Please note that the lexical concordance has not been reviewed and should not be referenced as a definitive and accurate concordance to the poetic corpus. Dates in particular may be taken from earlier editions and should be checked.
ONP: 2bifa vb. //...sem þúsund bifisk eða mengi ... ‘...as if a thousand were in motion, or ...’
950...spjótum; randir bifask; oddviti kveðr ... ‘...spears; shields tremble; the leader [Hákon] greets ...’
961Hǫll bifðisk, þás of ... ‘The hall shook when ...’
1000...rǫmm raust bifask. ‘...the strong voice trembles. ’
1035notes...en vendir bifðusk; varta hrǫkk, ... ‘...but masts shuddered; the prow jolted, ...’
1046...Danaveldi; álar bifðusk fyrir; typpi ... ‘...the realm of the Danes; currents shuddered in front; the mast-heads ...’
1046notes...rauða goll bifðisk; fastligr ... ‘...red gold shuddered; the powerful ...’
1046...bjartir oddar bifðusk. ‘...shining sword-points quivered.’
1055...sér, né bifðisk bǫðsnart ... ‘...heart of the king did not tremble in the helmet...’
1067...hnossir? Vestr bifask rengr í ... ‘...In the west, ship-frames tremble in the currents; ...’
1098...sili Kinnar bifask; hringr Hveðru ... ‘...harness-strap of Kinn quivers; the ring of Hveðra ...’
1160...berr; hauðr bifaðiz í dauða ... ‘...naked; the earth trembled at your ...’
1345Gsind Hákdr 1I
bifraukn bekkjar
‘in shuddering draught animals of the rowing-bench’ = SHIPS
in shuddering draught animals of the rowing-bench → SHIPS
Þjóð Haustl 13III
bifkleif baugs
‘the quivering cliff of the shield-boss’ = SHIELD
the quivering cliff of the shield-boss, → SHIELD
Þjóð Haustl 20III
bifkleif baugs
‘the quivering cliff of the shield-boss’ = SHIELD
the quivering cliff of the shield-boss, → SHIELD
ESk Frag 14III
bifgrund
‘the trembling ground’ = SEA
the trembling ground → SEA
SnSt Ht 31III
bifsœkir álms
‘for the tremble-seeker of the elm-bow’ = WARRIOR = Skúli
for the tremble-seeker of the elm-bow. → WARRIOR = Skúli
Egill Lv 31V (Eg 60)
bifteinn brynju
‘the trembling twig of the mail-coat’ = SWORD
the trembling twig of the mail-coat. → SWORD
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