Ǫlv Lv 1^I

Lǫg[…] ‘’

Lǫgðis ‘’

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lǫgðir (noun m.): sword

Lǫgðis ‘of the sword’

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lǫgðir (noun m.): sword

[1] Lǫgðis: ‘Lavg[…]’ Hb, Lǫgðis 67aˣ, 67bˣ, HbFms n. p., HbSnE, HbFJ

kennings

notes

[1, 2] dáin lauk-Frigg lǫgðis ‘the torpid leek-Frigg <goddess> of the sword [WOMAN]’: If this is a woman-kenning, as the base-word Frigg and context suggest, it is a somewhat unusual one. There are several issues of concern: (1) the sense of dáin, presumably the p. p. of deyja ‘to die’, used adjectivally, which seems to be echoed by the m. form dáinn in l. 8; (2) whether one should read a cpd lauk-Frigg ‘leek-Frigg’ or laug-Frigg ‘bath/hot spring-Frigg’; and (3) how to understand the determinant lǫgðis, gen. sg. of lǫgðir ‘sword’, which could be expected as part of a warrior-kenning, but not of a kenning for a woman (though see the masculinised woman-kenning bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar in ll. 5, 6, 8). (1) Dáinn has been understood here in the sense ‘torpid’ rather than ‘dead’, to refer to the slumbering woman, and as ‘sluggish’ in l. 8. (2) Although lauk- rather than laug- has been adopted here because it has the support of earlier eds of Hb and seems to fit the sense of the kenning better, laug- would provide an aðalhending with aug- and may be a preferable reading. (3) It is possible that Ǫlvir has deliberately created aberrant woman-kennings to insult the woman who has humiliated him (as a kind of níð) or that the reference to a sword was a deliberate double entendre. Kock supposed (NN §2210B) that the elements lǫgðis and laukr should be understood together as a cpd sverðlaukr ‘sword-leek’, like geirlaukr ‘garlic’, lit. ‘spear-leek’ and hjalmlaukr, lit. ‘helmet-leek’.

hefr ‘has’

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hafa (verb): have

[…]f ‘’

of ‘’

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4. of (particle): (before verb)

of ‘’

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4. of (particle): (before verb)

[1] of: ‘[…]f’ Hb, of 67aˣ, 67bˣ, HbFms n. p., HbSnE, HbFJ

lagða ‘placed’

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leggja (verb): put, lay

lauk ‘’

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laukr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): leek, mast

lauk ‘leek’

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laukr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): leek, mast < laukfrigg (noun f.)

[2] lauk‑: ‘[...]’ Hb, lauk 67aˣ, 67bˣ, HbFms n. p., HbSnE, HbFJ

kennings

notes

[1, 2] dáin lauk-Frigg lǫgðis ‘the torpid leek-Frigg <goddess> of the sword [WOMAN]’: If this is a woman-kenning, as the base-word Frigg and context suggest, it is a somewhat unusual one. There are several issues of concern: (1) the sense of dáin, presumably the p. p. of deyja ‘to die’, used adjectivally, which seems to be echoed by the m. form dáinn in l. 8; (2) whether one should read a cpd lauk-Frigg ‘leek-Frigg’ or laug-Frigg ‘bath/hot spring-Frigg’; and (3) how to understand the determinant lǫgðis, gen. sg. of lǫgðir ‘sword’, which could be expected as part of a warrior-kenning, but not of a kenning for a woman (though see the masculinised woman-kenning bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar in ll. 5, 6, 8). (1) Dáinn has been understood here in the sense ‘torpid’ rather than ‘dead’, to refer to the slumbering woman, and as ‘sluggish’ in l. 8. (2) Although lauk- rather than laug- has been adopted here because it has the support of earlier eds of Hb and seems to fit the sense of the kenning better, laug- would provide an aðalhending with aug- and may be a preferable reading. (3) It is possible that Ǫlvir has deliberately created aberrant woman-kennings to insult the woman who has humiliated him (as a kind of níð) or that the reference to a sword was a deliberate double entendre. Kock supposed (NN §2210B) that the elements lǫgðis and laukr should be understood together as a cpd sverðlaukr ‘sword-leek’, like geirlaukr ‘garlic’, lit. ‘spear-leek’ and hjalmlaukr, lit. ‘helmet-leek’.

frjöðam ‘’

fr. ‘’

Frigg ‘’

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Frigg (noun f.): Frigg

Frigg ‘Frigg’

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Frigg (noun f.): Frigg < laukfrigg (noun f.)

