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Kennings — Níkulás Bergsson Jónsdrápa postula

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Ník Jóndr 1^VII
hauksnjallr konungr heims ok hǫlða, sárvæginn
‘courageous as a hawk the king of the world and men, merciful to sin[ners]’ = God
Courageous as a hawk the king of the world and men, merciful to sin[ners], → God
God
1.17. lord of the world and men
Ník Jóndr 2^VII
þeim hreinum geymir guðdóms
‘to that pure guardian of divinity’ = APOSTLE
to that pure guardian of divinity, → APOSTLE
apostle
1. agent of God/Jesus
Ník Jóndr 3^VII
salr sólar
‘the hall of the sun’ = SKY/HEAVEN
the hall of the sun, → SKY/HEAVEN
sky/heaven
1.2.1. house of the sun
Ník Jóndr 3^VII
tyggi vagnbryggju
‘the ruler of the wagon-bridge’ = God
the wagon-bridge → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
God
1.1. lord of heaven
Ník Jóndr 3^VII
vagnbryggja
‘of the wagon-bridge’ = SKY/HEAVEN
the wagon-bridge → SKY/HEAVEN
sky/heaven
7.4. path of the Ursa Major
Ník Jóndr 3^VII
háva hjarlborg
‘the high earth-castle’ = SKY/HEAVEN
the high earth-castle. → SKY/HEAVEN
sky/heaven
1.3. house of the land

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