Kennings — Anonymous Poems Bjarkamál in fornu
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Anon Bjark 1III
vílmǫgr
‘for the sons of toil’ = SERVANTS
for the sons of toil → SERVANTSservant, slave, male
. son of distress -
Anon Bjark 2III
hǫrðum leikr Hildar
‘the hard play of Hildr’ = BATTLE
the hard play of Hildr. → BATTLEbattle
4.2. play of Hildr -
Anon Bjark 3III
haddr jarðar
‘the hair of the earth’ = GRASS
the hair of the earth. → GRASSgrass
1.1. hair of the earth -
Anon Bjark 4III
forverk Fenju
‘Fenja’s toil’ = GOLD
Fenja’s toil, → GOLDgold
9.2.3. work of Fenja (A3) -
Anon Bjark 4III
miðgarðr Fáfnis
‘Fáfnir’s land’ = GOLD
Fáfnir’s land, → GOLDgold
3.1.1. land of the serpent (A3) -
Anon Bjark 4III
glóbarr Glasis
‘Glasir’s glowing foliage’ = GOLD
Glasir’s glowing foliage, → GOLDgold
8.6. foliage of Glasir (A3) -
Anon Bjark 4III
fagrbyrðr Grana
‘Grani’s fair burden’ = GOLD
Grani’s fair burden, → GOLDgold
9.1.1. cargo of Grani (A3) -
Anon Bjark 4III
dýrsveiti Draupnis
‘Draupnir’s precious sweat’ = GOLD
Draupnir’s precious sweat, → GOLDgold
8.3.1. dew of Draupnir (A3) -
Anon Bjark 4III
dúni Grafvitnis
‘Grafvitnir’s feather-bed’ = GOLD
Grafvitnir’s feather-bed. → GOLDgold
3.1.2. lair of the serpent (A3) -
Anon Bjark 5III
svarðfestum Sifjar
‘Sif’s scalp-cords’ = GOLD
scalp-cords, → HAIR
Sif’s of the HAIR → GOLDgold
8.4. hair of Sif (A3) -
Anon Bjark 5III
svarðfestr
‘scalp-cords’ = HAIR
scalp-cords, → HAIRhair
2. rope of the head (A1b) -
Anon Bjark 5III
svell dalnauðar
‘ice of the bow-compulsion’ = SILVER
the bow-compulsion, → ARM
ice of the ARM → SILVERsilver
1.1. ice of the arm/hand -
Anon Bjark 5III
dalnauðr
‘of the bow-compulsion’ = ARM
the bow-compulsion, → ARMarm, hand
3.2. compulsion of the bow (A3) -
Anon Bjark 5III
tregum gjald Otrs
‘the reluctant payment for Otr’ = GOLD
the reluctant payment for Otr, → GOLDgold
8.7. payment of Otr/otter (A3) -
Anon Bjark 5III
tár Mardallar
‘the tears of Mardǫll’ = GOLD
the tears of Mardǫll, → GOLDgold
8.2. tears of Freyja (A3) -
Anon Bjark 5III
eldr Órunar
‘the fire of Órun’ = GOLD
the fire of Órun, → GOLDgold
1.1.2.1. fire of the river (A1) -
Anon Bjark 5III
glysmál Iðja
‘the shining speeches of Iði’ = GOLD
the shining speeches of Iði. → GOLDgold
8.1. utterance of the giant (A3) -
Anon Bjark 6III
gunnveitir
‘the battle-granter’ = WARRIOR
The battle-granter, → WARRIORwarrior
2.5.2.7. giver/granter of battle -
Anon Bjark 6III
þingskil Þjaza
‘with Þjazi’s assembly declarations’ = GOLD
with Þjazi’s assembly declarations, → GOLDgold
8.1. utterance of the giant (A3) -
Anon Bjark 6III
rauðmalmr Rínar
‘with the red metal of the Rhine’ = GOLD
with the red metal of the Rhine, → GOLDgold
9.1.4. metal of the Rhine (A2) -
Anon Bjark 6III
róg Niflunga
‘with the strife of the Niflungar’ = GOLD
with the strife of the Niflungar; → GOLDgold
9.1.2. strife of the Niflungar (A3) -
Anon Bjark 7III
inn kámleita vélir viðbjarnar aldinna veggja
‘the dark betrayer of the wood-bear of old walls’ = CAT
the wood-bear of old walls. → MOUSE
the dark betrayer of the MOUSE → CATcat
1. betrayer of the mouse (B1a) -
Anon Bjark 7III
viðbjǫrn aldinna veggja
‘of the wood-bear of old walls’ = MOUSE
the wood-bear of old walls. → MOUSEmouse
1. wood-bear of the wall (A2)