[2] ‑Frigg dáin augna: ‘[…]’ Hb, om. 67aˣ, 67bˣ, ‘friöðam augna’ HbFms n. p., ‘fr. dain augna’ HbSnE, Frigg dáin augna HbFJ

kennings

notes

[1, 2] dáin lauk-Frigg lǫgðis ‘the torpid leek-Frigg <goddess> of the sword [WOMAN]’: If this is a woman-kenning, as the base-word Frigg and context suggest, it is a somewhat unusual one. There are several issues of concern: (1) the sense of dáin, presumably the p. p. of deyja ‘to die’, used adjectivally, which seems to be echoed by the m. form dáinn in l. 8; (2) whether one should read a cpd lauk-Frigg ‘leek-Frigg’ or laug-Frigg ‘bath/hot spring-Frigg’; and (3) how to understand the determinant lǫgðis, gen. sg. of lǫgðir ‘sword’, which could be expected as part of a warrior-kenning, but not of a kenning for a woman (though see the masculinised woman-kenning bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar in ll. 5, 6, 8). (1) Dáinn has been understood here in the sense ‘torpid’ rather than ‘dead’, to refer to the slumbering woman, and as ‘sluggish’ in l. 8. (2) Although lauk- rather than laug- has been adopted here because it has the support of earlier eds of Hb and seems to fit the sense of the kenning better, laug- would provide an aðalhending with aug- and may be a preferable reading. (3) It is possible that Ǫlvir has deliberately created aberrant woman-kennings to insult the woman who has humiliated him (as a kind of níð) or that the reference to a sword was a deliberate double entendre. Kock supposed (NN §2210B) that the elements lǫgðis and laukr should be understood together as a cpd sverðlaukr ‘sword-leek’, like geirlaukr ‘garlic’, lit. ‘spear-leek’ and hjalmlaukr, lit. ‘helmet-leek’.

dáin ‘’

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1. deyja (verb; °deyr; dó, dó(u); dá(i)nn): die

dáin ‘The torpid’

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1. deyja (verb; °deyr; dó, dó(u); dá(i)nn): die

[2] ‑Frigg dáin augna: ‘[…]’ Hb, om. 67aˣ, 67bˣ, ‘friöðam augna’ HbFms n. p., ‘fr. dain augna’ HbSnE, Frigg dáin augna HbFJ

kennings

notes

[1, 2] dáin lauk-Frigg lǫgðis ‘the torpid leek-Frigg <goddess> of the sword [WOMAN]’: If this is a woman-kenning, as the base-word Frigg and context suggest, it is a somewhat unusual one. There are several issues of concern: (1) the sense of dáin, presumably the p. p. of deyja ‘to die’, used adjectivally, which seems to be echoed by the m. form dáinn in l. 8; (2) whether one should read a cpd lauk-Frigg ‘leek-Frigg’ or laug-Frigg ‘bath/hot spring-Frigg’; and (3) how to understand the determinant lǫgðis, gen. sg. of lǫgðir ‘sword’, which could be expected as part of a warrior-kenning, but not of a kenning for a woman (though see the masculinised woman-kenning bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar in ll. 5, 6, 8). (1) Dáinn has been understood here in the sense ‘torpid’ rather than ‘dead’, to refer to the slumbering woman, and as ‘sluggish’ in l. 8. (2) Although lauk- rather than laug- has been adopted here because it has the support of earlier eds of Hb and seems to fit the sense of the kenning better, laug- would provide an aðalhending with aug- and may be a preferable reading. (3) It is possible that Ǫlvir has deliberately created aberrant woman-kennings to insult the woman who has humiliated him (as a kind of níð) or that the reference to a sword was a deliberate double entendre. Kock supposed (NN §2210B) that the elements lǫgðis and laukr should be understood together as a cpd sverðlaukr ‘sword-leek’, like geirlaukr ‘garlic’, lit. ‘spear-leek’ and hjalmlaukr, lit. ‘helmet-leek’.

