Kennings — Vǫlu-Steinn Ǫgmundardrápa
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VSt Erf 1III
sker góma
‘the skerries of gums’ = TEETH
the skerries of gums; → TEETHtooth, teeth
1.2. skerry of the gum (A1b) -
VSt Erf 1III
fundr Þundar
‘the discovery of Þundr’ = POETRY
the discovery of Þundr → POETRYpoetry
1.1.5. discovery of Óðinn -
VSt Erf 1III
glaumberg
‘of the joy-cliff’ = BREAST
the joy-cliff → BREASTbreast, chest
1.1.1. land of the mind (A3) -
VSt Erf 1III
vinr Míms
‘of the friend of Mímr’ = Óðinn
the friend of Mímr → ÓðinnÓðinn
3.1. friend of a male mythical being (C3a) -
VSt Erf 1III
mína straumr glaumberg vinar Míms
‘my streams of the joy-cliff of the friend of Mímr’ = POEM
the friend of Mímr → Óðinn
my streams of the joy-cliff of ÓÐINN → POEMpoetry
1.1.2. liquid of Óðinn -
VSt Erf 2III
sendir orða myrk-danar beina grœnnar Hlóðynjar
‘the distributor of the words of the dark-dane of the bones of green Hlóðyn’ = GENEROUS MAN
the bones of green Hlóðyn. → ROCKS
the dark-Dane of ROCKS → GIANT
the words of the GIANT → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MANgenerous man
2.4.1. sender of gold -
VSt Erf 2III
orð myrk-danar beina grœnnar Hlóðynjar
‘of the words of the dark-dane of the bones of green Hlóðyn’ = GOLD
the bones of green Hlóðyn. → ROCKS
the dark-Dane of ROCKS → GIANT
the words of the GIANT → GOLDgold
8.1. utterance of the giant (A3) -
VSt Erf 2III
myrk-Danr beina grœnnar Hlóðynjar
‘of the dark-dane of the bones of green Hlóðyn’ = GIANT
the bones of green Hlóðyn. → ROCKS
the dark-Dane of ROCKS → GIANTgiant
1.1. man of the mountains -
VSt Erf 2III
bein grœnnar Hlóðynjar
‘of the bones of green Hlóðyn’ = ROCKS
the bones of green Hlóðyn. → ROCKSrock, stone
1.1.1. bone of the earth