Keth Lv 10VIII (Ket 15)
Beatrice La Farge (ed.) 2017, ‘Ketils saga hœngs 15 (Ketill hœngr, Lausavísur 10)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 565.
text and translation
Fljúga fólknöðrur, frækn er Dalakappi;
ljótr er leikr sverða, litat er skegg á karli.
Skrapa skinnkyrtlar, skjálfa hringskyrtur,
hristaz járnserkir, hræðiz biðill meyjar.
{Fólknöðrur} fljúga, {Dalakappi} er frækn; ljótr er {leikr sverða}, skegg á karli er litat. Skinnkyrtlar skrapa, hringskyrtur skjálfa, járnserkir hristaz, biðill meyjar hræðiz.
‘Battle-snakes [SPEARS] fly, Dalakappi (‘the Dale-champion’) [= Áli Uppdalakappi] is bold; the play of swords [BATTLE], is ugly, the beard on the man is coloured [with blood]. The hide-kirtles rustle, the ring shirts quiver, the iron shirts shake, the suitor of the girl is afraid.’
notes and context
readings
- [1] ‑nöðrur: so 471, ‑nöðrum 343a
- [3] sverða: eggja 471
- [4] litat: lítit 471
- [6] hringskyrtur: járnserkir 471
- [7] járnserkir: hringskyrtur 471
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 343 a 4° (343a) — 56v/6 - 56v/8
Fljúga fólk-nöðrum,
images
frækn er Dalakappi;
ljótr er leikr sverða,
litat er skegg á karli.
Skrapa skinnkyrtlar,
skjálfa hringskyrtur,
hristaz járnserkir,
hræðiz biðill meyjar. -
AM 471 4° (471) — 53v - 53v
Fljúga fólknöðrur,
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frækn er Dalakappi;
ljótr er leikr eggja,
lítit er skegg á karli.
Skrapa skinnkyrtlar,
skjálfa járnserkir,
hristaz hringskyrtur,
hræðiz biðill meyjar. -
AM 173 folx (173x) — 7v/19 - 7v/26
fliuga flock norðrur | frækinn er dala kappi | liotr er litr eɢia | litit er skeɢ a karli | skrapa skinnkyrtlar | skialfa jarnserkir | hringa skirtr hristaz | hræðiz biðill meyiar |
(VEÞ)
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AM 340 4°x (340x) — 15/14 - 15/18
imagesfliuga fol | knaudrum , frækn er dalakappe , liotur er Leý | kur Suerda , litad er Skíegg ꜳ karle . Skrapa skinn | kýrtlar , skíalffa hrýng skýrtur , hrýstast Jarn | serker hrædist Bidill meýar.
(VEÞ)
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AM 342 4°x (342x) — 71v/17 - 71v/20
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AM 552 q 4°x (552qx) — 6r/26 - 6v/2
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AM 109 a II 8°x (109a IIx) — 159r/24 - 159r/27
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