Kálf Kátr 6VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 6’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 936.
Blótin ‘the sacrifices’
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blót (noun n.; °-s; -): sacrifice
vildi ‘wanted’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
bragningr ‘prince’
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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
[1] bragningr: bragning all
láta ‘to let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
beldinn ‘arrogant’
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beldinn (adj.): [arrogant]
efla ‘strengthen’
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efla (verb; °-fld-/-að-(RómvUpph¹ 382²⁴)): strengthen
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
sínu ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
veldi ‘country’
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veldi (noun n.): realm
hvern ‘every’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
kennings
hvern þann brjót orma leiðar,‘every breaker of the serpent’s path, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the serpent’s path, → GOLD
every breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
þann ‘’
kennings
hvern þann brjót orma leiðar,‘every breaker of the serpent’s path, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the serpent’s path, → GOLD
every breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
brjót ‘breaker’
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brjótr (noun m.): breaker
kennings
hvern þann brjót orma leiðar,‘every breaker of the serpent’s path, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the serpent’s path, → GOLD
every breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
honum ‘him’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
girniz ‘desires’
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girna (verb): desire
heiðr ‘honour’
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1. heiðr (noun m.; °heiðrs/heiðar, dat. heiðri/heiðr): honour - gen. -rs
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
þiggja ‘obtain’
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þiggja (verb): receive, get
orma ‘of the serpent’s’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent
kennings
hvern þann brjót orma leiðar,‘every breaker of the serpent’s path, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the serpent’s path, → GOLD
every breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
orma ‘of the serpent’s’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent
kennings
hvern þann brjót orma leiðar,‘every breaker of the serpent’s path, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the serpent’s path, → GOLD
every breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
leiðar ‘path’
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leið (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir/-ar): path, way
kennings
hvern þann brjót orma leiðar,‘every breaker of the serpent’s path, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the serpent’s path, → GOLD
every breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
leiðar ‘path’
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leið (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir/-ar): path, way
kennings
hvern þann brjót orma leiðar,‘every breaker of the serpent’s path, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the serpent’s path, → GOLD
every breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
Afarkostum ‘to hard conditions’
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afarkostr (noun m.; °-ar; -ir): harsh terms, harsh treatment
liet ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
ýtendr ‘offerers’
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ýtandi (noun m.): giver, launcher
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
rastar ‘of the current’
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2. rǫst (noun f.; °; gen. rasta): current
kennings
Hreytir glóða rastar‘The distributer of red-hot embers of the current ’
= GENEROUS MAN
red-hot embers of the current → GOLD
The distributer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
rastar ‘of the current’
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2. rǫst (noun f.; °; gen. rasta): current
kennings
Hreytir glóða rastar‘The distributer of red-hot embers of the current ’
= GENEROUS MAN
red-hot embers of the current → GOLD
The distributer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
alla ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
sæta ‘be exposed’
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2. sæta (verb): mean, signify
skeljungs ‘of the whale’
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skeljungr (noun m.): [whale, humpback]
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
skeljungs ‘of the whale’
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skeljungr (noun m.): [whale, humpback]
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
skeljungs ‘of the whale’
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skeljungr (noun m.): [whale, humpback]
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
fjalla ‘of the mountains’
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1. fjall (noun n.): mountain
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
fjalla ‘of the mountains’
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1. fjall (noun n.): mountain
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
fjalla ‘of the mountains’
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1. fjall (noun n.): mountain
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
glæstrar ‘of the shining’
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glæstr (adj./verb p.p.): adorned, shining, splendid
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
glæstrar ‘of the shining’
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glæstr (adj./verb p.p.): adorned, shining, splendid
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
rekkju ‘bed’
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1. rekkja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): bed
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
rekkju ‘bed’
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1. rekkja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): bed
kennings
alla ýtendr glæstrar rekkju skeljungs fjalla‘all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains ’
= GENEROUS MEN
the whale of the mountains → SNAKE
the shining bed of the SNAKE → GOLD
all the offerers of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN
ef ‘if’
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3. ef (conj.): if
gjöra ‘they did’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
ei ‘not’
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3. ei (adv.): not
treystaz ‘trust’
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treysta (verb): trust, believe in
glóða ‘of red-hot embers’
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glóð (noun f.): ember
kennings
Hreytir glóða rastar‘The distributer of red-hot embers of the current ’
= GENEROUS MAN
red-hot embers of the current → GOLD
The distributer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
glóða ‘of red-hot embers’
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glóð (noun f.): ember
kennings
Hreytir glóða rastar‘The distributer of red-hot embers of the current ’
= GENEROUS MAN
red-hot embers of the current → GOLD
The distributer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
kennings
Hreytir glóða rastar‘The distributer of red-hot embers of the current ’
= GENEROUS MAN
red-hot embers of the current → GOLD
The distributer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
Þór ‘Þórr’
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Þórr (noun m.): Thor; giant, ogre, monster
eða ‘or’
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eða (conj.): or
Óðni ‘Óðinn’
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Óðinn (noun m.): Óðinn
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The arrogant prince wanted to let every breaker of the serpent’s path [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN], who desires to obtain honour from him, strengthen the sacrifices in his country. The distributer of red-hot embers of the current [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN] let all the offerers of the shining bed of the whale of the mountains [SNAKE > GOLD > GENEROUS MEN] be exposed to hard conditions, if they did not trust Þórr or Óðinn.
The substance of this st. is based loosely on the prose saga (Unger 1877, I, 400-1; Wolf 2003, 123-4), but the pre-Christian Norse gods Þórr and Óðinn are not specifically mentioned.
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