Þjóð Har 2I
R. D. Fulk (ed.) 2012, ‘Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, Poem about Haraldr hárfagri 2’ 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. 61.
Nam ‘acquired’
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1. nema (verb): to take
minnigr ‘The one with a good memory’
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minnigr (adj.; °compar. minngari, superl. -astr/minngastr): mindful
notes
[1] minnigr ‘the one with a good memory’: This is understood as a substantival adj., and the reference may be to the virtuous circle in which the ruler is mindful of his duty of generosity, remembering and rewarding loyal service, and in turn receives good advice. Finnur Jónsson (Skj A) suggests instead that the word may be an error for mildingr ‘generous ruler’.
marga ‘much’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
speki ‘wisdom’
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speki (noun f.; °-): wisdom
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
gǫmlum ‘old’
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gamall (adj.; °gamlan; compar. & superl. ellri adj.): old
mǫnnum ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
sás ‘who’
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sás (conj.): the one who
goll ‘gold’
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gull (noun n.): gold
miðlaði ‘shared out’
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miðla (verb): mediate, share out
Vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
ástúðigr ‘beloved’
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ástúðigr (adj.; °superl. -astr): [loving, beloved]
ǫllu ‘of all’
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allr (adj.): all
folki ‘people’
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folk (noun n.): people
Upplanda ‘of Opplandene’
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Upplǫnd (noun n.): Opplandene
kennings
Gramr Upplanda‘The ruler of Opplandene ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr
The ruler of Opplandene → NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr
notes
[7] Upplanda ‘of Opplandene’: The mountainous region that lies between Fjordane and Hedmark.
gramr ‘The ruler’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
kennings
Gramr Upplanda‘The ruler of Opplandene ’
= NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr
The ruler of Opplandene → NORWEGIAN KING = Haraldr
af ‘for’
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af (prep.): from
ǫr ‘’
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ǫr- ((prefix)): eager[?] < 1. ǫrleikr (noun m.): munificence
leik ‘munificence’
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1. leikr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar): sport, play < 1. ǫrleikr (noun m.): munificence
sínum ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
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