augna ‘’

augna ‘’

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auga (noun n.; °auga; augu/augun, gen. augna): eye

augna ‘eyes’

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auga (noun n.; °auga; augu/augun, gen. augna): eye

[2] ‑Frigg dáin augna: ‘[…]’ Hb, om. 67aˣ, 67bˣ, ‘friöðam augna’ HbFms n. p., ‘fr. dain augna’ HbSnE, Frigg dáin augna HbFJ

skjǫll ‘’

skjaft ‘’

skjöld ‘’

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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield < skjöldvald (noun n.)

skjal ‘gossip’

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1. skjal (noun n.; °; -): chit-chat1. skjal (noun n.; °; -): chit-chat1. skjal (noun n.; °; -): chit-chat

[3] skjal‑: ‘[…]’ Hb, skjöld HbFms n. p., ‘skioll‑’ HbSnE, ‘skiall’ or ‘skiaft’ HbFJ

notes

[3] skjalvald ‘gossip-authority’: That is, the skíðgarðr ‘paling fence’ (l. 4) has control of conversation (á vald) over the poets, because it prevents them talking to one another. For this unprecedented cpd, the present ed. is indebted to a suggestion from Kari Ellen Gade. The same fence in Auðunn Lv 2/4 seems to be said to have tricked (vélti) the skald. Previous eds have tried to make sense of Hb’s reading valdaðar, which may rather have been a scribal mis-separation of the words vald á þar. Kock suggests (NN §2210B) that valdaðar means ‘of the ruler, mistress’.

valdaðan ‘’

[…]ll[...] ‘’

valdaðar ‘’

vald ‘authority’

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vald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, powervald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, power < skjöldvald (noun n.)vald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, power

[3] ‑vald á þar: valdaðar Hb, HbFJ, ‘[…]ll[…]ar’ HbFms n. p., ‘‑valdaðan’ HbSnE

notes

[3] skjalvald ‘gossip-authority’: That is, the skíðgarðr ‘paling fence’ (l. 4) has control of conversation (á vald) over the poets, because it prevents them talking to one another. For this unprecedented cpd, the present ed. is indebted to a suggestion from Kari Ellen Gade. The same fence in Auðunn Lv 2/4 seems to be said to have tricked (vélti) the skald. Previous eds have tried to make sense of Hb’s reading valdaðar, which may rather have been a scribal mis-separation of the words vald á þar. Kock suggests (NN §2210B) that valdaðar means ‘of the ruler, mistress’.

[…] ‘’

á ‘has’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

[3] ‑vald á þar: valdaðar Hb, HbFJ, ‘[…]ll[…]ar’ HbFms n. p., ‘‑valdaðan’ HbSnE

[…]ar ‘’

þar ‘there’

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þar (adv.): there

[3] ‑vald á þar: valdaðar Hb, HbFJ, ‘[…]ll[…]ar’ HbFms n. p., ‘‑valdaðan’ HbSnE

skaldi ‘’

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skáld (noun n.; °-s; -): poet

skalda ‘over [lit. of] the poets’

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skáld (noun n.; °-s; -): poet

[3] skalda: skaldi HbFms n. p., HbSnE

skíð ‘the paling’

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skíð (noun n.; °; -): ski < skíðgarðr (noun m.)skíð (noun n.; °; -): ski < skíðgarðr (noun m.)

notes

[4] skíðgarðr ‘paling fence’: The prose text of Skáld mentions the skíðgarðr ‘paling fence’ several times.

garð ‘’

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garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard < skíðgarðr (noun m.)

garðr ‘fence’

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garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard < skíðgarðr (noun m.)

