ÞjóðA Lv 9II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Lausavísur 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, pp. 173-4.
Ǫld ‘men’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
es ‘have’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[1] es (‘er’): om. 39, H, var E, Flat
sús ‘those who’
[1] sús (‘su er’): sú J2ˣ, Mork
jarli ‘jarl’
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jarl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): poet, earl
skyldi ‘should have’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
[1] skyldi: vildi Mork, H, om. Hr
ógn ‘to the battle’
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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle < ógnteitr (adj.)
teitum ‘joyous’
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teitr (adj.): cheerful, glad < ógnteitr (adj.)
[2] ‑teitum: ‘tieittum’ Flat
lið ‘support’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
veita ‘given’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
olli ‘caused’
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valda (verb): cause
því ‘that’
[3] því: þar 39, styr Mork
stillir ‘ruler’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
Steinkels ‘Steinkell’s’
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Steinkell (noun m.): Steinkell
gefin ‘been handed over’
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gefa (verb): give
helju ‘to death’s realm’
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1. hel (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju): death, Hel, hell
[4] helju (‘hælio’): ‘elio’ 39
notes
[4] helju ‘death’s realm’: Cf. Note to ÞjóðA Sex 16/8 and Valg Har 8/6.
En ‘But’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
afls ‘of support’
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2. afl (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength
[6] afls: alfs E, afl‑ Mork, Flat, H, alf Hr
vôn ‘the expectation’
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ván (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): hope, expectation
þaðan ‘from there’
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þaðan (adv.): from there
hônum ‘for him’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
lét ‘effected’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
Hôkon ‘Hákon’
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Hákon (noun m.): Hákon
hǫrfa ‘a retreat’
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hǫrfa (verb): [a retreat]
notes
[8] hvat ‘whatever’: The interpretation here follows Andersson and Gade. Hvat is slightly elliptical, lacking a rel. particle (e)s. Previous eds read hvatt and take it with the previous cl., hence Hkon lét hǫrfa fyrir hvatt ‘Hákon effected a retreat swiftly’, but this virtually amounts to an emendation since only Flat reads hvatt, and all other mss but one have hvat.
hinns ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
þat ‘on it’
[8] þat: þar E, om. H, Hr
notes
[8] fegrir ‘puts a gloss on it’: Fegra is the causative verb from fagr ‘beautiful’, hence the informant literally ‘beautifies’ the narrative of the retreat.
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Ǫld es, sús jarli skyldi |
Steinkell’s men have been handed over to death’s realm, those who should have given support to the battle-joyous jarl; the mighty ruler [Haraldr] caused that. But, because the expectation of support from there turned out badly for him, Hákon effected a retreat, whatever anyone says who puts a gloss on it.
Hákon jarl Ívarsson, commissioned by King Steinkell to defend Götaland (Gautland) against Haraldr’s attacks, fights well along with his Dan. forces, but their standard is captured and they are forced to flee.
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