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Kennings — Sveinn

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Sveinn Frag 1^III
lind strindar leynisíka lyngs
‘the linden tree of the land of the hiding fishes of the heather’ = WOMAN
the hiding fishes of the heather → SNAKES
the land of SNAKES → GOLD
the linden tree of the GOLD → WOMAN
female, woman
1.2. tree, wood of riches, wealth (B2c)
Sveinn Frag 1^III
strind leynisíka lyngs
‘of the land of the hiding fishes of the heather’ = GOLD
the hiding fishes of the heather → SNAKES
the land of SNAKES → GOLD
gold
3.1.1. land of the serpent (A3)
Sveinn Frag 1^III
leynisíkr lyngs
‘of the hiding fishes of the heather’ = SNAKES
the hiding fishes of the heather → SNAKES
serpent, snake
1.1. fish or whale of the land (A1b)
Sveinn Norðrdr 1^III
élreifar dóttir Ægis
‘the storm-happy daughters of Ægir’ = WAVES
the storm-happy daughters of Ægir, → WAVES
wave
3.1. daughter of Ægir
Sveinn Norðrdr 2^III
ljótir sonr fornjóts
‘the ugly sons of fornjótr’ = WINDS
the ugly sons of Fornjótr → WINDS
storm, wind
4.3.1. son of Fornjótr
Sveinn Norðrdr 3^III
dóttir Hlés
‘the daughters of Hlér <= Ægir>’ = WAVES
The daughters of Hlér <= Ægir> → WAVES
wave
3.1. daughter of Ægir

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