[4] ‑garðr: ‑garð HbSnE

notes

[4] skíðgarðr ‘paling fence’: The prose text of Skáld mentions the skíðgarðr ‘paling fence’ several times.

saman ‘together’

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saman (adv.): together

hvarma ‘the lids’

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hvarmr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): eyelid

Ok ‘And’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

bandvammar ‘’

bandvaniða ‘’

ba[…] ‘’

bandvaniðr ‘’

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bandvaniðr (adj.): [ribbon-accustomed]

bandvaniðr ‘the ribbon-accustomed’

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bandvaniðr (adj.): [ribbon-accustomed]

[5] bandvaniðr: ‘ba[…]’ Hb, ‘bandvammar’ HbFms n. p., ‘bandvaniða’ HbSnE, bandvaniðr HbFJ

kennings

notes

[5, 6, 8] bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar ‘the ribbon-accustomed floor-sluggish hart of the bench [WOMAN]’: Another unusual woman-kenning, having a male animal name as base-word. In this case, however, there is a partial comparison in the nickname given to Þóra borgarhjǫrtr ‘Town-hart’ in Ragnars saga ch. 2, whose name is said to derive from the fact that she towered in beauty above all other women like the hart above other animals. This parallel is drawn by Guðmundur Finnbogason (1928, 224-5). Moreover, the epithet bandvaniðr ‘ribbon-accustomed’ refers to woven or embroidered bands or ribbons which are commonly referred to in woman-kennings (Meissner 416-7). Bekkjar is here understood as gen. sg. of bekkr ‘bench’. It could alternatively be gen. sg. of bekkr ‘beck, stream’, although the latter would not make a good connection with the adj. bandvaniðr. The hap. leg. cpd golfdáinn ‘floor-sluggish’ echoes dáin ‘torpid’ (l. 2).

b[…]undar ‘’

blundar ‘’

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blunda (verb; °-að-): [shuts]

blundar ‘shuts’

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blunda (verb; °-að-): [shuts]

[5] blundar: ‘b[…]vndar’ Hb, blundar HbFms n. p., HbSnE, HbFJ

hekkjar ‘’

bekkjar ‘of the bench’

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1. bekkr (noun m.; °-jar/-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): bench

[6] bekkjar: hekkjar HbFms n. p.

kennings

notes

[5, 6, 8] bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar ‘the ribbon-accustomed floor-sluggish hart of the bench [WOMAN]’: Another unusual woman-kenning, having a male animal name as base-word. In this case, however, there is a partial comparison in the nickname given to Þóra borgarhjǫrtr ‘Town-hart’ in Ragnars saga ch. 2, whose name is said to derive from the fact that she towered in beauty above all other women like the hart above other animals. This parallel is drawn by Guðmundur Finnbogason (1928, 224-5). Moreover, the epithet bandvaniðr ‘ribbon-accustomed’ refers to woven or embroidered bands or ribbons which are commonly referred to in woman-kennings (Meissner 416-7). Bekkjar is here understood as gen. sg. of bekkr ‘bench’. It could alternatively be gen. sg. of bekkr ‘beck, stream’, although the latter would not make a good connection with the adj. bandvaniðr. The hap. leg. cpd golfdáinn ‘floor-sluggish’ echoes dáin ‘torpid’ (l. 2).

hjǫr[…] ‘’

hjǫrtr ‘’

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hjǫrtr (noun m.; °hjartar, dat. hirti (hjǫrt Æv¹ˆ 58²²n.); hirtir, acc. hjǫrtu, (gen. hirta GlossPsalt 9¹²)): hart

hjǫrtr ‘hart’

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hjǫrtr (noun m.; °hjartar, dat. hirti (hjǫrt Æv¹ˆ 58²²n.); hirtir, acc. hjǫrtu, (gen. hirta GlossPsalt 9¹²)): hart

