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Kennings — AM 141 fol (141)

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Þorm Lv 10^I
mǫrk fránǫluns
‘of the forest of the flashing fish’ = GOLD
the flashing fish. → SERPENT
the forest of the SERPENT → GOLD

AM 141 fol: 29v/25
gold
3.1.1. land of the serpent (A3)
Þorm Lv 10^I
fránǫlunn
‘of the flashing fish’ = SERPENT
the flashing fish. → SERPENT

AM 141 fol: 29v/25
serpent, snake
1.1. fish or whale of the land (A1b)
Þorm Lv 10^I
víðlendr myrðir varga
‘broad-landed destroyer of outlaws’ = RULER = Knútr
broad-landed destroyer of outlaws, → RULER = Knútr

AM 141 fol: 29v/25
chieftain, king, leader, lord, prince, ruler
4.1. destroyer of evildoers
Þorm Lv 11^I
fasti túna barðs
‘with the fire of the homesteads of the prow’ = GOLD
the homesteads of the prow → SEA
with the fire of the SEA → GOLD

AM 141 fol: 30r/11
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Þorm Lv 11^I
tún barðs
‘of the homesteads of the prow’ = SEA
the homesteads of the prow → SEA

AM 141 fol: 30r/11
sea
4.1. land of the ship
Þorm Lv 11^I
eldr djúps
‘for the flame of the deep’ = GOLD
for the flame of the deep, → GOLD

AM 141 fol: 30r/11
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Þorm Lv 15^I
hættinn happsœkjandi hreins branda
‘venturesome, fortunate attacker of the reindeer of stems’ = SEA-WARRIOR = Óláfr
the reindeer of stems, → SHIP
venturesome, fortunate attacker of the SHIP → SEA-WARRIOR = Óláfr

AM 141 fol: 31r/6
sea-warrior
2. attacker of the ship
Þorm Lv 15^I
hreinn branda
‘of the reindeer of stems’ = SHIP
the reindeer of stems, → SHIP

AM 141 fol: 31r/6
ship, boat
1.2.2. wild animal of the ship
Þorm Lv 15^I
ríkr rœkir linns randar
‘mighty keeper of the serpent of the shield’ = WARRIOR = Óláfr
the serpent of the shield; → SWORD
mighty keeper of the SWORD → WARRIOR = Óláfr

AM 141 fol: 31r/6
warrior
1.7.06. carer of the weapon
Þorm Lv 15^I
linnr randar
‘of the serpent of the shield’ = SWORD
the serpent of the shield; → SWORD

AM 141 fol: 31r/6
sword
2.3. snake of the shield
Þorm Lv 15^I
andr eybaugs
‘the skis of the island-ring’ = SHIPS
the island-ring. → SEA
the skis of the SEA → SHIPS

AM 141 fol: 31r/6
ship, boat
2.1. ski of the sea
Þorm Lv 15^I
eybaugr
‘of the island-ring’ = SEA
the island-ring. → SEA

AM 141 fol: 31r/6
sea
1.4. ring of the land
Þorm Lv 16^I
sex boði stálregns
‘six announcers of steel-rain’ = WARRIORS
steel-rain → BATTLE
six announcers of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

AM 141 fol: 31r/23
warrior
2.5.2.1. messenger of battle
Þorm Lv 16^I
stálregn
‘of steel-rain’ = BATTLE
steel-rain → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 31r/23
battle
1.2.1. shower of weapons
Þorm Lv 16^I
Týr ónhjalta
‘the Týr of sword-hilts’ = WARRIOR = me
the Týr of sword-hilts; → WARRIOR = me

AM 141 fol: 31r/23
warrior
1.4.1.06. Týr of the weapon
Þorm Lv 18^I
angr ýs
‘the sorrow of the yew’ = FIRE
the sorrow of the yew → FIRE

AM 141 fol: 50r/13
fire, flame
1.2. sorrow of the tree
Gizsv Lv 1^I
þing borða
‘the assembly of shields’ = BATTLE
the assembly of shields —, → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 51v/9
battle
3.1.3. meeting of shields
Gizsv Lv 1^I
svinnir sigrunnr
‘prudent battle-trees’ = WARRIORS
prudent battle-trees → WARRIORS

