Sjólfr Lv 3VIII (Ǫrv 42)
Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 42 (Sjólfr, Lausavísur 3)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 855.
Oddr ‘Oddr’
(not checked:)
Oddr (noun m.)
vartu ‘you were’
(not checked:)
2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
notes
[2] á Atalsfjalli ‘on Atalsfjall’: This p. n. is unknown. Atall (lit. ‘fierce one’) is the name of a sea-king in Þul Sækonunga 1/6III and functions as the determinant in a ship-kenning (Glúmr Gráf 12/4I).
Atals ‘Atals’
(not checked:)
Atall (noun m.): Atall (sea-king) < Atalsfjall (noun n.)
[2] Atals‑: ‘atans’ corrected from ‘a[…]’ 343a, ‘atans’ 471
notes
[2] á Atalsfjalli ‘on Atalsfjall’: This p. n. is unknown. Atall (lit. ‘fierce one’) is the name of a sea-king in Þul Sækonunga 1/6III and functions as the determinant in a ship-kenning (Glúmr Gráf 12/4I).
fjalli ‘fjall’
(not checked:)
1. fjall (noun n.): mountain < Atalsfjall (noun n.)
notes
[2] á Atalsfjalli ‘on Atalsfjall’: This p. n. is unknown. Atall (lit. ‘fierce one’) is the name of a sea-king in Þul Sækonunga 1/6III and functions as the determinant in a ship-kenning (Glúmr Gráf 12/4I).
þá ‘when’
(not checked:)
2. þá (adv.): then
er ‘we’
(not checked:)
2. er (conj.): who, which, when
fen ‘fen’
(not checked:)
fen (noun n.; °-s; -): fen < fenlogi (noun m.)
kennings
fenloga.‘fen-flame. ’
= GOLD
fen-flame. → GOLD
loga ‘flame’
(not checked:)
logi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): flame < fenlogi (noun m.)
[3] ‑loga: ‘lo᷎gu’ 471
kennings
fenloga.‘fen-flame. ’
= GOLD
fen-flame. → GOLD
fengit ‘obtained’
(not checked:)
2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
höfðum ‘had’
(not checked:)
hafa (verb): have
Vér ‘We’
(not checked:)
vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
ber ‘ber’
(not checked:)
2. berr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bare < berserkr (noun m.): Berserk
[5] ber‑: bes‑ 344a, 343a
serki ‘serks’
(not checked:)
1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt < berserkr (noun m.): Berserk
binda ‘bound’
(not checked:)
binda (verb; °bindr; batt/bant(cf. [$332$]), bundu; bundinn): bind, tie
[6] binda: brytja 344a
knáttum ‘’
(not checked:)
knega (verb): to know, understand, be able to
[6] knáttum: ‘knadumi’ 344a, gerðum 343a
þá ‘then’
(not checked:)
2. þá (adv.): then
var ‘was’
(not checked:)
2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
af ‘with’
(not checked:)
af (prep.): from
kappi ‘ardour’
(not checked:)
kapp (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, vigour, courage
[7] kappi: ‘kꜹpumm’ 344a
konungs ‘the king’s’
(not checked:)
konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
drepit ‘killed’
(not checked:)
drepa (verb; °drepr; drap, drápu; drepinn): kill, strike
[8] drepit: drepinn 344a
Interactive view: tap on words in the text for notes and glosses
Oddr returns to his seat and his two rivals drain the horns he had offered them. They then bring two horns to Oddr and Sjólfr speaks this stanza.
The incident referred to in this stanza is unknown.
Stanza/chapter/text segment
Use the buttons at the top of the page to navigate between stanzas in a poem.
Information tab
- text: if the stanza has been published, the edited text of the stanza and translation are here; if it hasn't been published an old edition (usually Skj) is given for reference
- sources: a list of the manuscripts or inscriptions containing this stanza, with page and line references and links (eye button) to images where available, and transcription where available
- readings: a list of variant manuscript readings of words in the main text
- editions and texts: a list of editions of the stanza with links to the bibliography; and a list of prose works in which the stanza occurs, allowing you to navigate within the prose context
- notes and context: notes not linked to individual words are given here, along with the account of the prose context for the stanza, where relevant
Interactive tab
The text and translation are given here, with buttons to toggle whether the text is shown in the verse order or prose word order. Clicking on indiviudal words gives dictionary links, variant readings, kennings and notes, where relevant.
Full text tab
This is the text of the edition in a similar format to how the edition appears in the printed volumes.
Chapter/text segment
This view is also used for chapters and other text segments. Not all the headings shown are relevant to such sections.