[6] hjǫrtr: ‘hior[…]’ Hb, ‘hjor[…]’ HbFms n. p., hjǫrtr HbSnE, HbFJ

kennings

notes

[5, 6, 8] bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar ‘the ribbon-accustomed floor-sluggish hart of the bench [WOMAN]’: Another unusual woman-kenning, having a male animal name as base-word. In this case, however, there is a partial comparison in the nickname given to Þóra borgarhjǫrtr ‘Town-hart’ in Ragnars saga ch. 2, whose name is said to derive from the fact that she towered in beauty above all other women like the hart above other animals. This parallel is drawn by Guðmundur Finnbogason (1928, 224-5). Moreover, the epithet bandvaniðr ‘ribbon-accustomed’ refers to woven or embroidered bands or ribbons which are commonly referred to in woman-kennings (Meissner 416-7). Bekkjar is here understood as gen. sg. of bekkr ‘bench’. It could alternatively be gen. sg. of bekkr ‘beck, stream’, although the latter would not make a good connection with the adj. bandvaniðr. The hap. leg. cpd golfdáinn ‘floor-sluggish’ echoes dáin ‘torpid’ (l. 2).

[…] ‘’

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

[6] í rekkju: ‘[…]’ Hb, ‘[…] reckju’ HbFms n. p., í rekkju HbSnE, HbFJ

rekkju ‘’

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1. rekkja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): bed

rekkju ‘bed’

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1. rekkja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): bed

[6] í rekkju: ‘[…]’ Hb, ‘[…] reckju’ HbFms n. p., í rekkju HbSnE, HbFJ

því ‘therefore’

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því (adv.): therefore, because

notes

[7-8] því hefk fjón fúr-Gnáar fýris ‘therefore I have the hatred of the Gná <goddess> of the pine-fire [(lit. ‘of the fire-Gná of pine’) WOMAN]’: These lines are understood as a parenthetic clause and the word-divisions of the mss are interpreted following Kock’s suggestions. Skj B interprets fyrgnar as fyr Gnô, presumably ‘before Gná’ and Kock (Skald; NN §2210B) as fúr-Gnáar ‘of fire-Gná’, which he takes with fýris ‘of pine’ (l. 7) to form ‘Gná of pine-fire [WOMAN]’. This seems to be a rare instance of a woman-kenning with ‘fire’ (i.e. domestic fire or hearth) as its determinant (cf. Tindr Hákdr 1/1, 2 and Note; Meissner 417). The fire in this case is specified as fuelled with pine.

hefk ‘I have’

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hafa (verb): have

notes

[7-8] því hefk fjón fúr-Gnáar fýris ‘therefore I have the hatred of the Gná <goddess> of the pine-fire [(lit. ‘of the fire-Gná of pine’) WOMAN]’: These lines are understood as a parenthetic clause and the word-divisions of the mss are interpreted following Kock’s suggestions. Skj B interprets fyrgnar as fyr Gnô, presumably ‘before Gná’ and Kock (Skald; NN §2210B) as fúr-Gnáar ‘of fire-Gná’, which he takes with fýris ‘of pine’ (l. 7) to form ‘Gná of pine-fire [WOMAN]’. This seems to be a rare instance of a woman-kenning with ‘fire’ (i.e. domestic fire or hearth) as its determinant (cf. Tindr Hákdr 1/1, 2 and Note; Meissner 417). The fire in this case is specified as fuelled with pine.

fúr ‘fire’

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fúrr (noun m.): fire < fúrgná (noun f.): [Gná]

