place to fight out the contest on land would not make Kjǫtvi appear cowardly, though that seems to be the intent of the line. Indeed, Du Méril (1839, 159 n. 2) remarks in a related context that combats waged on an island were bloodier, since flight was easier at sea. In Flat, however, before Þjóð Har 4, it is said that Kjǫtvi got away onto an islet, so that he could not be captured (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). As for skjaldi (dat. sg.) ‘shield’, this is apparently an old analogical variant for the usual skildi (as in Flat and the Fsk mss; see Finnur Jónsson 1901, 56 and 1912, 42). The form is also found on the Rök stone (Run Ög136VI), from the first half of the C9th.
notes
[4] lét holm at skjaldi sér ‘he let an islet be a shield to himself’: This could mean that Kjǫtvi fled onto an islet (so Munch and Unger 1847, 137; Nygaard 1875, 317; Uppström 1919, 41; Larsen 1943-6, II, 315) or that he fled behind one (so Herbert 1804, 36; Lindquist 1929, 5; Hollander 1964a, 75). Snorri’s interpretation is the former (see Context above), but it seems questionable, since seeking a place to fight out the contest on land would not make Kjǫtvi appear cowardly, though that seems to be the intent of the line. Indeed, Du Méril (1839, 159 n. 2) remarks in a related context that combats waged on an island were bloodier, since flight was easier at sea. In Flat, however, before Þjóð Har 4, it is said that Kjǫtvi got away onto an islet, so that he could not be captured (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). As for skjaldi (dat. sg.) ‘shield’, this is apparently an old analogical variant for the usual skildi (as in Flat and the Fsk mss; see Finnur Jónsson 1901, 56 and 1912, 42). The form is also found on the Rök stone (Run Ög136VI), from the first half of the C9th.
skildi ‘’
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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield
skjaldi ‘a shield’
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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield
[4] skjaldi: skildi 51ˣ, FskBˣ, 302ˣ, FskAˣ, 52ˣ, 301ˣ, Flat
notes
[4] lét holm at skjaldi sér ‘he let an islet be a shield to himself’: This could mean that Kjǫtvi fled onto an islet (so Munch and Unger 1847, 137; Nygaard 1875, 317; Uppström 1919, 41; Larsen 1943-6, II, 315) or that he fled behind one (so Herbert 1804, 36; Lindquist 1929, 5; Hollander 1964a, 75). Snorri’s interpretation is the former (see Context above), but it seems questionable, since seeking a place to fight out the contest on land would not make Kjǫtvi appear cowardly, though that seems to be the intent of the line. Indeed, Du Méril (1839, 159 n. 2) remarks in a related context that combats waged on an island were bloodier, since flight was easier at sea. In Flat, however, before Þjóð Har 4, it is said that Kjǫtvi got away onto an islet, so that he could not be captured (Flat 1860-8, I, 574). As for skjaldi (dat. sg.) ‘shield’, this is apparently an old analogical variant for the usual skildi (as in Flat and the Fsk mss; see Finnur Jónsson 1901, 56 and 1912, 42). The form is also found on the Rök stone (Run Ög136VI), from the first half of the C9th.
Slógusk ‘They threw themselves’
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2. slá (verb): strike, cut
um ‘’
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1. um (prep.): about, around < umþilja (noun f.)
sess ‘the bench’
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1. sess (noun m.; °-, dat -/-i;n dat. -um): seat, throne < sessþilja (noun f.)
[5] und sess‑: sess um Flat
es ‘those who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
sárir ‘wounded’
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sárr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): sore, painful; wounded
vôru ‘were’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
létu ‘they let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
stælu ‘’
stjǫlu ‘their rumps’
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stjǫlr (noun m.; °dat. -): [their rumps]
[7] stjǫlu: stælu J1ˣ, J2ˣ
standa ‘’
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standa (verb): stand
stúfa ‘’
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stúfi (noun m.; °-a): °træstub; penis, lem
stungu ‘they plunged’
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stinga (verb): stab, poke
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
kjǫl ‘the bilge’
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kjǫlr (noun m.; °kjalar, dat. kili; kjǫlir): keel, ship
hǫfðum ‘their heads’
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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head
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As for st. 7. The Hkr prose preceding sts 7-11 portrays the flight of Haraldr’s enemies at the close of the battle of Hafrsfjǫrðr: Þá flýði Kjǫtvi konungr ok í hólma nǫkkurn, þar er vígi var mikit ‘Then Kjǫtvi went away and onto a certain islet, where there was a large stronghold’.
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