VI. THE DEATH OF OLAF TRYGGVASON · Section 2

VI. THE DEATH OF OLAF TRYGGVASON

l. 17. *svā at*, so that, i.e. just when.

l. 30. *er*, namely that.

l. 33. *austan at sigla*, is in a kind of apposition to _fęrðina_.

l. 40. *svā*, also.

l. 48. *muni fyrir*, awaits you, is impending.

l. 53. *meira*, adv., better, faster.

l. 149. *bar hann hātt*, impers. w. acc.; he was in a conspicuous place.

l. 244. *við fimtānda mann*, one of fifteen, with fourteen men.

l. 259. *vāpna* is governed by the second half of the genitival compound _klæða-būnað_, which is here considered as two independent words.

VII. AUÐUN

l. 17. *var fyrir*, was to be found.

l. 26. *tvau verð slīk*, double the price you gave.

l. 55. *fē* is probably dat. here, but may be nom.

l. 56. *ęptir sem...*, according as, in accordance with what.

l. 64. *nū...nū*, lately...just now.

l. 116. *hęldr* is here used pleonastically in a kind of apposition to the preceding _bętr_.

l. 125. *en*, and = while.

l. 129. *þessi einn var svā hlutrinn, at...*, this single thing is the case, namely that... i.e. the only thing is that...

VIII. ÞRYMSKVIÐA

l. 7. *jarðar* is governed by _hvęrgi_.

l. 9. *tūna*. Poetical construction of gen. to denote goal of motion.

l. 15. *þō* goes with the following _at_ = _ok sęlja, þōat_ (_þōtt_) _væri ōr silfri_.

l. 32. *fœri* may be either sg. or pl. 3 pers.

GLOSSARY

æ _follows_ að, ð _follows_ d, ę _follows_ e, œ _follows_ oð, ǫ _follows_ o, ö _follows_ ǫ, þ _follows_ t.

The declensions of nouns are only occasionally given.

(-rs) etc. means that the _r_ of the nom. is kept in inflection.

A

-a _adv._ not. ā _sf._ river. ā _see_ *eiga*. ā _prp. w. acc. and dat._ on, in. āðr _adv., cj._ before. aðrir _see_ *annar*. æsir _see_ *āss*. ætla _wv._ 3, consider, deem: 'ætlask fyrir,' intend. ætt _sf._ 2, race, descent, family. ætta _see_ *eiga*. af _prp. w. dat._ from; of; with; _adv._ 'drekka af,' drink off. af-hūs _sn._ out-house, side room. afl _sn._ strength, might. af-taka _wf._ damage, injury. āgætliga _adv._ splendidly. aka _sv._ 2, drive (a chariot, etc.). ākafliga _adv._ vehemently, hard--'kalla a.' call loudly. akarn _sn._ acorn. akkeri _sn._ anchor. ālar-ęndir _sm._ thong-end, end of a strap. al-būinn _adj. w. gen._ quite ready. aldinn _adj._ old. aldri _adv._ never. ā-lęngðar _adv._ for some time. ālfr _sm._ elf. ā-lit _snpl._ appearance, countenance [līta]. all-harðr _adj._ very hard, very violent. all-lītill _adj._ very little. all-mann-skœðr _adj._ (very injurious to men), very murderous (of a battle) [skaði, 'injury']. all-mikill _adj._ very great. allr _adj._ all, whole; 'með ǫllu,' entirely; 'alls fyrst,' first of all. all-stōrum _adv._ very greatly. all-valdr _sm._ monarch, king. al-snotr _adj._ very clever. al-svartr _adj._ very black, coal-black.

alt _adv._ quite. ambātt _sf._ 2, female slave, maid. and-lit _sn._ face [līta]. annarr _prn._ second; following, next; other; one of the two-- 'annar...annarr,' one...the other. aptann _sm._ evening. aptastr _adj._ most behind. aptr _adv._ back, backwards, behind. ār _sf._ oar. ār _sn._ year. ār _see_ *ā*. argr _adj._ cowardly, base. ār-maðr _sm._ steward. armr _adj._ wretched. ās-męgin _sn._ divine strength. āss _sm._ 3, (Scandinavian) god. āst _sf._ 2, affection, love, _often in pl._ āst-sæll _adj._ beloved, popular. [sæll, 'happy']. āsynja _wf._ (Scandinavian) goddess [āss]. āt _see_ *eta*. at _prp. w. dat._ at, by; to, towards, up to; for; in accordance with, after. at _adv._ to. -at _adv._ not. at-laga _wf._ attack [lęggja]. at-rōðr (-rar) _sm._ 2, rowing against, attack. ātta _num._ eight. ātta see *eiga*. auð-kęndr _adj._ easy to be recognized, easily distinguishable. auðr _adj._ desert, deserted, without men. auð-sēnn _adj._ evident. auga _wn._ eye. aug-sȳn _sf._ sight. auka _sv._ 1, increase; _impers., w. dat. of what is added_ 'jōk nū miklu ā,' much was added to it (his hesitation increased). austan _adv._ from the east. aust-maðr _sm._ Easterner, Norwegian.

austr _sn._ the east--'ī au.,' eastwards. austr _adv._ eastwards. austr-vegr _sm._ the East, _especially_ Russia. āvalt _adv._ continually, all the time. ā-vanr _adj._ wanting; _impers. neut. in_ 'einnar mēr Freyju āvant þykkir,' Freyja alone I seem to want. ā-vinnr _adj._ toilsome, _only in the impers. neut._ 'mun ā-vint verða um sǫxin,' it will be a hard fight at the prow.

