Hundk Lv 1^VIII (HjǪ 29)

Hverr ‘Who’

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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every

notes

[1] hverr er sá ‘who is he’: Many eds (e.g. Skj B, Skald, FSGJ) have added karla ‘of men’ to the end of this line to provide alliteration and a metrical line.

er ‘is’

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

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[1] hverr er sá ‘who is he’: Many eds (e.g. Skj B, Skald, FSGJ) have added karla ‘of men’ to the end of this line to provide alliteration and a metrical line.

sá ‘he’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

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[1] hverr er sá ‘who is he’: Many eds (e.g. Skj B, Skald, FSGJ) have added karla ‘of men’ to the end of this line to provide alliteration and a metrical line.

kominn ‘come’

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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come

ór ‘from’

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3. ór (prep.): out of

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[2] ór Manheimum ‘from Manheimar’: See Note to HjǪ 18/8. The corresponding passages of Hjálmþérsrímur (V. 24-5, Finnur Jónsson 1905-22, II, 36) do not locate Hjálmþér’s home in Manheimar, but rather in Denmark, a difference that has suggested that the introduction of Manheimar was the work of a later redactor and that the saga’s original location was in Denmark.

Manheimum ‘Manheimar’

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Manheimar (noun m.)

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[2] ór Manheimum ‘from Manheimar’: See Note to HjǪ 18/8. The corresponding passages of Hjálmþérsrímur (V. 24-5, Finnur Jónsson 1905-22, II, 36) do not locate Hjálmþér’s home in Manheimar, but rather in Denmark, a difference that has suggested that the introduction of Manheimar was the work of a later redactor and that the saga’s original location was in Denmark.

ungr ‘young’

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ungr (adj.): young

at ‘in’

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4. at (conj.): that

aldri ‘age’

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aldr (noun m.; °aldrs, dat. aldri; aldrar): life, age

[3] aldri: so papp6ˣ, ÍBR5ˣ, aldi 109a IIIˣ

oss ‘us’

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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our

at ‘to’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

kveðja ‘greet’

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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet

Berr ‘have’

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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry

þú ‘You’

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

inn ‘one’

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2. inn (art.): the

ungi ‘young’

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ungr (adj.): young

orm ‘snake’

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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent < ormfránn (adj.)

[6] ormfrán: örn framar papp6ˣ, orm framm ÍBR5ˣ

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[6] ormfrán ‘snake-flashing’: An epithet invariably collocated with augu ‘eyes’, as here, and often applied to the terrifying glances of powerful rulers (cf. Marold 1998a); in Sigv ErfÓl 13/8^I, for example, it is applied to the terror-inspiring eyes of King Óláfr Haraldsson. 

frán ‘flashing’

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2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining < ormfránn (adj.)

[6] ormfrán: örn framar papp6ˣ, orm framm ÍBR5ˣ

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[6] ormfrán ‘snake-flashing’: An epithet invariably collocated with augu ‘eyes’, as here, and often applied to the terrifying glances of powerful rulers (cf. Marold 1998a); in Sigv ErfÓl 13/8^I, for example, it is applied to the terror-inspiring eyes of King Óláfr Haraldsson. 

augu ‘eyes’

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auga (noun n.; °auga; augu/augun, gen. augna): eye

mun ‘will’

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munu (verb): will, must

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[7-8] ek mun mega búaz við brögðum ‘I will be able to prepare myself for tricks’: Kock (NN §3298) questions what reason the king would have to anticipate tricks from the bright-eyed young man, noticing that ormfránn is used elsewhere suggestive of ambition and vigour. Rather than translating brögðum as ‘tricks’, Kock prefers a more positive anticipation, of ‘feats’ or ‘exploits’. Against this, the meaning of bragð as ‘cunning, tricks’ is well attested (cf. LP: bragð 3), and the prose saga indicates that Hundingi has the power to understand the inner motivation of an apparently polite young man like Hjálmþér.

ek ‘I’

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

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[7-8] ek mun mega búaz við brögðum ‘I will be able to prepare myself for tricks’: Kock (NN §3298) questions what reason the king would have to anticipate tricks from the bright-eyed young man, noticing that ormfránn is used elsewhere suggestive of ambition and vigour. Rather than translating brögðum as ‘tricks’, Kock prefers a more positive anticipation, of ‘feats’ or ‘exploits’. Against this, the meaning of bragð as ‘cunning, tricks’ is well attested (cf. LP: bragð 3), and the prose saga indicates that Hundingi has the power to understand the inner motivation of an apparently polite young man like Hjálmþér.

við ‘for’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

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[7-8] ek mun mega búaz við brögðum ‘I will be able to prepare myself for tricks’: Kock (NN §3298) questions what reason the king would have to anticipate tricks from the bright-eyed young man, noticing that ormfránn is used elsewhere suggestive of ambition and vigour. Rather than translating brögðum as ‘tricks’, Kock prefers a more positive anticipation, of ‘feats’ or ‘exploits’. Against this, the meaning of bragð as ‘cunning, tricks’ is well attested (cf. LP: bragð 3), and the prose saga indicates that Hundingi has the power to understand the inner motivation of an apparently polite young man like Hjálmþér.

brögðum ‘tricks’

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bragð (noun n.; °-s; *-): action, movement, trick

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[7-8] ek mun mega búaz við brögðum ‘I will be able to prepare myself for tricks’: Kock (NN §3298) questions what reason the king would have to anticipate tricks from the bright-eyed young man, noticing that ormfránn is used elsewhere suggestive of ambition and vigour. Rather than translating brögðum as ‘tricks’, Kock prefers a more positive anticipation, of ‘feats’ or ‘exploits’. Against this, the meaning of bragð as ‘cunning, tricks’ is well attested (cf. LP: bragð 3), and the prose saga indicates that Hundingi has the power to understand the inner motivation of an apparently polite young man like Hjálmþér.

búaz ‘to prepare myself’

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2. búa (verb; °býr (1. pers. býg NjM 330²⁴); bjó/bjuggi/bjǫggi/byggi, bjuggu/bjǫggu (præt. conj. byggi); búinn (n. sg. búit/bút)): prepare, ready, live

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[7-8] ek mun mega búaz við brögðum ‘I will be able to prepare myself for tricks’: Kock (NN §3298) questions what reason the king would have to anticipate tricks from the bright-eyed young man, noticing that ormfránn is used elsewhere suggestive of ambition and vigour. Rather than translating brögðum as ‘tricks’, Kock prefers a more positive anticipation, of ‘feats’ or ‘exploits’. Against this, the meaning of bragð as ‘cunning, tricks’ is well attested (cf. LP: bragð 3), and the prose saga indicates that Hundingi has the power to understand the inner motivation of an apparently polite young man like Hjálmþér.

mega ‘be able’

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mega (verb): may, might

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[7-8] ek mun mega búaz við brögðum ‘I will be able to prepare myself for tricks’: Kock (NN §3298) questions what reason the king would have to anticipate tricks from the bright-eyed young man, noticing that ormfránn is used elsewhere suggestive of ambition and vigour. Rather than translating brögðum as ‘tricks’, Kock prefers a more positive anticipation, of ‘feats’ or ‘exploits’. Against this, the meaning of bragð as ‘cunning, tricks’ is well attested (cf. LP: bragð 3), and the prose saga indicates that Hundingi has the power to understand the inner motivation of an apparently polite young man like Hjálmþér.