Innsteinn Innkv 15VIII (Hálf 35)
Hubert Seelow (ed.) 2017, ‘Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka 35 (Innsteinn Gunnlaðarson, Innsteinskviða 15)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 332.
Hrókr ‘Hrókr’
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Hrókr (noun m.)
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[1] Hrókr: This must be Hrókr inn hvíti ‘Rook the White’, as the prose text later indicates that Rook the Black, though seriously wounded in the fight, escapes and is looked after by a poor peasant (Hálf 1981, 186).
er ‘has’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
fallinn ‘fallen’
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falla (verb): fall
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
hertoga ‘the army-commander’
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hertogi (noun m.): duke
notes
[2] hertoga ‘the army-commander’: Here the reference of this cpd is to Hálfr. See the use of the same term in Hálf 31/8 to refer to Ásmundr.
frækn ‘valiant’
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frœkn (adj.): brave, bold
fótum ‘the feet’
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1. fótr (noun m.): foot, leg
fólks ‘of the army’
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folk (noun n.): people
kennings
oddvita fólks.‘of the leader of the army. ’
= KING = Hálfr
the leader of the army. → KING = Hálfr
notes
[4] oddvita fólks ‘of the leader of the army [KING = Hálfr]’: Here oddviti fólks is interpreted as a single kenning denoting ‘king, prince’, although oddviti itself (lit. ‘point-director’) might be looked upon as a kenning, albeit very much faded. See Meissner 358-9, LP: oddviti and Note to Ket 3[b]/3.
odd ‘’
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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon < oddviti (noun m.): leader
[4] oddvita: ‘odd uíttá’ with ‘uíttá’ probably corrected from ‘uíttí’ 2845
kennings
oddvita fólks.‘of the leader of the army. ’
= KING = Hálfr
the leader of the army. → KING = Hálfr
notes
[4] oddvita fólks ‘of the leader of the army [KING = Hálfr]’: Here oddviti fólks is interpreted as a single kenning denoting ‘king, prince’, although oddviti itself (lit. ‘point-director’) might be looked upon as a kenning, albeit very much faded. See Meissner 358-9, LP: oddviti and Note to Ket 3[b]/3.
vita ‘of the leader’
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viti (noun m.; °-a; -ar): beacon, marker < oddviti (noun m.): leader
[4] oddvita: ‘odd uíttá’ with ‘uíttá’ probably corrected from ‘uíttí’ 2845
kennings
oddvita fólks.‘of the leader of the army. ’
= KING = Hálfr
the leader of the army. → KING = Hálfr
notes
[4] oddvita fólks ‘of the leader of the army [KING = Hálfr]’: Here oddviti fólks is interpreted as a single kenning denoting ‘king, prince’, although oddviti itself (lit. ‘point-director’) might be looked upon as a kenning, albeit very much faded. See Meissner 358-9, LP: oddviti and Note to Ket 3[b]/3.
Eigum ‘We have’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
notes
[5-6] eigum at gjalda Óðni illt ‘we have to repay Óðinn for evil’: A similar sentiment is expressed much more aggressively in Hrólf, when Bǫðvarr bjarki rails against Óðinn after Hrólfr has been killed, saying that he would squeeze him like the tiniest mouse if he could find him (cf. Hrólf 1960, 122). A similar threat is recorded by Saxo (Saxo 2015, I, ii. 7. 27, pp. 138-9). Cf. Bjarkamál 7III and Note to [All] there.
Óðni ‘Óðinn’
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Óðinn (noun m.): Óðinn
notes
[5-6] eigum at gjalda Óðni illt ‘we have to repay Óðinn for evil’: A similar sentiment is expressed much more aggressively in Hrólf, when Bǫðvarr bjarki rails against Óðinn after Hrólfr has been killed, saying that he would squeeze him like the tiniest mouse if he could find him (cf. Hrólf 1960, 122). A similar threat is recorded by Saxo (Saxo 2015, I, ii. 7. 27, pp. 138-9). Cf. Bjarkamál 7III and Note to [All] there.
ilt ‘for evil’
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illr (adj.): bad, evil, unwell
notes
[5-6] eigum at gjalda Óðni illt ‘we have to repay Óðinn for evil’: A similar sentiment is expressed much more aggressively in Hrólf, when Bǫðvarr bjarki rails against Óðinn after Hrólfr has been killed, saying that he would squeeze him like the tiniest mouse if he could find him (cf. Hrólf 1960, 122). A similar threat is recorded by Saxo (Saxo 2015, I, ii. 7. 27, pp. 138-9). Cf. Bjarkamál 7III and Note to [All] there.
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
notes
[5-6] eigum at gjalda Óðni illt ‘we have to repay Óðinn for evil’: A similar sentiment is expressed much more aggressively in Hrólf, when Bǫðvarr bjarki rails against Óðinn after Hrólfr has been killed, saying that he would squeeze him like the tiniest mouse if he could find him (cf. Hrólf 1960, 122). A similar threat is recorded by Saxo (Saxo 2015, I, ii. 7. 27, pp. 138-9). Cf. Bjarkamál 7III and Note to [All] there.
gjalda ‘repay’
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1. gjalda (verb): pay, repay
notes
[5-6] eigum at gjalda Óðni illt ‘we have to repay Óðinn for evil’: A similar sentiment is expressed much more aggressively in Hrólf, when Bǫðvarr bjarki rails against Óðinn after Hrólfr has been killed, saying that he would squeeze him like the tiniest mouse if he could find him (cf. Hrólf 1960, 122). A similar threat is recorded by Saxo (Saxo 2015, I, ii. 7. 27, pp. 138-9). Cf. Bjarkamál 7III and Note to [All] there.
er ‘as’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
slíkan ‘such’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
konung ‘a king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
sigri ‘of victory’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory
rænti ‘deprived’
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ræna (verb): rob
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This stanza is preceded by a prose paragraph, describing how those of the Hálfsrekkar, who had stayed behind, come up from the ships. Many of them are killed. The battle continues until dark, before Innsteinn is slain. The stanza is introduced by the words: Innsteinn kvað ‘Innsteinn said’.
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