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Kennings — AM 371 4° (Hb)

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Anon (ÓT) 1^I
allan stafnvalr
‘the whole stem-steed’ = SHIP
the whole stem-steed → SHIP

AM 371 4°: 15r/20
[1] ‑val: vali Hb
ship, boat
1.2.1.1. horse of the ship
Stefnir Lv 1^I
sonr Tryggva
‘the son of Tryggvi’ = Óláfr
the son of Tryggvi → Óláfr

AM 371 4°: 18v/10
Óláfr I Tryggvason (r. c. 995-c. 1000)
1.1. descendant of Tryggvi Óláfsson
KrákÁsl Lv 11^VIII (RagnSon 1) (Kráka/Áslaug)
veiði-viti vals
‘hunting-visitors of the slain’ = RAVENS
Hunting-visitors of the slain → RAVENS

AM 371 4°: 107r
raven
3. consumer of corpses (B1a)
KrákÁsl Lv 11^VIII (RagnSon 1) (Kráka/Áslaug)
nýtinjótr nás
‘the devourers of the dead’ = RAVENS/EAGLES
the devourers of the dead → RAVENS/EAGLES

AM 371 4°: 107r
raven
3. consumer of corpses (B1a)
KrákÁsl Lv 11^VIII (RagnSon 1) (Kráka/Áslaug)
alfr valmeyjar
‘the elf of the carnage-maiden’ = WARRIOR
the carnage-maiden → VALKYRIE
the elf of the VALKYRIE → WARRIOR

AM 371 4°: 107r
warrior
9.3. male mythical being of the valkyrie
KrákÁsl Lv 11^VIII (RagnSon 1) (Kráka/Áslaug)
valmær
‘of the carnage-maiden’ = VALKYRIE
the carnage-maiden → VALKYRIE

AM 371 4°: 107r
valkyrie
1.3. woman of the slain (B2b)

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