Hjþ Lv 8^VIII (HjǪ 19)

Gakk ‘Advance’

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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

þú ‘’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

framar ‘further’

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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away

hóti ‘a bit’

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2. hót (noun n.; °; -): a bit

[1] hóti: so papp6ˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, hót 109a IIIˣ

fyrr ‘before’

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fyrr (adv.): before, sooner

en ‘’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

þú ‘you’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

á ‘onto’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

seyði ‘the fire’

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seyðir (noun m.; °-s): cooking fire

[2] seyði: seyð all

dragir ‘drag’

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2. draga (verb; °dregr; dró, drógu; dreginn/droget(Hirð NKS 1642 4° 146v²⁹; cf. [$962$])): drag, pull, draw

þenna ‘this’

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1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

[3] þenna: þennan all

notes

[3] þenna ‘this’: All mss have þennan, with the same meaning, first a Norwegian form and later introduced into Old Icelandic mss (cf. ANG §470).

þjóð ‘mighty’

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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people < þjóðkonungr (noun m.): mighty king

konung ‘king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king < þjóðkonungr (noun m.): mighty king

þú ‘you’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

ert ‘are’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

[4] ert: om. ÍBR5ˣ

flagð ‘the boldest’

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flagð (noun n.): troll-woman

[4] flagð it hraustasta: flagðit hrausta 109a IIIˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, flagð ferligsta corrected from flagðit ferligsta in scribal hand papp6ˣ

notes

[4] flagð it hraustasta ‘the boldest ogress’: Line 4 is unmetrical as it stands. With the exception of Kock (cf. NN §2616; Skald), most eds have opted for the reading of papp6ˣ, because the line is metrical there, if ll. 3-4 are understood as a pair of ljóðaháttr lines, both with two alliterations each: þenna þjóðkonung | þú ert flagð(it) ferligsta ‘this mighty king | you are the most hideous ogress’. As a number of stanzas in this saga combine málaháttr and ljóðaháttr lines, this version of the text is plausible. However, this edn has preferred Kock’s case for emending the other mss’ hrausta to hraustasta in l. 4.

it ‘’

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2. inn (art.): the

[4] flagð it hraustasta: flagðit hrausta 109a IIIˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, flagð ferligsta corrected from flagðit ferligsta in scribal hand papp6ˣ

notes

[4] flagð it hraustasta ‘the boldest ogress’: Line 4 is unmetrical as it stands. With the exception of Kock (cf. NN §2616; Skald), most eds have opted for the reading of papp6ˣ, because the line is metrical there, if ll. 3-4 are understood as a pair of ljóðaháttr lines, both with two alliterations each: þenna þjóðkonung | þú ert flagð(it) ferligsta ‘this mighty king | you are the most hideous ogress’. As a number of stanzas in this saga combine málaháttr and ljóðaháttr lines, this version of the text is plausible. However, this edn has preferred Kock’s case for emending the other mss’ hrausta to hraustasta in l. 4.

hraustasta ‘ogress’

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hraustr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): strong, valiant

[4] flagð it hraustasta: flagðit hrausta 109a IIIˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, flagð ferligsta corrected from flagðit ferligsta in scribal hand papp6ˣ

notes

[4] flagð it hraustasta ‘the boldest ogress’: Line 4 is unmetrical as it stands. With the exception of Kock (cf. NN §2616; Skald), most eds have opted for the reading of papp6ˣ, because the line is metrical there, if ll. 3-4 are understood as a pair of ljóðaháttr lines, both with two alliterations each: þenna þjóðkonung | þú ert flagð(it) ferligsta ‘this mighty king | you are the most hideous ogress’. As a number of stanzas in this saga combine málaháttr and ljóðaháttr lines, this version of the text is plausible. However, this edn has preferred Kock’s case for emending the other mss’ hrausta to hraustasta in l. 4.

Ettu ‘Unleash’

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2. etja (verb; °atti): incite

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[5] ettu járnhrömmum fram ‘unleash your iron claws’: Skj B and Skald delete the suffixed pers. pron. in ettu fram ‘unleash’, lit. ‘incite forward’. Papp6ˣ’s hrömmum ‘claws’ is metrical.

fram ‘your’

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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away

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[5] ettu járnhrömmum fram ‘unleash your iron claws’: Skj B and Skald delete the suffixed pers. pron. in ettu fram ‘unleash’, lit. ‘incite forward’. Papp6ˣ’s hrömmum ‘claws’ is metrical.

járn ‘iron’

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járn (noun n.; °-s; -): iron, weapon < járnhrammr (noun m.)

[5] járnhrömmum: hrömmum papp6ˣ

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[5] ettu járnhrömmum fram ‘unleash your iron claws’: Skj B and Skald delete the suffixed pers. pron. in ettu fram ‘unleash’, lit. ‘incite forward’. Papp6ˣ’s hrömmum ‘claws’ is metrical.

hrömmum ‘claws’

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hrammr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): claws < járnhrammr (noun m.)

