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Kennings — unknown ms (xx)

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Hfr ErfÓl 3^I
dáðǫflgan bǫrr fangs dolga
‘the deed-mighty tree of the tunic of strife’ = WARRIOR
the tunic of strife → MAIL-SHIRT
the deed-mighty tree of the MAIL-SHIRT → WARRIOR

unknown ms:
warrior
1.2.2. tree of the mail-coat
Hfr ErfÓl 3^I
fang dolga
‘of the tunic of strife’ = MAIL-SHIRT
the tunic of strife → MAIL-SHIRT

unknown ms:
mail-coat
1.1. garment of battle
Hfr ErfÓl 3^I
senna vápna
‘the flyting of weapons’ = BATTLE
the flyting of weapons: → BATTLE

unknown ms:
battle
5.1. strife of weapons
Hfr ErfÓl 3^I
hnekkir hertryggðar
‘the confounder of the army’s security’ = WARRIOR
the confounder of the army’s security → WARRIOR

unknown ms:
warrior
Hfr ErfÓl 3^I
þess sessi þjóðar
‘of this bench-mate of the people’ = RULER
this bench-mate of the people → RULER

unknown ms:
chieftain, king, leader, lord, prince, ruler
1.2. friend of people
HSt Rst 21^I
stormr þremja
‘of the storm of swords’ = BATTLE
the storm of swords. → BATTLE

unknown ms: 65rb/34
battle
1.1.1.1. storm/wind of the sword
HSt Rst 21^I
heiptargjǫrnum viðr brynskíðs
‘on the vengeful trees of the mail-shirt-ski’ = WARRIORS
the mail-shirt-ski; → SWORD
on the vengeful trees of the SWORD → WARRIORS

unknown ms: 65rb/34
warrior
1.1.1. tree of the sword
HSt Rst 21^I
brynskíð
‘of the mail-shirt-ski’ = SWORD
the mail-shirt-ski; → SWORD

unknown ms: 65rb/34
sword
7.3. ski of the mail-coat

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