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Kennings — AM 738 4° (738)

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Ormr Woman 6^III
Fríðr funa fjarðar
‘May the Fríðr of the fire of the fjord’ = WOMAN
the fire of the fjord → GOLD
May the Fríðr of the GOLD → WOMAN

AM 738 4°: 124v
female, woman
1.1.1. goddess of riches, wealth (B2b)
Ormr Woman 6^III
funi fjarðar
‘of the fire of the fjord’ = GOLD
the fire of the fjord → GOLD

AM 738 4°: 124v
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)
Ormr Woman 6^III
grund salar Fundins
‘the land of the hall of Fundinn’ = WOMAN
the hall of Fundinn; → STONE
the land of the STONE → WOMAN

AM 738 4°: 124v
female, woman
2.3. land, landscape of jewellery (B2c)
Ormr Woman 6^III
salr Fundins
‘of the hall of Fundinn’ = STONE
the hall of Fundinn; → STONE

AM 738 4°: 124v
rock, stone
3.1. dwelling place of the dwarf
Ormr Woman 6^III
fastan gustr flagðs
‘my steadfast gust of the troll-woman’ = MIND
my steadfast gust of the troll-woman → MIND

AM 738 4°: 124v
mind, thought
1.1. storm, wind of the giantess
Ormr Woman 6^III
garðr brims
‘the fence of the surf’ = WAVE
the fence of the surf. → WAVE

AM 738 4°: 124v
wave
5. place of the surf
HSt Frag 6^III
hart hregg benvargs
‘the strong storm of the wound-wolf’ = BATTLE
the wound-wolf → SWORD
The strong storm of the SWORD → BATTLE

AM 738 4°: 125r/5
battle
1.1.1.1. storm/wind of the sword
HSt Frag 6^III
benvargr
‘of the wound-wolf’ = SWORD
the wound-wolf → SWORD

AM 738 4°: 125r/5
sword
12.1.4. damaging being of the wound
HSt Frag 6^III
sól bókar
‘the sun of the book’ = COLOUR
the sun of the book → COLOUR

AM 738 4°: 125r/5
colour
. light of the book
HSt Frag 7^III
hnegg foldar
‘the heart of the earth’ = STONE
The heart of the earth → STONE

AM 738 4°: 125r/8
rock, stone
1.1.3. organ of the earth
HSt Frag 7^III
firnabjúgir fleygi-Njǫrðr fjarðelds
‘the overly stooping throwing-Nirðir of fjord-fire’ = GENEROUS MEN
fjord-fire → GOLD
the overly stooping throwing-Nirðir of the GOLD → GENEROUS MEN

AM 738 4°: 125r/8
generous man
2.3.1. flinger of gold
HSt Frag 7^III
fjarðeldr
‘of fjord-fire’ = GOLD
fjord-fire → GOLD

AM 738 4°: 125r/8
gold
1.1.1. fire of the sea (A1)

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