Kennings — Anonymous Lausavísur Stanzas from Snorra Edda
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Anon (SnE) 1III
sollinn vindr brúðar bergjarls
‘my swollen wind of the wife of the mountain-jarl’ = THOUGHT
the mountain-jarl → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESS
my swollen wind of GIANTESS → THOUGHTmind, thought
1.1. storm, wind of the giantess -
Anon (SnE) 1III
brúðr bergjarls
‘of the wife of the mountain-jarl’ = GIANTESS
the mountain-jarl → GIANT
the wife of the GIANT → GIANTESSgiantess, troll-woman
1.1. consort of the giant (B3a) -
Anon (SnE) 1III
bergjarl
‘of the mountain-jarl’ = GIANT
the mountain-jarl → GIANTgiant
1.1. man of the mountains -
Anon (SnE) 1III
seinfyrnð skip dverga
‘the never-forgotten ships of dwarfs’ = POEMS
the never-forgotten ships of dwarfs, → POEMSpoetry
1.2.3. ship of the dwarfs -
Anon (SnE) 2III
fagrbúin eik aura
‘the beautifully dressed oak of riches’ = WOMAN
The beautifully dressed oak of riches → WOMANfemale, woman
1.2. tree, wood of riches, wealth (B2c) -
Anon (SnE) 3III
ógnrakkr almr dynskúrar málma
‘battle-brave elm of the din-shower of weapons’ = WARRIOR
the din-shower of weapons, → BATTLE
Battle-brave elm of the BATTLE → WARRIORwarrior
2.1. tree of battle -
Anon (SnE) 3III
dynskúr málma
‘of the din-shower of weapons’ = BATTLE
the din-shower of weapons, → BATTLEbattle
1.2.1. shower of weapons -
Anon (SnE) 3III
lind líns
‘the linden of linen’ = WOMAN
the linden of linen → WOMANfemale, woman
5.3. tree, wood of cloth (B2c) -
Anon (SnE) 4III
hlynr svella handar
‘maple of ice-sheets of the hand’ = MAN
ice-sheets of the hand!’ → SILVER
maple of the SILVER → MANmale, man
1.4. tree of silver -
Anon (SnE) 4III
svell handar
‘of ice-sheets of the hand’ = SILVER
ice-sheets of the hand!’ → SILVERsilver
1.1. ice of the arm/hand -
Anon (SnE) 5III
þinull oddnets
‘the rope-edging of the point-net’ = SHIELD-RIM
the point-net → SHIELD
the rope-edging of the SHIELD → SHIELD-RIMshield-rim
. edge of the shield -
Anon (SnE) 5III
oddnet
‘of the point-net’ = SHIELD
the point-net → SHIELDshield
. bw denotes a net -
Anon (SnE) 5III
œsir gnýs odda
‘the inciter of the din of points’ = WARRIOR
the din of points. → BATTLE
the inciter of the BATTLE → WARRIORwarrior
2.5.1.3. inciter of battle -
Anon (SnE) 5III
gnýr odda
‘of the din of points’ = BATTLE
the din of points. → BATTLEbattle
2.1. din of weapons -
Anon (SnE) 6III
glymr Gǫndlar
‘the din of Gǫndul’ = BATTLE
the din of Gǫndul. → BATTLEbattle
2.3. din of the valkyrie -
Anon (SnE) 7III
steinfarinn garðr barða
‘the painted fence of the ship’ = SHIELD
the painted fence of the ship → SHIELDshield
6.2. enclosure of the ship -
Anon (SnE) 7III
sá geira gnýstœrir
‘din-increaser of spears’ = WARRIOR
the din of spears → BATTLE
that increaser of the BATTLE → WARRIORwarrior
2.5.1. increaser / strengthener of battle -
Anon (SnE) 7III
geira gnýr
‘of the din of spears’ = BATTLE
the din of spears → BATTLEbattle
2.1.2. din of spears -
Anon (SnE) 9III
tungl sjǫt-Rungnis
‘moon of dwelling-Rungnir’ = TROLL
moon of dwelling-Rungnir, → TROLLtroll
3. moon of the giant, of Hrungnir? -
Anon (SnE) 9III
auðrsúgr jǫtuns
‘wealth-sucker of a giant’ = TROLL-WOMAN
wealth-sucker of a giant, → TROLL-WOMANgiantess, troll-woman
1.3. wealth-sucker of the giant (B3a) -
Anon (SnE) 9III
bǫl élsólar
‘trouble of the storm-sun’ = TROLL
trouble of the storm-sun, → TROLLtroll
2.1. harm of the sun -
Anon (SnE) 9III
vílsinnr vǫlu
‘delightful company of a prophetess’ = TROLL-WOMAN
delightful company of a prophetess, → TROLL-WOMANgiantess, troll-woman