AM 141 fol: 51v/9
[5] sig‑: sigr‑ Kˣ, Holm4, 61, 325V, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, 141ˣ
warrior
5.1. tree of victory
Gizsv Lv 1^I
kván Heðins
‘of the woman of Heðinn’ = Hildr
the woman of Heðinn; → Hildr

AM 141 fol: 51v/9
Hildr
1. woman of Heðinn and the Hjaðningar (C3a)
Gizsv Lv 1^I
él Ála
‘the blizzard of Áli’ = BATTLE
the blizzard of Áli → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 51v/9
battle
1.2.5. shower of a legendary person
Þorf Lv 2^I
miklu regn ins harða garðs randar
‘the great downpour of the tough enclosure of the shield-rim’ = BATTLE
the tough enclosure of the shield-rim; → SHIELD
the great downpour of the SHIELD → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 51v/18
[2] randar: randa J2ˣ, 321ˣ, Bæb, 61, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm, DG8, 141ˣ
battle
1.2.1.2. shower of shields
Þorf Lv 2^I
ins harða garðr randar
‘of the tough enclosure of the shield-rim’ = SHIELD
the tough enclosure of the shield-rim; → SHIELD

AM 141 fol: 51v/18
[2] randar: randa J2ˣ, 321ˣ, Bæb, 61, 325VII, Bb, Flat, Tóm, DG8, 141ˣ
shield
6.4. enclosure of the shield
Þorf Lv 2^I
teitan már sveita
‘the cheerful gull of gore’ = RAVEN/EAGLE
the cheerful gull of gore; → RAVEN/EAGLE

AM 141 fol: 51v/18
raven/eagle
1.2. bird of blood (A2)
Þorf Lv 2^I
hregg Þundar
‘the storm of Þundr’ = BATTLE
the storm of Þundr; → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 51v/18
battle
1.1.4. storm/wind of Óðinn
Þorm Lv 19^I
ǫrstiklandi
‘the arrow-shooter’ = WARRIOR = Óláfr
The arrow-shooter → WARRIOR = Óláfr

AM 141 fol: 51v/27
warrior
1.7.01. mover of the weapon
Þorm Lv 19^I
miklu él Ála
‘the great storm of Áli’ = BATTLE
the great storm of Áli; → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 51v/27
battle
1.2.5. shower of a legendary person
Þorm Lv 19^I
skalmǫld
‘a sword-age’ = BATTLE
a sword-age → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 51v/27
battle
14.1. time of the sword
Þorm Lv 19^I
geirþing
‘the spear-assembly’ = BATTLE
the spear-assembly → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 51v/27
battle
3.1.2. meeting of spears
Anon Bjark 1^III
vílmǫgr
‘for the sons of toil’ = SERVANTS
for the sons of toil → SERVANTS

AM 141 fol: 52r/24
[3] vílmǫgum: vílmǫgum corrected from víkingum at vaka in another hand 141ˣ
servant, slave, male
. son of distress
Anon Bjark 2^III
hǫrðum leikr Hildar
‘the hard play of Hildr’ = BATTLE
the hard play of Hildr. → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 52v/2
battle
4.2. play of Hildr
Þorm Lv 20^I
vága viggrunnr
‘steed-bush of the waves’ = SEAFARER = Óláfr
the steed of the waves. → SHIP
bush of the SHIP → SEAFARER = Óláfr

AM 141 fol: 53r/13
seafarer
1.2. tree of the ship
Þorm Lv 20^I
vága viggr
‘of the steed of the waves’ = SHIP
the steed of the waves. → SHIP

AM 141 fol: 53r/13
ship, boat
1.1.1.1. horse of the sea
Þorm Lv 21^I
Hildr hvítings
‘Hildr of the bright drinking-horn’ = WOMAN
Hildr of the bright drinking-horn, → WOMAN

AM 141 fol: 55v/19
[3] Hildr: heldr all
female, woman
7.1. female mythical being of drinking vessel (B2b)
Þorm Lv 21^I
eskiaskr
‘spear-ash-trees’ = WARRIORS
spear-ash-trees → WARRIORS

