Kennings — Þorbjǫrn dísarskáld Poem about a Saint
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Þdís Saint 1III
hlœðir hafreiðar hlunns
‘the loader of the sea-chariot of the slipway roller’ = SEAFARER
the sea-chariot of the slipway roller → SHIP
The loader of the SHIP → SEAFARERseafarer
1.1.04. loader of the ship -
Þdís Saint 1III
hafreið hlunns
‘of the sea-chariot of the slipway roller’ = SHIP
the sea-chariot of the slipway roller → SHIPship, boat
. overdetermined -
Þdís Saint 1III
hoddsviptir
‘the hoard-flinger’ = GENEROUS MAN
the hoard-flinger, → GENEROUS MANgenerous man
2.3. flinger of wealth