4. company of a prophetess (B3a) -
Anon (SnE) 9III
vǫrðr náfjarðar
‘guardian of the corpse-fjord’ = TROLL
the corpse-fjord, → GRAVE
guardian of the GRAVE → TROLLtroll
1. guardian of the grave -
Anon (SnE) 9III
náfjǫrðr
‘of the corpse-fjord’ = GRAVE
the corpse-fjord, → GRAVEgrave
. deepening of the corpse -
Anon (SnE) 9III
hvélsvelg himins
‘wheel-swallower of the sky’ = TROLL
swallower of the sky. → SUN
the wheel of the SUN → TROLLtroll
2. destroyer of the sun -
Anon (SnE) 9III
svelgr himins
‘swallower of the sky’ = SUN
swallower of the sky. → SUNsun
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Anon (SnE) 10III
ǫrgildir hrynbeðs áls fjǫrgynjar
‘to the generous giver of the resounding bed of the eel of Fjǫrgyn [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’ = GENEROUS MAN
the eel of Fjǫrgyn [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]; → SERPENT
the resounding bed of the SERPENT → GOLD
to the generous giver of the GOLD → GENEROUS MANgenerous man
2.2.1. giver of gold -
Anon (SnE) 10III
hrynbeðr áls fjǫrgynjar
‘of the resounding bed of the eel of Fjǫrgyn [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’ = GOLD
the eel of Fjǫrgyn [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]; → SERPENT
the resounding bed of the SERPENT → GOLDgold
3.1.2. lair of the serpent (A3) -
Anon (SnE) 10III
áll fjǫrgynjar
‘of the eel of Fjǫrgyn [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]’ = SERPENT
the eel of Fjǫrgyn [= Jǫrð (jǫrð ‘earth’)]; → SERPENTserpent, snake
1.1. fish or whale of the land (A1b) -
Anon (SnE) 10III
heggr mála Eldis steðja áar
‘to the cherry-tree of the speeches of the Eldir of the anvil of the river’ = MAN
the anvil of the river. → STONE
the Eldir of the STONE → GIANT
the speeches of the GIANT → GOLD
to the cherry-tree of the GOLD → MANmale, man
1.1. tree of gold -
Anon (SnE) 10III
mál Eldis steðja áar
‘of the speeches of the Eldir of the anvil of the river’ = GOLD
the anvil of the river. → STONE
the Eldir of the STONE → GIANT
the speeches of the GIANT → GOLDgold
8.1. utterance of the giant (A3) -
Anon (SnE) 10III
Eldir steðja áar
‘of the Eldir of the anvil of the river’ = GIANT
the anvil of the river. → STONE
the Eldir of the STONE → GIANTgiant
1.2. male mythical being of the mountains -
Anon (SnE) 10III
steði áar
‘of the anvil of the river’ = STONE
the anvil of the river. → STONErock, stone
2.2. hard object of waters -
Anon (SnE) 12III
ferill flausta
‘the path of ships’ = SEA
the path of ships → SEAsea
4.2. path of the ship -
Anon (SnE) 13III
vegr Ránar
‘the road of Rán’ = SEA
the road of Rán → SEAsea
9.1.1. path of Rán -
Anon (SnE) 16III
brimslóð
‘on the surf-tracks’ = SEA
on the surf-tracks. → SEAsea
5.2. path of the sea -
Anon (SnE) 17III
setr flausta
‘the abode of ships’ = SEA
the abode of ships; → SEAsea
4.3. abode of the ship -
Anon (SnE) 17III
sonr Sveins
‘Sveinn’s son’ = Knútr
Sveinn’s son → KnútrKnútr inn ríki Sveinsson (r. 1014-1035)
1. son of Sveinn tjúguskegg -
Anon (SnE) 18III
sterkviðri Herkju
‘a strong storm of Herkja’ = THOUGHT
A strong storm of Herkja, → THOUGHTmind, thought
1.1. storm, wind of the giantess -
Anon (SnE) 18III
hneggverǫld
‘my heart-world’ = BREAST
my heart-world; → BREASTbreast, chest
2.1. place of the heart (A3) -
Anon (SnE) 18III
blíðr glaumvindr Gríðar
‘a sweet pleasure-wind of Gríðr’ = THOUGHT
a sweet pleasure-wind of Gríðr → THOUGHTmind, thought
1.1. storm, wind of the giantess -
Anon (SnE) 18III
salr þindar
‘my hall of the diaphragm’ = BREAST
my hall of the diaphragm. → BREASTbreast, chest
2.2. place of the diaphragm (A3)