AM 141 fol: 55v/19
warrior
1.1.3. tree of the spear
Þorm Lv 23^I
alla Jǫlfuðs élþollr
‘storm-firs of Jǫlfuðr’ = WARRIORS
the storm of Jǫlfuðr → BATTLE
all the firs of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

AM 141 fol: 56r/3
warrior
2.1. tree of battle
Þorm Lv 23^I
Jǫlfuðs él
‘of the storm of Jǫlfuðr’ = BATTLE
the storm of Jǫlfuðr → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 56r/3
battle
1.2.3. shower of Óðinn
Þorm Lv 23^I
fastri fleindrífa
‘the ceaseless missile-blizzard’ = BATTLE
the ceaseless missile-blizzard. → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 56r/3
battle
1.2.1. shower of weapons
Þorm Lv 22^I
þing harðra hjǫrva
‘the assembly of hard swords’ = BATTLE
the assembly of hard swords. → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 56v/22
battle
3.1.1. meeting of swords
Þorm Lv 22^I
benþiðurr
‘the wound-grouse’ = RAVEN/EAGLE
the wound-grouse → RAVEN/EAGLE

AM 141 fol: 56v/22
raven/eagle
1.4. bird of the wound (A2)
Þorm Lv 25^I
eik landa ǫglis
‘the oak of the lands of the hawk’ = WOMAN
the lands of the hawk → ARMS
The oak of ARMS → WOMAN

AM 141 fol: 57r/6
female, woman
11.2. tree, wood of arm/hand (B2c)
Þorm Lv 25^I
land ǫglis
‘of the lands of the hawk’ = ARMS
the lands of the hawk → ARMS

AM 141 fol: 57r/6
arm, hand
1.1.1. land of the bird of prey (A3)
Þorm Lv 25^I
drif ǫrva
‘a blizzard of arrows’ = BATTLE
a blizzard of arrows, → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 57r/6
battle
1.2.1.4. shower of arrows
Þorm Lv 24^I
grǫnn Skǫgul in hvíta setrs hauka
‘the slender, white Skǫgul of the seat of hawks’ = WOMAN
the seat of hawks → ARM
the slender, white Skǫgul of the ARM → WOMAN

AM 141 fol: 57v/11
[2] grǫnn: grǫn J2ˣ, Flat, 142ˣ, 566aˣ
[3] hauka setrs: so 61, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Kˣ, 142ˣ, 566aˣ, DG8
female, woman
12.1. female mythical being of arm/hand (B2b)
Þorm Lv 24^I
setr hauka
‘of the seat of hawks’ = ARM
the seat of hawks → ARM

AM 141 fol: 57v/11
[3] hauka setrs: so 61, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Kˣ, 142ˣ, 566aˣ, DG8
arm, hand
1.1.2. home, resting place of the bird of prey (A3)
Þorm Lv 24^I
djúp spor hríðar Dags ok danskra vápna
‘the deep tracks of the blizzard of Dagr and of danish weapons’ = WOUNDS
the blizzard of Dagr → BATTLE
the deep tracks of the BATTLEand of Danish weapons → WOUNDS

AM 141 fol: 57v/11
[7] djúp: djúpt Flat, 566aˣ
wound
1.2. track of battle
Þorm Lv 24^I
hríð Dags
‘of the blizzard of Dagr ’ = BATTLE
the blizzard of Dagr → BATTLE

AM 141 fol: 57v/11
battle
1.2.5. shower of a legendary person
Þorm Lv 24^I
morðvenjandi meldrar Fenju
‘the killing-accustomed one of the flour of Fenja’ = GENEROUS MAN = Þormóðr
the flour of Fenja. → GOLD
the killing-accustomed one of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN = Þormóðr

AM 141 fol: 57v/11
[6] morðvenjanda: morðvenjandi Holm2, 972ˣ, J2ˣ, Holm4, 61, 325VII, Flat, Tóm, Kˣ, 142ˣ, 566aˣ
generous man
1.09. killer of wealth
Þorm Lv 24^I
meldr Fenju
‘of the flour of Fenja’ = GOLD
the flour of Fenja. → GOLD

