Kennings — AM 109 a II 8° (109a II)
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FriðÞ Lv 2VIII (Frið 2)
bræddan sóti byrjar
‘the tarred steed of the breeze’ = SHIP
the tarred steed of the breeze → SHIPAM 109 a II 8°: 146v
ship, boat
1.4.1. horse of fair wind -
FriðÞ Lv 4VIII (Frið 4)
lögdýr
‘the sea-animal’ = SHIP
the sea-animal → SHIPAM 109 a II 8°: 146v
[8] lög‑: lang papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 1006ˣ, 173ˣ
ship, boat
1.1.2. wild animal of the sea -
FriðÞ Lv 9VIII (Frið 11)
raunbeðr Ránar
‘the testing bed of Rán <sea-goddess>’ = SEA
the testing bed of Rán <sea-goddess>, → SEAAM 109 a II 8°: 147r
[6] raunbeð: ‘ranbed’ 568ˣ, papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 1006ˣ, 173ˣ
[5] Ránar: raunar papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 1006ˣ, 173ˣsea
9.1.2. dwelling of Rán -
FriðÞ Lv 7VIII (Frið 7)
svanflaug
‘swan-flights’ = WAVES
swan-flights → WAVESAM 109 a II 8°: 147r
[6] ‑flaugar: so 27ˣ, papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 1006ˣ, 173ˣ
wave
6. flight of the swan -
FriðÞ Lv 8VIII (Frið 8)
brekka svana
‘the hillside of swans’ = WAVE
the hillside of swans, → WAVEAM 109 a II 8°: 147r
[4] svana: ‘sauna’ 568ˣ, 27ˣ, 109a IIˣ
wave
1.1. mountain of the swan -
Bjǫrn Lv 1VIII (Frið 9)
björt baugverja
‘a bright ring-bearer’ = WOMAN
a bright ring-bearer → WOMANAM 109 a II 8°: 147r
female, woman
2.6. bearer of jewellery (B2a?) -
Bjǫrn Lv 1VIII (Frið 9)
arma bálskorð
‘fire-prop of arms’ = WOMAN
the fire of arms, → GOLD
prop of the GOLD → WOMANAM 109 a II 8°: 147r
[7] bálskorð: bil sterka papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 1006ˣ, 173ˣ
female, woman
1.2. tree, wood of riches, wealth (B2c) -
Bjǫrn Lv 1VIII (Frið 9)
arma bál
‘of the fire of arms’ = GOLD
the fire of arms, → GOLDAM 109 a II 8°: 147r
[7] bálskorð: bil sterka papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 1006ˣ, 173ˣ
gold
2.1.1. fire of the arm/hand (A1) -
FriðÞ Lv 10VIII (Frið 12)
vǫrðr jarða Hálfdanar
‘the guardian of the lands of Hálfdan’ = RULER = Helgi?
