Kennings — Óláfr svartaskáld Leggsson Love poem
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Ólsv Love 2III
hǫg hlaðnorn
‘the accomplished norn of the headband’ = WOMAN
The accomplished norn of the headband → WOMANfemale, woman
4.1. female mythical being of the headdress (B2b) -
Ólsv Love 2III
stjarna skógar hvarma
‘with her stars of the forest of eyelids’ = EYES
the forest of eyelids. → EYELASHES
with her stars of EYELASHES → EYESeye
1.1. light of the head (A1b) -
Ólsv Love 2III
skógr hvarma
‘of the forest of eyelids’ = EYELASHES
the forest of eyelids. → EYELASHESeyelashes
1. forest of the eyelid (A1a)