Kennings — Skúli Þorsteinsson Poem about Svǫlðr
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Skúli Svǫlðr 1III
víðir gallópnis
‘of the ocean of the eagle’ = BLOOD
the ocean of the eagle. → BLOODblood
1.5.1. liquid of the raven/eagle (A2) -
Skúli Svǫlðr 2III
dolgr Frísa
‘the Frisians’ enemy’ = Eiríkr
the Frisians’ enemy → EiríkrEiríkr jarl Hákonarson (r. c. 1000-c. 1014)
4. enemy of the Frisians -
Skúli Svǫlðr 2III
roðinn sárlaukr
‘the reddened wound-leek’ = SWORD
the reddened wound-leek → SWORDsword
4.3.1. leek of the wound -
Skúli Svǫlðr 2III
dynr hjalma
‘the din of helmets’ = BATTLE
the din of helmets → BATTLEbattle
2.2.1. din of the helmet -
Skúli Svǫlðr 2III
mœtir malmþings
‘the meeter of the metal-assembly’ = WARRIOR
the metal-assembly → BATTLE
the meeter of the BATTLE → WARRIORwarrior
2.5.2.3. encounterer of battle -
Skúli Svǫlðr 2III
malmþing
‘of the metal-assembly’ = BATTLE
the metal-assembly → BATTLEbattle
3.1. meeting of weapons -
Skúli Svǫlðr 3III
Hlǫkk hvítinga
‘The Hlǫkk of drinking-horns’ = WOMAN
The Hlǫkk of drinking-horns → WOMANfemale, woman
7.1. female mythical being of drinking vessel (B2b) -
Skúli Svǫlðr 4III
Reifnis ræfrviti
‘roof-beacon of Reifnir’ = SWORD
the roof of Reifnir → SHIELD
the beacon of the SHIELD → SWORDsword
1.1.02.1. fire of the shield -
Skúli Svǫlðr 4III
Reifnis ræfr
‘of the roof of Reifnir’ = SHIELD
the roof of Reifnir → SHIELDshield
11.2. roof of the sea-king -
Skúli Svǫlðr 4III
haugrþak herfylgins Hǫlga
‘barrow-thatch of host-accompanying Hǫlgi’ = GOLD
barrow-thatch of host-accompanying Hǫlgi → GOLDgold
9.4. barrow-roof of Hǫlgi (A3) -
Skúli Svǫlðr 5III
margr morðelds fárbjóðr
‘harm-offerer of murder-fire’ = WARRIOR
murder-fire → SWORD
the harm of the SWORD → BATTLE
Many an offerer of the BATTLE → WARRIORwarrior
2.5.2.2. offerer of battle -
Skúli Svǫlðr 5III
morðelds fár
‘of the harm of murder-fire’ = BATTLE
murder-fire → SWORD
the harm of the SWORD → BATTLEbattle
13.1. harm of the weapon -
Skúli Svǫlðr 5III
morðeldr
‘of murder-fire’ = SWORD
murder-fire → SWORDsword
1.1.01. fire of battle -
Skúli Svǫlðr 5III
at fleiri tár Freyju
‘all the more tears of Freyja’ = GOLD
all the more tears of Freyja → GOLDgold
8.2. tears of Freyja (A3)