ÞjóðA Sex 21II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Sexstefja 21’ 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, pp. 135-6.
Tók ‘took’
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2. taka (verb): take
Holmbúa ‘of the Island-dwellers’
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Holmbúi (noun m.)
kennings
Hneykir Holmbúa‘The confounder of the Island-dwellers ’
= Haraldr
The confounder of the Island-dwellers → Haraldr
notes
[1] Holmbúa ‘of the Island-dwellers’: A holmr m. is a small island, but the reference of this expression is ambiguous. Finnur Jónsson suggested the inhabitants of the islands off Rogaland (Hkr 1893-1901, IV and LP), while others including the eds of Hkr (ÍF 28 and 1991) favoured the Eydanir, the Danes of Sjælland, Falster, Fyn, and many smaller islands. The implication may be that Haraldr is no less zealous in subduing rebellion within Norway as he was in the Dan. territories; cf. Arn Hardr 6.
hneykir ‘The confounder’
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hneykir (noun m.): confounder
[1] hneykir: hnekkir F, hnekkir twice Mork
kennings
Hneykir Holmbúa‘The confounder of the Island-dwellers ’
= Haraldr
The confounder of the Island-dwellers → Haraldr
harðan ‘a hard’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
taum ‘rein’
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taumr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): reins
við ‘against’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
Rauma ‘the Raumar’
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2. Raumar (noun m.; °-s; -ar): the Raumar
notes
[2] Rauma ‘the Raumar’: The people of Romerike (Raumaríki), north-east of Oslofjorden.
hykk ‘I think’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
notes
[3] hykk; frœkna ‘I think; of the bold’: The reading of the Fsk mss, Mork and H, frægsta ‘most famous’ would also fit well, and would form a skothending with the verb, provided the form was read as hygg’k, as in Andersson and Gade 2000, 216.
fast ‘strongly’
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fastr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): firm, fast
ins ‘of the’
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2. inn (art.): the
frœkna ‘bold’
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frœkinn (adj.; °compar. frøknari, superl. frøknastr): bold
[3] frœkna: frægsta FskBˣ, FskAˣ, Mork, H, fegrsta E, fræga Flat, ‘fregrsta’ Hr
notes
[3] hykk; frœkna ‘I think; of the bold’: The reading of the Fsk mss, Mork and H, frægsta ‘most famous’ would also fit well, and would form a skothending with the verb, provided the form was read as hygg’k, as in Andersson and Gade 2000, 216.
Haralds ‘Haraldr’
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Haraldr (noun m.): Haraldr
gingu ‘advanced’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
[4] gingu: ‘g[...]g[...]’ Mork
Eldr ‘Fire’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
at ‘in’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
gramr ‘the king’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
réð ‘had his way’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
[6] réð: om. E, ‘r[...]ð’ Mork
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
hár ‘the towering’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
kennings
hár hrótgarmr‘the towering roof-hound ’
= FIRE
the towering roof-hound → FIRE
í ‘into’
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hóf ‘moderation’
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2. hóf (noun n.; °-s; gen. -a): moderation, reason
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
fœra ‘bring’
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2. fœra (verb): bring
hrót ‘roof’
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hrót (noun n.): roof < hrótgarmr (noun m.)
[8] hrót‑: so 39, F, E, hrot‑ Kˣ, FskBˣ, J2ˣ, FskAˣ, Mork, Flat, H, ‘hrott‑’ Hr
kennings
hár hrótgarmr‘the towering roof-hound ’
= FIRE
the towering roof-hound → FIRE
notes
[8] hrótgarmr ‘the roof-hound [FIRE]’: Hrót n. occurs in poetry with the sense ‘roof, thatch’ (LP), and garmr is a favoured base-word in fire-kennings presenting an image of flame as a hound or wolf attacking buildings or trees (LP: garmr; Meissner 101). Garmr is also the name of the hound whose howling presages ragnarǫk ‘the doom of the gods’ (Vsp 44 etc.).
kennings
hár hrótgarmr‘the towering roof-hound ’
= FIRE
the towering roof-hound → FIRE
notes
[8] hrótgarmr ‘the roof-hound [FIRE]’: Hrót n. occurs in poetry with the sense ‘roof, thatch’ (LP), and garmr is a favoured base-word in fire-kennings presenting an image of flame as a hound or wolf attacking buildings or trees (LP: garmr; Meissner 101). Garmr is also the name of the hound whose howling presages ragnarǫk ‘the doom of the gods’ (Vsp 44 etc.).
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
arma ‘the wretched’
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2. armr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): wretched
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In Hkr, after the battle at the Nissan (Niz), Haraldr ravages Romerike (Raumaríki) because the people had withheld taxes and supported his enemies; this st. appears first in the Hkr account. In Fsk, Mork and H-Hr the st. follows 19, with a brief note that Haraldr burned the settlements of Romerike.
Mork has l. 1 in the main text and ll. 1-8 in the lower margin in the same hand.
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