Kennings — Hofgarða-Refr Gestsson From a poem about Þorsteinn
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gildi geðreinar grjótǫld
‘the drink of the mind-land of the rock-people’ = POEM
the rock-people; → GIANTS
the drink of the mind-land of GIANTS → POEMpoetry
1.3.2. liquid of the giants -
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geðrein
‘of the mind-land’ = BREAST
the mind-land → BREASTbreast, chest
1.1.1. land of the mind (A3) -
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bára berg-mœra
‘the wave of the mountain-mœrir’ = POEM
the mountain-Mœrir → GIANTS
the wave of GIANTS → POEMpoetry
1.3.2. liquid of the giants -
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berg-Mœrir
‘of the mountain-mœrir’ = GIANTS
the mountain-Mœrir → GIANTSgiant
1.1. man of the mountains -
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kyn lýða
‘the kindred of men’ = PEOPLE
the kindred of men → PEOPLEmankind, people
1. kinsfolk of men -
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grjótǫld
‘of the rock-people’ = GIANTS
the rock-people; → GIANTSgiant
1.1. man of the mountains -
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ægir ógnstǫðvar bǫðgœðir
‘the ocean of the terror-place of the battle-promoter’ = POEM
the battle-promoter; → Óðinn
the ocean of the terror-place of ÓÐINN → POEMpoetry
1.1.2. liquid of Óðinn -
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ógnstǫð
‘of the terror-place’ = BREAST
the terror-place → BREASTbreast, chest
1.1. place of the mind and emotions (A3) -
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bǫrr hjǫrva
‘the tree of swords’ = WARRIOR
the tree of swords [I] → WARRIORwarrior
1.1.1. tree of the sword -
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bǫðgœðir
‘of the battle-promoter’ = Óðinn
the battle-promoter; → ÓðinnÓðinn
8.1.1. strengthener of battle -
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hoddvǫnuðr
‘the gold-diminisher’ = GENEROUS MAN
the gold-diminisher → GENEROUS MANgenerous man
1.03. diminisher of wealth -
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hermðarspjall heinvandils
‘the anger-words of the whetstone-Vandill’ = BATTLE
the whetstone-Vandill; → SWORD
the anger-words of the SWORD → BATTLEbattle
6.04. speech of weapons -
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heinVendill
‘of the whetstone-Vandill’ = SWORD
the whetstone-Vandill; → SWORDsword
8.1. land of the whetstone -
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runnr hlunnvitnis
‘to the bush of the roller-wolf’ = SEAFARER
the roller-wolf. → SHIP
to the bush of the SHIP → SEAFARERseafarer
1.2. tree of the ship -
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hlunnvitnir
‘of the roller-wolf’ = SHIP
the roller-wolf. → SHIPship, boat
1.2.2. wild animal of the ship