Busla Busl 7VIII (Bós 7)
Wilhelm Heizmann (ed.) 2017, ‘Bósa saga 7 (Busla, Buslubæn 7)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 33.
Sé ‘May it be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
þér ‘for you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
hvílu ‘your bed’
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1. hvíla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): bed
sem ‘as if’
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sem (conj.): as, which
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
hálm ‘straw’
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halmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-): straw < halmeldr (noun m.)
[2] hálm‑: strá 340ˣ
eldi ‘burning’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire < halmeldr (noun m.)
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
í ‘on’
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í (prep.): in, into
hásæti ‘your high-seat’
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hásæti (noun n.): high-seat
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[3] hásæti ‘your high-seat’: The raised seat of the prince in the hall. It is comparable to OE heahsetl and OHG hohsedal. The term ǫndvegi or ǫndugi is limited exclusively to Old Norse and above all to the Íslendingasögur (cf. Beck 2000).
sem ‘like’
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sem (conj.): as, which
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
haf ‘sea’
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hafa (verb): have < hafbára (noun f.)
báru ‘a churning’
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1. bára (noun f.; °-u; -ur): wave < hafbára (noun f.)
Þó ‘Yet’
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þó (adv.): though
skal ‘may it be’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
þér ‘for you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
seinna ‘later’
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seinn (adj.; °seinan; compar. seinni, superl. seinstr/seinastr): slow, late
[5] seinna: síðarr 577, 510, 340ˣ, 361ˣ
sýnu ‘a great deal’
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sýnn (adj.): visible
ef ‘if’
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3. ef (conj.): if
þú ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
vilt ‘wish’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
meyjar ‘girls’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
manns ‘a man’s’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
gaman ‘pleasure’
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gaman (noun n.): joy, pleasure
hafa ‘to have’
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hafa (verb): have
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[9] villiz þú þá vegarins ‘you will then lose your way’: The additional line immediately after l. 9 in ms. 510 and several later mss clarifies what is meant by this ‘confusion’: ms. 510 has ok far í rassinn ‘and make your way into the arse’! This is the only place in Old Norse literature where heterosexual anal intercourse, which here is certainly portrayed as abnormal, is explicitly mentioned. In the context of níð, the sexual practices referred to more often allude to homosexual intercourse between men implicitly rather than explicitly (cf. below st. 8/6).
þú ‘may you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
[9] villiz þú: villr ert þú 577, 361ˣ
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[9] villiz þú þá vegarins ‘you will then lose your way’: The additional line immediately after l. 9 in ms. 510 and several later mss clarifies what is meant by this ‘confusion’: ms. 510 has ok far í rassinn ‘and make your way into the arse’! This is the only place in Old Norse literature where heterosexual anal intercourse, which here is certainly portrayed as abnormal, is explicitly mentioned. In the context of níð, the sexual practices referred to more often allude to homosexual intercourse between men implicitly rather than explicitly (cf. below st. 8/6).
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[9] villiz þú þá vegarins ‘you will then lose your way’: The additional line immediately after l. 9 in ms. 510 and several later mss clarifies what is meant by this ‘confusion’: ms. 510 has ok far í rassinn ‘and make your way into the arse’! This is the only place in Old Norse literature where heterosexual anal intercourse, which here is certainly portrayed as abnormal, is explicitly mentioned. In the context of níð, the sexual practices referred to more often allude to homosexual intercourse between men implicitly rather than explicitly (cf. below st. 8/6).
vegarins ‘your way’
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1. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-; -ar/-ir, gen. -a/-na, acc. -a/-i/-u): way, path, side
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[9] villiz þú þá vegarins ‘you will then lose your way’: The additional line immediately after l. 9 in ms. 510 and several later mss clarifies what is meant by this ‘confusion’: ms. 510 has ok far í rassinn ‘and make your way into the arse’! This is the only place in Old Norse literature where heterosexual anal intercourse, which here is certainly portrayed as abnormal, is explicitly mentioned. In the context of níð, the sexual practices referred to more often allude to homosexual intercourse between men implicitly rather than explicitly (cf. below st. 8/6).
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[10] eða viltu lengri þulu ‘or do you desire a longer rigmarole’: This can be compared to HHund I 43/8 (NK 137) vill þú tǫlo lengri? ‘do you desire further speech’?, and Hyndl 31, 34, 36, 39 (NK 293-4) viltu enn lengra? ‘do you desire more’?; cf. Anon (Stu) 23IV. The use of þula ‘rigmarole’ here is comparable with the word’s other two uses in skaldic poetry (SnH Lv 7/2II and Anon Mhkv 11/3III) to refer to lists of synonyms or list-like verse. For further discussion, see Introduction to the Þulur in SkP III.
viltu ‘do you desire’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
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[10] eða viltu lengri þulu ‘or do you desire a longer rigmarole’: This can be compared to HHund I 43/8 (NK 137) vill þú tǫlo lengri? ‘do you desire further speech’?, and Hyndl 31, 34, 36, 39 (NK 293-4) viltu enn lengra? ‘do you desire more’?; cf. Anon (Stu) 23IV. The use of þula ‘rigmarole’ here is comparable with the word’s other two uses in skaldic poetry (SnH Lv 7/2II and Anon Mhkv 11/3III) to refer to lists of synonyms or list-like verse. For further discussion, see Introduction to the Þulur in SkP III.
þulu ‘rigmarole’
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þula (noun f.; °-u): list, rigamarole
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[10] eða viltu lengri þulu ‘or do you desire a longer rigmarole’: This can be compared to HHund I 43/8 (NK 137) vill þú tǫlo lengri? ‘do you desire further speech’?, and Hyndl 31, 34, 36, 39 (NK 293-4) viltu enn lengra? ‘do you desire more’?; cf. Anon (Stu) 23IV. The use of þula ‘rigmarole’ here is comparable with the word’s other two uses in skaldic poetry (SnH Lv 7/2II and Anon Mhkv 11/3III) to refer to lists of synonyms or list-like verse. For further discussion, see Introduction to the Þulur in SkP III.
lengri ‘a longer’
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langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long
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[10] eða viltu lengri þulu ‘or do you desire a longer rigmarole’: This can be compared to HHund I 43/8 (NK 137) vill þú tǫlo lengri? ‘do you desire further speech’?, and Hyndl 31, 34, 36, 39 (NK 293-4) viltu enn lengra? ‘do you desire more’?; cf. Anon (Stu) 23IV. The use of þula ‘rigmarole’ here is comparable with the word’s other two uses in skaldic poetry (SnH Lv 7/2II and Anon Mhkv 11/3III) to refer to lists of synonyms or list-like verse. For further discussion, see Introduction to the Þulur in SkP III.
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In the seventh stanza it is made manifest before the king that he will find no peace within his own four walls. The curses of sts 3-7 finally culminate in the threat of sexual deviance.
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