Gestumbl Heiðr 5VIII (Heiðr 52)
Hannah Burrows (ed.) 2017, ‘Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks 52 (Gestumblindi, Heiðreks gátur 5)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 414.
Hverr ‘Who’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
inn ‘the’
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2. inn (art.): the
mikli ‘great one’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
mold ‘the earth’
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mold (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u; -ir): earth, soil
yfir ‘over’
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yfir (prep.): over
hann ‘He’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
við ‘wood’
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1. viðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -u/-i): wood, tree
[3] við: viðu R715ˣ, veisur 281ˣ, 597bˣ
glygg ‘the wind’
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glygg (noun n.; °-s; -): storm
[4] glygg: so 281ˣ, 597bˣ, ‘glug’ 2845, 203ˣ, ‘glÿs’ R715ˣ
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
óaz ‘fears’
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óa (verb): fear, be afraid at
[4] óaz (‘oast’): óast corrected from ‘öas[…]’ in the hand of JR R715ˣ
notes
[4, 5] óaz … eigi ‘fears … not’: In R715ˣ the original readings have been obscured by the corrector, in the first instance because of overwriting, in the second because of deletion.
en ‘but’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
gumna ‘men’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
[5] gumna: dóma 281ˣ, ‘goma’ corrected from guma in the margin in another hand 597bˣ
eigi ‘not’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
[5] eigi: ‘eÿ’ corrected from ‘ei[…]’ in the hand of JR R715ˣ, ei 281ˣ, 597bˣ
notes
[4, 5] óaz … eigi ‘fears … not’: In R715ˣ the original readings have been obscured by the corrector, in the first instance because of overwriting, in the second because of deletion.
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
[6] ok yrkir á sól: ‘og irkir a sol og irkja a sok’ R715ˣ
yrkir ‘sets’
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yrkja (verb): compose
[6] ok yrkir á sól: ‘og irkir a sol og irkja a sok’ R715ˣ
á ‘upon’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
[6] ok yrkir á sól: ‘og irkir a sol og irkja a sok’ R715ˣ
sól ‘the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
[6] ok yrkir á sól: ‘og irkir a sol og irkja a sok’ R715ˣ
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
saka ‘harm’
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sǫk (noun f.; °sakar; sakar/sakir): cause, offence
Heiðrekr ‘Heiðrekr’
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Heiðrekr (noun m.): Heiðrekr
[7-8] abbrev. as ‘h k h a ɢ’ 2845, abbrev. as ‘heidr·· k: higg at g.’ 281ˣ, abbrev. as ‘h. K h. þ̳ ad g:’ 597bˣ, ‘h. k. h ad G’ 203ˣ
konungr ‘King’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
[7-8] abbrev. as ‘h k h a ɢ’ 2845, abbrev. as ‘heidr·· k: higg at g.’ 281ˣ, abbrev. as ‘h. K h. þ̳ ad g:’ 597bˣ, ‘h. k. h ad G’ 203ˣ
hyggðu ‘think’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
[7-8] abbrev. as ‘h k h a ɢ’ 2845, abbrev. as ‘heidr·· k: higg at g.’ 281ˣ, abbrev. as ‘h. K h. þ̳ ad g:’ 597bˣ, ‘h. k. h ad G’ 203ˣ
at ‘about’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
[7-8] abbrev. as ‘h k h a ɢ’ 2845, abbrev. as ‘heidr·· k: higg at g.’ 281ˣ, abbrev. as ‘h. K h. þ̳ ad g:’ 597bˣ, ‘h. k. h ad G’ 203ˣ
gátu ‘the riddle’
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gáta (noun f.)
[7-8] abbrev. as ‘h k h a ɢ’ 2845, abbrev. as ‘heidr·· k: higg at g.’ 281ˣ, abbrev. as ‘h. K h. þ̳ ad g:’ 597bˣ, ‘h. k. h ad G’ 203ˣ
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Heiðrekr’s response is (Heiðr 1960, 38-9): þat er myrkvi; hann líðr yfir jǫrðina, svá at ekki sér fyrir honum ok eigi sól, en hann er af, þegar vind gerir á ‘that is fog: he moves over the earth, so that one cannot see because of him, and the sun cannot [be seen], but he is off, as soon as the wind gets up’. The H redaction (including 203ˣ) adds (Heiðr 1924, 61): ok megu menn ekki at honum gera; hann drepr skíni sólar. En vélasamlega berr þú upp slíkar gátur ok vandmæli, hverr sem þú ert ‘and men cannot do anything with him; he kills the shining of the sun. But you offer up such riddles and difficult questions craftily, whoever you are’. — [2]: A similar phrase occurs in Gestumbl Heiðr 20/2 (Heiðr 67) and Vafþr 48/5.
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