[7] fúr‑Gnáar fýris: ‘fyrg[…]’ Hb, ‘eyrinn […]ris’ HbFms n. p., fyrgnar fýris HbSnE, HbFJ

kennings

notes

[7-8] því hefk fjón fúr-Gnáar fýris ‘therefore I have the hatred of the Gná <goddess> of the pine-fire [(lit. ‘of the fire-Gná of pine’) WOMAN]’: These lines are understood as a parenthetic clause and the word-divisions of the mss are interpreted following Kock’s suggestions. Skj B interprets fyrgnar as fyr Gnô, presumably ‘before Gná’ and Kock (Skald; NN §2210B) as fúr-Gnáar ‘of fire-Gná’, which he takes with fýris ‘of pine’ (l. 7) to form ‘Gná of pine-fire [WOMAN]’. This seems to be a rare instance of a woman-kenning with ‘fire’ (i.e. domestic fire or hearth) as its determinant (cf. Tindr Hákdr 1/1, 2 and Note; Meissner 417). The fire in this case is specified as fuelled with pine.

eyrinn ‘’

fýr-G[…] ‘’

fyrgnar ‘’

[…]ris ‘’

fýris ‘of the pine-fire’

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fýri (noun n.): fir-tree

Gnáar ‘of the Gná’

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Gná (noun f.): Gná < fúrgná (noun f.): [Gná]

[7] fúr‑Gnáar fýris: ‘fyrg[…]’ Hb, ‘eyrinn […]ris’ HbFms n. p., fyrgnar fýris HbSnE, HbFJ

kennings

notes

[7-8] því hefk fjón fúr-Gnáar fýris ‘therefore I have the hatred of the Gná <goddess> of the pine-fire [(lit. ‘of the fire-Gná of pine’) WOMAN]’: These lines are understood as a parenthetic clause and the word-divisions of the mss are interpreted following Kock’s suggestions. Skj B interprets fyrgnar as fyr Gnô, presumably ‘before Gná’ and Kock (Skald; NN §2210B) as fúr-Gnáar ‘of fire-Gná’, which he takes with fýris ‘of pine’ (l. 7) to form ‘Gná of pine-fire [WOMAN]’. This seems to be a rare instance of a woman-kenning with ‘fire’ (i.e. domestic fire or hearth) as its determinant (cf. Tindr Hákdr 1/1, 2 and Note; Meissner 417). The fire in this case is specified as fuelled with pine.

þjón ‘’

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þjónn (noun m.; °þjóns, dat. þjón/þjóni; þjónar): servant

[…] ‘’

fjón ‘’

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fjón (noun f.): hatred

fýris ‘of the pine’

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fýri (noun n.): fir-tree

[7] fúr‑Gnáar fýris: ‘fyrg[…]’ Hb, ‘eyrinn […]ris’ HbFms n. p., fyrgnar fýris HbSnE, HbFJ

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notes

[7-8] því hefk fjón fúr-Gnáar fýris ‘therefore I have the hatred of the Gná <goddess> of the pine-fire [(lit. ‘of the fire-Gná of pine’) WOMAN]’: These lines are understood as a parenthetic clause and the word-divisions of the mss are interpreted following Kock’s suggestions. Skj B interprets fyrgnar as fyr Gnô, presumably ‘before Gná’ and Kock (Skald; NN §2210B) as fúr-Gnáar ‘of fire-Gná’, which he takes with fýris ‘of pine’ (l. 7) to form ‘Gná of pine-fire [WOMAN]’. This seems to be a rare instance of a woman-kenning with ‘fire’ (i.e. domestic fire or hearth) as its determinant (cf. Tindr Hákdr 1/1, 2 and Note; Meissner 417). The fire in this case is specified as fuelled with pine.

g[…]lf ‘’

g[…]f ‘’

golf ‘’

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golf (noun n.): floor

fjón ‘hatred’

