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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Hugar ok hjarta 1III/4 — eljun ‘energy’

Móðr, hjarta, hnegg,         munr, hugr, sefi,
geð, heil, sjafni,         gollorr ok eljun.

Móðr, hjarta, hnegg, munr, hugr, sefi, geð, heil, sjafni, gollorr ok eljun.

Spirit, heart, core, pleasure, thought, mind, mood, brain, love, pericardium and energy.

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[4] eljun ‘energy’: Eljun- (f.) occurs frequently as the first element in cpd adjectives in poetry from the second half of the C12th, beginning with ESk Geisl 11/6VII, where it occurs in eljunhress ‘energetic [fame]’ (of S. Óláfr’s reputation). See also Gamlkan Has 9/2VII eljunsterk ‘energy-strong [Lord]’ and Anon Leið 36/3VII eljunkuðr ‘[God] known for his energy’.

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