Kennings — Anonymous Lausavísur Lausavísur from Ragnars saga loðbrókar
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Anon (Ragn) 2VIII (Ragn 32)
valfugl
‘carnage-birds’ = RAVENS/EAGLES
carnage-birds. → RAVENS/EAGLESraven/eagle
1.3. bird of the corpse (A2) -
Anon (Ragn) 3VIII (Ragn 33)
sœkitík sólar
‘the chasing-bitch of the sun’ = WOLF
the chasing-bitch of the sun → WOLFwolf
6. destructive creature of the sun (A3) -
Anon (Ragn) 3VIII (Ragn 33)
sverðleikr
‘sword-play’ = BATTLE
sword-play; → BATTLEbattle
4.1.1. play of swords -
Anon (Ragn) 3VIII (Ragn 33)
hestr hafnar
‘to the horse of the harbour’ = SHIP
to the horse of the harbour; → SHIPship, boat
1.1.1.1. horse of the sea -
Anon (Ragn) 4VIII (Ragn 34)
hestr hafs
‘of the horses of the sea’ = SHIPS
the horses of the sea → SHIPSship, boat
1.1.1.1. horse of the sea -
Anon (Ragn) 4VIII (Ragn 34)
heiða harð-meldr Hveðnu
‘the gleaming hard flour of Hveðna’ = GOLD
the gleaming hard flour of Hveðna. → GOLDgold
9.2.2. flour of Fenja and Menja (A1) -
Anon (Ragn) 5VIII (Ragn 35)
hvítum hestr rastar máva
‘the white horse of the path of seagulls’ = SHIP
the path of seagulls. → SEA
the white horse of the SEA → SHIPship, boat
1.1.1.1. horse of the sea -
Anon (Ragn) 5VIII (Ragn 35)
rǫst máva
‘of the path of seagulls’ = SEA
the path of seagulls. → SEAsea
6.2. path of the aquatic bird -
Anon (Ragn) 5VIII (Ragn 35)
ríkri malla hallar hrafns
‘in the mighty enclosure of the hall of the raven’ = SEA
the hall of the raven → CRAG
in the mighty enclosure of the CRAG → SEAsea
1.4. ring of the land -
Anon (Ragn) 5VIII (Ragn 35)
hǫll hrafns
‘of the hall of the raven’ = CRAG
the hall of the raven → CRAGrock, stone
3.3. dwelling place of the mountain bird -
Anon (Ragn) 6VIII (Ragn 36)
hjǫrtr branda
‘the stag of prow-sides’ = SHIP
the stag of prow-sides → SHIPship, boat
1.2.2. wild animal of the ship -
Anon (Ragn) 7VIII (Ragn 37)
hverjum gnýr branda
‘every clash of swords’ = BATTLE
every clash of swords; → BATTLEbattle
2.1.1. din of swords -
Anon (Ragn) 8VIII (Ragn 38)
hlumtunga
‘with oar-handle tongues’ = OAR BLADES
with oar-handle tongues → OAR BLADESoar blades
. tongues of the oar-handle -
Anon (Ragn) 8VIII (Ragn 38)
salta slóð birtinga
‘the salt track of sea-trout’ = SEA
the salt track of sea-trout; → SEAsea
3.2. path of the aquatic animal -
Anon (Ragn) 10VIII (Ragn 40)
grátr ský*ja
‘the weeping of the clouds’ = RAIN
the weeping of the clouds → RAINrain
. weeping of the clouds