[5] járnhrömmum: hrömmum papp6ˣ

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[5] ettu járnhrömmum fram ‘unleash your iron claws’: Skj B and Skald delete the suffixed pers. pron. in ettu fram ‘unleash’, lit. ‘incite forward’. Papp6ˣ’s hrömmum ‘claws’ is metrical.

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

afli ‘strength’

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2. afl (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength

treystir ‘trust in’

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treysta (verb): trust, believe in

drós ‘’

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drós (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): lady

in ‘woman’

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2. inn (art.): the

dulrífa ‘wilful’

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dulrífr (adj.)

[7] dulrífa: dulreyfa ÍBR5ˣ

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

notes

[8] en ek mun dvergasmíði ‘and I will [unleash] my dwarfs’ work [SWORD]’: The phrasal verb etja fram ‘unleash’ must be understood from l. 5. The cpd dvergasmíði ‘dwarfs’ work’ has been understood here as a sword-kenning, even though this noun may refer to skilfully crafted artefacts of many kinds, not necessarily swords; however, swords are most frequently referred to in this way, particularly in riddarasögur (see ONP: dvergasmíði). The concept that such artefacts were the work of dwarfs is connected with the idea, expressed in various Old Norse mythological contexts, that the dwarfs were the artisans who worked for the gods and produced their most prized weapons and equipment, like Óðinn’s spear, Gungnir, and Þórr’s hammer, Mjǫllnir (see SnE 1998, I, 41-2).

ek ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

notes

[8] en ek mun dvergasmíði ‘and I will [unleash] my dwarfs’ work [SWORD]’: The phrasal verb etja fram ‘unleash’ must be understood from l. 5. The cpd dvergasmíði ‘dwarfs’ work’ has been understood here as a sword-kenning, even though this noun may refer to skilfully crafted artefacts of many kinds, not necessarily swords; however, swords are most frequently referred to in this way, particularly in riddarasögur (see ONP: dvergasmíði). The concept that such artefacts were the work of dwarfs is connected with the idea, expressed in various Old Norse mythological contexts, that the dwarfs were the artisans who worked for the gods and produced their most prized weapons and equipment, like Óðinn’s spear, Gungnir, and Þórr’s hammer, Mjǫllnir (see SnE 1998, I, 41-2).

mun ‘will’

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munu (verb): will, must

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[8] en ek mun dvergasmíði ‘and I will [unleash] my dwarfs’ work [SWORD]’: The phrasal verb etja fram ‘unleash’ must be understood from l. 5. The cpd dvergasmíði ‘dwarfs’ work’ has been understood here as a sword-kenning, even though this noun may refer to skilfully crafted artefacts of many kinds, not necessarily swords; however, swords are most frequently referred to in this way, particularly in riddarasögur (see ONP: dvergasmíði). The concept that such artefacts were the work of dwarfs is connected with the idea, expressed in various Old Norse mythological contexts, that the dwarfs were the artisans who worked for the gods and produced their most prized weapons and equipment, like Óðinn’s spear, Gungnir, and Þórr’s hammer, Mjǫllnir (see SnE 1998, I, 41-2).

dverga ‘dwarfs’’

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dvergr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): dwarf < dvergasmíði (noun n.): [dwarfs’ work]

kennings

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[8] en ek mun dvergasmíði ‘and I will [unleash] my dwarfs’ work [SWORD]’: The phrasal verb etja fram ‘unleash’ must be understood from l. 5. The cpd dvergasmíði ‘dwarfs’ work’ has been understood here as a sword-kenning, even though this noun may refer to skilfully crafted artefacts of many kinds, not necessarily swords; however, swords are most frequently referred to in this way, particularly in riddarasögur (see ONP: dvergasmíði). The concept that such artefacts were the work of dwarfs is connected with the idea, expressed in various Old Norse mythological contexts, that the dwarfs were the artisans who worked for the gods and produced their most prized weapons and equipment, like Óðinn’s spear, Gungnir, and Þórr’s hammer, Mjǫllnir (see SnE 1998, I, 41-2).

smíði ‘work’

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2. smíði (noun n.; °-s; -): well-made, -crafted < dvergasmíði (noun n.): [dwarfs’ work]

kennings

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[8] en ek mun dvergasmíði ‘and I will [unleash] my dwarfs’ work [SWORD]’: The phrasal verb etja fram ‘unleash’ must be understood from l. 5. The cpd dvergasmíði ‘dwarfs’ work’ has been understood here as a sword-kenning, even though this noun may refer to skilfully crafted artefacts of many kinds, not necessarily swords; however, swords are most frequently referred to in this way, particularly in riddarasögur (see ONP: dvergasmíði). The concept that such artefacts were the work of dwarfs is connected with the idea, expressed in various Old Norse mythological contexts, that the dwarfs were the artisans who worked for the gods and produced their most prized weapons and equipment, like Óðinn’s spear, Gungnir, and Þórr’s hammer, Mjǫllnir (see SnE 1998, I, 41-2).