hnoss himins
‘of the ornaments of heaven’ = HEAVENLY BODIES
the ornaments of heaven — → HEAVENLY BODIES
søkk sætrs sunnu
‘of the treasures of the seat of the sun’ = HEAVENLY BODIES
the seat of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the treasures of the SKY/HEAVEN → HEAVENLY BODIES
glóð hróts leiptra
‘of the fires of the roof of lightnings’ = HEAVENLY BODIES
the roof of lightnings → SKY/HEAVEN
the fires of the SKY/HEAVEN → HEAVENLY BODIES
rǫðull himins
‘of the discs of the sky’ = HEAVENLY BODIES
the discs of the sky. → HEAVENLY BODIES
in tígnu tíðmark himins
‘the glorious time-markers of heaven’ = HEAVENLY BODIES
the glorious time-markers of heaven → HEAVENLY BODIES
This view lists all kennings with the selected referent. It analyses extended kennings to show the stages by which one arrives at the particular referent; these may form part of larger kennings but this is not shown here.
For more information on a particular kenning, select the stanza in which it occurs and click on the kenning in the interactive text to see the full analysis of the kenning.