Anon Nkt 47II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Poems, Nóregs konungatal 47’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 791.
Gerði ‘did’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
flest ‘much’
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
þats ‘that’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
frama ‘progress’
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frami (noun m.): success
gegnði ‘brought’
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gegna (verb): encounter, mean
lands ‘the country’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land
Eysteinn ‘Eysteinn’
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Eysteinn (noun m.): Eysteinn
konungr ‘King’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
unz ‘until’
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2. unz (conj.): until
hjartverkr ‘a heart-disease’
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hjartverkr (noun m.): [a heart-disease]
hilmi ‘lord’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
frœknan ‘the daring’
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frœkn (adj.): brave, bold
brigða ‘very’
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1. brigða (adv.): extremely
brátt ‘suddenly’
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bráðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): quick(ly)
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
bana ‘his death’
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bani (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death, killer
leiddi ‘led’
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2. leiða (verb; -dd): lead; (-sk) grow tired
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Eysteinn Magnússon died of an illness on 29 August 1122. He is hailed as the builder of churches, harbours and roads, and as the supporter and promulgator of laws. See Theodoricus (MHN 64-5), Mork 1928-32, 352-3, 382-5, MsonaHkr (ÍF 28, 254-6, 259-62). — [7] brigða brátt ‘very suddenly’: Brigða (gen. pl. of brigð n. ‘change’) is used as an intensifying adv. (see LP: brigð 3).
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