Hróksv Hrkv 3VIII (Hálf 53)
Hubert Seelow (ed.) 2017, ‘Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka 53 (Hrókr inn svarti, Hrókskviða 3)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 347.
Mín ‘My’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
ævi ‘life’
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ævi (noun f.; °-/-ar): life
miklu ‘much’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
æðri ‘superior’
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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher
þá ‘when’
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2. þá (adv.): then
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
vér ‘we’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
Hálfi ‘Hálfr’
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Halfr (noun m.): Hálfr
konungi ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
hoskum ‘prudent’
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horskr (adj.; °compar. -ari): wise
fylgðum ‘followed’
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2. fylgja (verb): follow, accompany
Bárum ‘pursued’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
allir ‘We all’
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allr (adj.): all
eitt ‘the same’
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1. einn (num. cardinal; °f. ein, n. eitt; pl. einir; superl. debil. -asti(Anna238(2001) 155³²)): one; alone
ráð ‘strategy’
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ráð (noun n.; °-s; -): advice, plan, control, power
saman ‘’
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saman (adv.): together
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
herjuðum ‘harried’
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2. herja (verb): harry, ravage
hvert ‘every’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
land ‘land’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land
yfir ‘throughout’
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yfir (prep.): over
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[3]: This line is hypermetrical, even if the ms.’s late form kóngi (for konungi ‘king’) is retained. It is therefore likely that the word kóngi is a later addition, and that the line originally read þá er vér Hálfi, as has been emended by Edd. Min., Skj B and Skald.
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