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Kennings — Þorkell Gíslason Búadrápa

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ÞGísl Búdr 1^I
herklæði
‘war-garments’ = ARMOUR
war-garments → ARMOUR
armour
. clothing of battle
ÞGísl Búdr 1^I
valr víka
‘the stallions of bays’ = SHIPS
the stallions of bays; → SHIPS
ship, boat
1.1.1.1. horse of the sea
ÞGísl Búdr 2^I
fjall humra
‘the mountains of lobsters’ = SEA
the mountains of lobsters; → SEA
sea
3.1. land of the aquatic animal
ÞGísl Búdr 2^I
marr barða
‘stallions of the stems’ = SHIPS
stallions of the stems → SHIPS
ship, boat
1.2.1.1. horse of the ship
ÞGísl Búdr 2^I
vǫllr hefils
‘the plains of the clew-line’ = SEA
the plains of the clew-line. → SEA
sea
4.1. land of the ship
ÞGísl Búdr 2^I
brimdýr
‘the surf-animals’ = SHIPS
the surf-animals; → SHIPS
ship, boat
1.1.2. wild animal of the sea
ÞGísl Búdr 3^I
raukn rasta
‘the draught animals of currents’ = SHIPS
The draught animals of currents → SHIPS
ship, boat
1.1.1.2. other working animal of the sea
ÞGísl Búdr 3^I
rymr randa
‘the clatter of shields’ = BATTLE
the clatter of shields → BATTLE
battle
2.1.3. din of shields
ÞGísl Búdr 4^I
grimmt él eggja
‘the terrible storm of edges’ = BATTLE
the terrible storm of edges → BATTLE
battle
1.2.1. shower of weapons
ÞGísl Búdr 4^I
serkr Hamðis
‘the shirts of Hamðir’ = MAIL-SHIRTS
the shirts of Hamðir; → MAIL-SHIRTS
mail-coat
1.2. garment of a legendary hero
ÞGísl Búdr 5^I
herklæði
‘war-garments’ = ARMOUR
war-garments → ARMOUR
armour
. clothing of battle
ÞGísl Búdr 6^I
hríð branda
‘the storm of blades’ = BATTLE
the storm of blades → BATTLE
battle
1.2.1.1. shower of swords
ÞGísl Búdr 6^I
fár randa
‘the harm of shields’ = SWORD
the harm of shields → SWORD
sword
9.1.1. harm of the shield
ÞGísl Búdr 6^I
land fjǫrnis
‘the lands of the helmet’ = HEADS
the lands of the helmet. → HEADS
head
2.1. place of headgear (A1b and A3)
ÞGísl Búdr 6^I
fleinbǫrr
‘spear-trees’ = WARRIORS
Spear-trees → WARRIORS
warrior
1.1. tree of the weapon
ÞGísl Búdr 7^I
haukr hræs
‘the hawks of the corpse’ = RAVENS/EAGLES
The hawks of the corpse → RAVENS/EAGLES
raven/eagle
1.3. bird of the corpse (A2)
ÞGísl Búdr 7^I
hvassir benlaukr
‘sharp wound-leeks’ = SWORDS
sharp wound-leeks → SWORDS
sword
4.3.1. leek of the wound
ÞGísl Búdr 7^I
stallr fjǫrnis
‘the supports of the helmet’ = HEADS
the supports of the helmet; → HEADS
head
2.2. rest or support of headgear (A1b and A3)
ÞGísl Búdr 7^I
fjall hauks
‘for the mountains of the hawk’ = ARMS
for the mountains of the hawk. → ARMS
arm, hand
1.1.1. land of the bird of prey (A3)
ÞGísl Búdr 8^I
svanr Hanga
‘the swan of Hangi’ = RAVEN
the swan of Hangi → RAVEN
raven
1.1. bird of Óðinn (A2)
ÞGísl Búdr 8^I
gǫll geira
‘the shriek of spears’ = BATTLE
the shriek of spears → BATTLE
battle
2.1.2. din of spears
ÞGísl Búdr 9^I
ár bens
‘the oars of the wound’ = SWORDS
the oars of the wound. → SWORDS
sword
6.1. rod of the wound
ÞGísl Búdr 10^I
gnýr hlífa
‘the clash of shields’ = BATTLE
the clash of shields → BATTLE
battle
2.1.3. din of shields
ÞGísl Búdr 11^I
inn þrekmesti gœðir gunnskára
‘the most powerful endower of battle-gulls’ = WARRIOR
battle-gulls → RAVENS/EAGLES
The most powerful endower of RAVENS/EAGLES → WARRIOR
warrior
3.1.01. feeder of the bird of battlefield
ÞGísl Búdr 11^I
gunnskári
‘of battle-gulls’ = RAVENS/EAGLES
battle-gulls → RAVENS/EAGLES
raven/eagle
1.1. bird of battle (A2)
ÞGísl Búdr 11^I
hestr hrófs
‘of the horse of the boat-shed’ = SHIP
the horse of the boat-shed; → SHIP
ship, boat
1.5.1. horse of the berth
ÞGísl Búdr 11^I
naðr sára
‘the snake of wounds’ = SWORD
the snake of wounds → SWORD
sword
2.2. snake of the wound
ÞGísl Búdr 11^I
bára bens
‘the wave of the wound’ = BLOOD
The wave of the wound → BLOOD
blood
1.1. liquid of wounds (A2)
ÞGísl Búdr 12^I
þess eyðir undglóða
‘of that destroyer of wound-embers’ = WARRIOR = Vagn
wound-embers; → SWORDS
that destroyer of SWORDS → WARRIOR = Vagn
warrior
1.7.02. destroyer of the weapon
ÞGísl Búdr 12^I
undglóð
‘of wound-embers’ = SWORDS
wound-embers; → SWORDS
sword
1.1.04. fire of the wound
ÞGísl Búdr 12^I
þrymr stála
‘the din of steel weapons’ = BATTLE
the din of steel weapons → BATTLE
battle
2.1. din of weapons

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