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fjón (noun f.): hatred

[8] fjón golfdáinn sjónum: ‘[…] g[…]f dai[…] s[…]um’ Hb, ‘þjón g[…]lfdam slógu’ HbFms n. p., fjón golfdáinn sjónum HbSnE, HbFJ

notes

[7-8] því hefk fjón fúr-Gnáar fýris ‘therefore I have the hatred of the Gná <goddess> of the pine-fire [(lit. ‘of the fire-Gná of pine’) WOMAN]’: These lines are understood as a parenthetic clause and the word-divisions of the mss are interpreted following Kock’s suggestions. Skj B interprets fyrgnar as fyr Gnô, presumably ‘before Gná’ and Kock (Skald; NN §2210B) as fúr-Gnáar ‘of fire-Gná’, which he takes with fýris ‘of pine’ (l. 7) to form ‘Gná of pine-fire [WOMAN]’. This seems to be a rare instance of a woman-kenning with ‘fire’ (i.e. domestic fire or hearth) as its determinant (cf. Tindr Hákdr 1/1, 2 and Note; Meissner 417). The fire in this case is specified as fuelled with pine.

dam ‘’

dái[…] ‘’

dáinn ‘’

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Dáinn (noun m.): Dáinn, deceased one

golf ‘floor’

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golf (noun n.): floor

[8] fjón golfdáinn sjónum: ‘[…] g[…]f dai[…] s[…]um’ Hb, ‘þjón g[…]lfdam slógu’ HbFms n. p., fjón golfdáinn sjónum HbSnE, HbFJ

kennings

notes

[5, 6, 8] bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar ‘the ribbon-accustomed floor-sluggish hart of the bench [WOMAN]’: Another unusual woman-kenning, having a male animal name as base-word. In this case, however, there is a partial comparison in the nickname given to Þóra borgarhjǫrtr ‘Town-hart’ in Ragnars saga ch. 2, whose name is said to derive from the fact that she towered in beauty above all other women like the hart above other animals. This parallel is drawn by Guðmundur Finnbogason (1928, 224-5). Moreover, the epithet bandvaniðr ‘ribbon-accustomed’ refers to woven or embroidered bands or ribbons which are commonly referred to in woman-kennings (Meissner 416-7). Bekkjar is here understood as gen. sg. of bekkr ‘bench’. It could alternatively be gen. sg. of bekkr ‘beck, stream’, although the latter would not make a good connection with the adj. bandvaniðr. The hap. leg. cpd golfdáinn ‘floor-sluggish’ echoes dáin ‘torpid’ (l. 2).

slógu ‘’

s[…]um ‘’

sjónum ‘’

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sjón (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): eyes, sight

dáinn ‘sluggish’

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1. deyja (verb; °deyr; dó, dó(u); dá(i)nn): die

[8] fjón golfdáinn sjónum: ‘[…] g[…]f dai[…] s[…]um’ Hb, ‘þjón g[…]lfdam slógu’ HbFms n. p., fjón golfdáinn sjónum HbSnE, HbFJ

kennings

notes

[5, 6, 8] bandvaniðr golfdáinn hjǫrtr bekkjar ‘the ribbon-accustomed floor-sluggish hart of the bench [WOMAN]’: Another unusual woman-kenning, having a male animal name as base-word. In this case, however, there is a partial comparison in the nickname given to Þóra borgarhjǫrtr ‘Town-hart’ in Ragnars saga ch. 2, whose name is said to derive from the fact that she towered in beauty above all other women like the hart above other animals. This parallel is drawn by Guðmundur Finnbogason (1928, 224-5). Moreover, the epithet bandvaniðr ‘ribbon-accustomed’ refers to woven or embroidered bands or ribbons which are commonly referred to in woman-kennings (Meissner 416-7). Bekkjar is here understood as gen. sg. of bekkr ‘bench’. It could alternatively be gen. sg. of bekkr ‘beck, stream’, although the latter would not make a good connection with the adj. bandvaniðr. The hap. leg. cpd golfdáinn ‘floor-sluggish’ echoes dáin ‘torpid’ (l. 2).

sjónum ‘[her] eyes’

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sjón (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): eyes, sight

[8] fjón golfdáinn sjónum: ‘[…] g[…]f dai[…] s[…]um’ Hb, ‘þjón g[…]lfdam slógu’ HbFms n. p., fjón golfdáinn sjónum HbSnE, HbFJ