Þhorn Harkv 19I
R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Þorbjǫrn hornklofi, Haraldskvæði (Hrafnsmál) 19’ 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. 113.
Á ‘from’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
georðum ‘’
sér ‘One sees’
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2. sjá (verb): see
þeira ‘their’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
á ‘from’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
gollbaugum ‘their gold rings’
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gullbaugr (noun m.): [their gold rings]
at ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
þeir ‘they’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
eru ‘are’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
í ‘on’
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í (prep.): in, into
kunnleikum ‘friendly terms’
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kunnleikr (noun m.): [friendly terms]
við ‘with’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
konung ‘the king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
óskjǫldum ‘’
skjǫldum ‘’
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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield
feldum ‘cloaks’
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feldr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i; -ir): cloak
[4] feldum: ‘Oskioldum’ FskAˣ, 52ˣ, ok skjǫldum 301ˣ
ráða ‘possess’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
þeir ‘they’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
rauðum ‘red’
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rauðr (adj.; °compar. -ari): red
ok ‘’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
vðum ‘’
fôðum ‘painted’
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3. fá (verb; °præt. part. fáðr): paint
[5] fôðum rǫndum: vðum rǫndum 51ˣ, FskBˣ, 302ˣ, ok vel fagrrenduðum FskAˣ, 52ˣ, 301ˣ
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[5] fôðum rǫndum ‘painted shields’: This is the emended reading proposed by von Friesen (1902, 69-71) and Kock (NN) on the basis of the FskB transcripts. It provides the necessary alliteration and good sense. Skj B, in accordance with the FskA transcripts, reads ok vel fagrrenduðum ‘and most beautifully striped’, in reference to the cloaks, as do Möbius (1860) and Fsk 1902-3 (the latter without ok).
fagrrenduðum ‘’
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fagrrendaðr (adj.)
vel ‘’
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vel (adv.): well, very
rǫndum ‘shields’
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rǫnd (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; rendr/randir): shield, shield-rim
[5] fôðum rǫndum: vðum rǫndum 51ˣ, FskBˣ, 302ˣ, ok vel fagrrenduðum FskAˣ, 52ˣ, 301ˣ
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[5] fôðum rǫndum ‘painted shields’: This is the emended reading proposed by von Friesen (1902, 69-71) and Kock (NN) on the basis of the FskB transcripts. It provides the necessary alliteration and good sense. Skj B, in accordance with the FskA transcripts, reads ok vel fagrrenduðum ‘and most beautifully striped’, in reference to the cloaks, as do Möbius (1860) and Fsk 1902-3 (the latter without ok).
sverðum ‘swords’
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sverð (noun n.; °-s; -): sword
silfrvǫfðum ‘wrapped with silver [wires]’
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silfrvafiðr (adj./verb p.p.): wrapped with silver wires
serkjum ‘mail-shirts’
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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt
hringofnum ‘woven with rings’
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hringofinn (adj./verb p.p.): woven with rings
gyltum ‘gilded’
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1. gylla (verb): gild
an ‘’
ann ‘’
and ‘sword’
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andr (noun m.; °; andrar): ski < andfetill (noun m.)
[8] and‑: ann‑ 51ˣ, 302ˣ, FskAˣ, 52ˣ, 301ˣ, an‑ FskBˣ
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
grœnum ‘’
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2. grœnn (adj.; °superl. grǿnastr/grǿnstr): green
grǫfnum ‘engraved’
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grafa (verb): to dig, earth, bury
[9] grǫfnum: so FskAˣ, 52ˣ, 301ˣ, grœnum 51ˣ, FskBˣ, 302ˣ
hjǫlmum ‘helmets’
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet
hringum ‘rings’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
es ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
þeim ‘for them’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
Haraldr ‘Haraldr’
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Haraldr (noun m.): Haraldr
valði ‘chose’
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velja (verb): choose
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The raven replies. — [4-11]: Here the metre changes from ljóðaháttr to málaháttr.
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