the lands of Hálfdan → Norway
the guardian of NORWAY → RULER = Helgi?AM 109 a II 8°: 147v
[8] vörðr: so papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 1006ˣ, 173ˣ
[8] jarða: so papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 173ˣNorwegian king, ruler, jarl
2.1. guardian of Norway -
FriðÞ Lv 10VIII (Frið 12)
jǫrð Hálfdanar
‘of the lands of Hálfdan’ = Norway
the lands of Hálfdan → NorwayAM 109 a II 8°: 147v
[8] jarða: so papp17ˣ, 109a IIˣ, 173ˣ
Norway
1.1. land of the Norwegian ruler -
FriðÞ Lv 21VIII (Frið 27)
dróttinn skatna
‘lord of men’ = RULER = Helgi
lord of men, → RULER = HelgiAM 109 a II 8°: 150r
chieftain, king, leader, lord, prince, ruler
1.1. lord of people -
FriðÞ Lv 22VIII (Frið 28)
hlýri Hálfdanar
‘the brother of Hálfdan’ = Helgi
the brother of Hálfdan → HelgiAM 109 a II 8°: 150v
Helgi, son of king Beli (Frið)
. brother of Hálfdan -
Keth Lv 3VIII (Ket 5)
hefnir Hallbjarnar
‘avenger of Hallbjǫrn’ = Ketill
avenger of Hallbjǫrn; → KetillAM 109 a II 8°: 157r/27
Ketill hœngr (Ket)
2. avenger of Hallbjǫrn -
Gusi Lv 4VIII (Ket 8)
bitri eggþruma
‘the bitter blade-thunder’ = BATTLE
the bitter blade-thunder; → BATTLEAM 109 a II 8°: 157v/5
battle
2.1. din of weapons -
Keth Lv 10VIII (Ket 15)
fólknaðra
‘battle-snakes’ = SPEARS
Battle-snakes → SPEARSAM 109 a II 8°: 159r/24
spear
1.2. serpent of battle -
Keth Lv 10VIII (Ket 15)
dalakappi
‘dalakappi (‘the dale-champion’)’ = Áli Uppdalakappi
Dalakappi (‘the Dale-champion’) → Áli UppdalakappiAM 109 a II 8°: 159r/24
Áli Uppdalakappi
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Keth Lv 10VIII (Ket 15)
leikr sverða
‘the play of swords’ = BATTLE
the play of swords, → BATTLEAM 109 a II 8°: 159r/24
battle
4.1.1. play of swords -
Framarr Lv 1VIII (Ket 34)
valgagl
‘to corpse-geese’ = RAVENS/EAGLES
to corpse-geese. → RAVENS/EAGLESAM 109 a II 8°: 161v/21
raven/eagle
1.3. bird of the corpse (A2) -
Framarr Lv 2VIII (Ket 35)
vígstari
‘slaughter-starling’ = RAVEN/EAGLE
slaughter-starling; → RAVEN/EAGLEAM 109 a II 8°: 161v/24
raven/eagle
1.1. bird of battle (A2) -
Framarr Lv 3VIII (Ket 38)
faðir meyjar
‘the father of the maiden’ = Ketill
the father of the maiden → KetillAM 109 a II 8°: 162r/5
Ketill hœngr (Ket)
1. father of the maiden -
Framarr Lv 3VIII (Ket 38)
benteinn
‘the wound-twigs’ = SWORDS
The wound-twigs → SWORDSAM 109 a II 8°: 162r/5
sword
4.1.01. rod/twig of the wound -
Framarr Lv 4VIII (Ket 41)
faðir Baldrs
‘the father of Baldr’ = Óðinn
the father of Baldr → ÓðinnAM 109 a II 8°: 162r/18
[5] Baldrs: so 1006ˣ, 173ˣ, 109a IIˣ
Óðinn
1.2. father of Baldr (C4a) -
Gríml Lv 1VIII (GrL 1)
þær íbúa hrauns
‘those female inhabitants of the lava field’ = TROLL-WOMEN
those female inhabitants of the lava field, → TROLL-WOMENAM 109 a II 8°: 163r/14
giantess, troll-woman
2.2. female inhabitant of mountain-environment (B2a) -
Gríml Lv 2VIII (GrL 3)
dóttir Þjassa
‘daughter of Þjazi <giant>’ = GIANTESS
daughter of Þjazi <giant> → GIANTESSAM 109 a II 8°: 163r/19
giantess, troll-woman
1.2. female relative of the giant (B4b) -
Kleima Lv 1VIII (GrL 4)
hjǫrð báru
‘herds of the wave’ = FISH
herds of the wave → FISHAM 109 a II 8°: 163r/22
fish
2. herd of the sea (A1) -
Gríml Lv 5VIII (GrL 7)
þella guðvefs
‘the fir-tree of costly fabric’ = WOMAN
the fir-tree of costly fabric, → WOMANAM 109 a II 8°: 166r/16
female, woman
5.3. tree, wood of cloth (B2c)