AM 141 fol: 57v/11
gold
9.2.2. flour of Fenja and Menja (A1)

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Kennings — AM 141 fol (141)

Þorm Lv 10I

AM 141 fol: 29v/25

Þorm Lv 10I

AM 141 fol: 29v/25

Þorm Lv 10I

AM 141 fol: 29v/25

Þorm Lv 11I

AM 141 fol: 30r/11

Þorm Lv 11I

AM 141 fol: 30r/11

Þorm Lv 11I

AM 141 fol: 30r/11

Þorm Lv 15I

AM 141 fol: 31r/6

Þorm Lv 15I

AM 141 fol: 31r/6

Þorm Lv 15I

AM 141 fol: 31r/6

Þorm Lv 15I

AM 141 fol: 31r/6

Þorm Lv 15I

AM 141 fol: 31r/6

Þorm Lv 15I

AM 141 fol: 31r/6

Þorm Lv 16I

AM 141 fol: 31r/23

Þorm Lv 16I

AM 141 fol: 31r/23

Þorm Lv 16I

AM 141 fol: 31r/23

Þorm Lv 18I

AM 141 fol: 50r/13

Gizsv Lv 1I

AM 141 fol: 51v/9

Gizsv Lv 1I

AM 141 fol: 51v/9

Gizsv Lv 1I

AM 141 fol: 51v/9

Gizsv Lv 1I

AM 141 fol: 51v/9

Þorf Lv 2I

AM 141 fol: 51v/18

Þorf Lv 2I

AM 141 fol: 51v/18

Þorf Lv 2I

AM 141 fol: 51v/18

Þorf Lv 2I

AM 141 fol: 51v/18

Þorm Lv 19I

AM 141 fol: 51v/27

Þorm Lv 19I

AM 141 fol: 51v/27

Þorm Lv 19I

AM 141 fol: 51v/27

Þorm Lv 19I

AM 141 fol: 51v/27

Anon Bjark 1III

AM 141 fol: 52r/24

Anon Bjark 2III

AM 141 fol: 52v/2

Þorm Lv 20I

AM 141 fol: 53r/13

Þorm Lv 20I

AM 141 fol: 53r/13

Þorm Lv 21I

AM 141 fol: 55v/19

Þorm Lv 21I

AM 141 fol: 55v/19

Þorm Lv 23I

AM 141 fol: 56r/3

Þorm Lv 23I

AM 141 fol: 56r/3

Þorm Lv 23I

AM 141 fol: 56r/3

Þorm Lv 22I

AM 141 fol: 56v/22

Þorm Lv 22I

AM 141 fol: 56v/22

Þorm Lv 10^I

Þorm Lv 10^I

Þorm Lv 10^I

Þorm Lv 11^I

Þorm Lv 11^I

Þorm Lv 11^I

Þorm Lv 15^I

Þorm Lv 15^I

Þorm Lv 15^I

Þorm Lv 15^I

Þorm Lv 15^I

Þorm Lv 15^I

Þorm Lv 16^I

Þorm Lv 16^I

Þorm Lv 16^I

Þorm Lv 18^I

Gizsv Lv 1^I

Gizsv Lv 1^I

Gizsv Lv 1^I

Gizsv Lv 1^I

Þorf Lv 2^I

Þorf Lv 2^I

Þorf Lv 2^I

Þorf Lv 2^I

Þorm Lv 19^I

Þorm Lv 19^I

Þorm Lv 19^I

Þorm Lv 19^I

Anon Bjark 1^III

Anon Bjark 2^III

Þorm Lv 20^I

Þorm Lv 20^I

Þorm Lv 21^I

Þorm Lv 21^I

Þorm Lv 23^I

Þorm Lv 23^I

Þorm Lv 23^I

Þorm Lv 22^I

Þorm Lv 22^I

Þorm Lv 25^I

Þorm Lv 25^I

Þorm Lv 25^I

Þorm Lv 24^I

Þorm Lv 24^I

Þorm Lv 24^I

Þorm Lv 24^I

Þorm Lv 24^I

Þorm Lv 24^I