B

bað _see_ *biðja*. bāðir _prn._ both, _neut. as adv. in_ 'bæði...ok,' both...and. bāðu _see_ *biðja*. bǣða _see_ *biðja*. bǣði _see_ *bāðir*. baggi _wm._ bag; bundle. bak _sn._ back, 'vęrja eitt baki,' defend a thing with the back, i.e. turns one's back to it = be a coward. bak-borði _wm._ larboard. bāl _sn._ flame; funeral pile. bāl-fǫr _sf._ funeral. bani _wm._ death. bar _see_ *bera*. bardagi _wm._ battle. barð _sn._ edge, rim; projection in the prow of a ship formed by the continuation of the keel. barða _see_ *bęrja*. barði _wm._ war-ship with a sharp prow, ram. barn _sn._ child. batt _see_ *binda*. bauð _see_ *bjōða*. beiða _wv._ 1, _w. gen. of thing and dat. of pers. benefited_, ask, demand. bein _sn._ bone. bękkr _sm._ 2, bench. bęlla _wv._ 1, occupy oneself with, deal in, _generally in a bad sense_. bera _sv._ 4, carry, take; bear, endure. berask at, happen. b. fram, bring forward, out. b. vāpn niðr, shoot down. b. rāð sīn saman, hold council, deliberate. berg-risi _wm._ hill-giant. bęrja _wv._ 1b, strike--'b. grjōti,' stone. *bęrjask*, fight. bęrr _adj._ bare, unsheathed (of a sword).

ber-sęrkr _sm._ 2, wild fighter, champion. [Literally 'bear-shirt,' i.e. one clothed in a bear's skin.] bętr _see_ *vel*. bętri _see_ *gōðr*. bęzt _see_ *vel*. bęztr _see_ *gōðr*. beygja _wv._ 1, bend, arch. bīða _sv._ 6, _w. gen._ wait for; _w. acc._ abide, undergo. biðja _sv._ 5, ask, beg, pray, _w. gen. of thing, acc. of the pers. asked, and dat. of the person benefited_; express a wish, bid--'bað hann vel kominn' (vera _understood_), bad him welcome; call on, challenge, command, tell. bifask _wv._ 1, tremble, shake. bil _sn._ moment of time. bila _wv._ 2, fail. bilt _neut. adj. only in the impers._ 'einum verðr bilt,' one hesitates, is taken aback, is afraid. binda _sv._ 3, bind, tie up; dress. birta _wv._ 1, show [bjartr]. bīta _sv._ 6, bite; cut. bittu _see_ *binda*. bitu _see_ *bīta*. bjarn-dȳri _sn._ bear. bjartr _adj._ bright, clear. bjō _see_ *būa*. bjōða _sv._ 7, _w. acc. and dat._ offer, propose--'b. einum fang,' challenge to wrestling; invite. b. upp, give up. bjǫrg _sf._ help; means of subsistence, store of food. blāsa _sv._ 1, blow; blow trumpet as signal.

bleyða _wf._ coward. blīða _wf._ gentleness, friendliness. blindr _adj._ blind. blōð _sn._ blood. blōt-bolli _wm._ sacrificial bowl. bœtr _see_ *bōt*. boga-skot _sn._ bowshot. bogi _wm._ bow. bog-maðr _sm._ bowman, archer. bōndi _sm._ 4, yeoman, householder, (free) man [būa]. borð _sn._ side of a ship, board; rim, the margin between the rim of a vessel and the liquid in it--'nū er gott beranda b. ā horninu,' now there is a good margin for carrying the horn, i.e. its contents are so diminished that it can be lifted without spilling. borg _sf._ fortress, castle. borg-hlið _sn._ castle gate. bōt _sf._ 3, mending, improvement; _plur._ *bœtr*, compensation. bǫrn _see_ *barn*. brā _sf._ eyelid. brā _see_ *bregða*. bragð _sn._ trick, stratagem [bregða]. brann _see_ *bręnna*. brast _see_ *bresta*. brātt _adv._ quickly. braut _sf._ way--*ā braut*, _adv._ away. braut _see_ *brjōta*. braut, brott _adv._ away. bregða _sv._ 3, _w. dat._ jerk, pull, push; b. upp, lift, raise (to strike). change, transform. breiðr _adj._ broad. bręnna _wf._ burning; incremation. bręnna _sv._ 3, burn _intr._ bręnna _wv._ 1, burn _trans._ bresta _sv._ 3, break, crack, burst. brestr _sm._ crack; loss.

brjōst _sn._ breast. brjōta _sv._ 7, break--'b. (skip)' suffer shipwreck, _also impers._ 'skip (acc.) brȳtr,' the ship is wrecked. broddr _sm._ point. brōðir _sm._ 4, brother. brotinn _see_ *brjōta*. brotna _wv._ 3, break _intr._ brott _see_ *braut*. brott-laga _sf._ retreat. brū _sf._ bridge. brūð-fē _sn._ bridal gift. brūðr _sf._ 2, bride. brūn _sf._ 3, eyebrow. bryggja _wf._ pier. brynja _wf._ corslet. brȳnn _see_ *brūn*. bryn-stūka _wf._ corslet-sleeve. bryti _see_ *brjōta*. brȳtr _see_ *brjōta*. bū _sn._ dwelling, home. būa _sv._ 1, dwell; inhabit, possess, prepare. *būask*, get ready, prepare _intr._ 'er būit við at...' it is likely to be that..., there is danger of... buðu _see_ *bjōða*. būinn _adj._ ready; in a certain condition--'(við) svā būit' _adv._ under such circumstances; capable, fit for--'vel at sēr būinn,' very capable, very good (at). bundu _see_ *binda*. burr _sm._ son. bȳðr _see_ *bjōða*. bȳr _see_ *būa*. byrja _wv._ 3, begin. byr-vænn _adj._ promising a fair wind.