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Kennings — AM 742 4° (742)

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Anon (LaufE) 9^III
sveiti foldar
‘the blood of the earth’ = WATER
the blood of the earth → WATER

AM 742 4°: 4r
water
1. blood of the earth
Anon (LaufE) 8^III
viðr hræblakks sævar hríðar
‘the trees of the corpse-dark sea of battle’ = WARRIORS
the corpse-dark sea of battle; → BLOOD
the trees of the BLOOD → WARRIORS

AM 742 4°: 6r
warrior
6.1. tree of blood
Anon (LaufE) 8^III
hræblakks sjór hríðar
‘of the corpse-dark sea of battle’ = BLOOD
the corpse-dark sea of battle; → BLOOD

AM 742 4°: 6r
blood
1.4. liquid of battle (A2)
Anon (LaufE) 8^III
drykkr Dúrnis
‘the drink of Dúrnir’ = POETRY
the drink of Dúrnir → POETRY

AM 742 4°: 6r
poetry
1.2.1. drink of the dwarfs
Arn Frag 8^III
fiðr foldar
‘plumage of the earth’ = GRASS
Plumage of the earth. → GRASS

AM 742 4°: 8r
grass
1.2. plumage of the earth
Bjarni Frag 4^III
œgir mœtihjóls mergheims
‘frightener of the meeting-wheel of the marrow-world’ = EXECUTIONER
the marrow-world. → BONE
the meeting-wheel of the BONE → TORTURE-WHEEL
frightener of the TORTURE-WHEEL → EXECUTIONER

AM 742 4°: 19v/23
executioner
1. terrifier of the torture wheel
Bjarni Frag 4^III
mœtihjól mergheims
‘of the meeting-wheel of the marrow-world’ = TORTURE-WHEEL
the marrow-world. → BONE
the meeting-wheel of the BONE → TORTURE-WHEEL

AM 742 4°: 19v/23
torture-wheel
1. wheel of bone
Bjarni Frag 4^III
mergheimr
‘of the marrow-world’ = BONE
the marrow-world. → BONE

AM 742 4°: 19v/23
bone
1. place of marrow (A3)
Sturl Frag 2^III
dagr handar
‘the daylight of the hand’ = GOLD
the daylight of the hand → GOLD

AM 742 4°: 20r
gold
2.1. light of the arm/hand (A1)
Sturl Frag 2^III
himinn mergjar
‘the heaven of marrow’ = ARM
the heaven of marrow → ARM

AM 742 4°: 20r
arm
4.1. heaven of marrow (A1)
ÞSjár Frag 4^III
Ásynja flóðs
‘the goddess of the sea’ = Rán
the goddess of the sea → Rán

AM 742 4°: 23r
[2] ásynja: ásynjum all
Rán
2. goddess of sea (C2b)
ÞSjár Frag 4^III
fjǫturr fitjar
‘the fetter of the meadow’ = SEA
the fetter of the meadow, → SEA

AM 742 4°: 23r
sea
1.2. band/fetter of the land
ÞSjár Frag 4^III
ey-mylvir
‘the island-grinder’ = MAELSTROM
the island-grinder → MAELSTROM

AM 742 4°: 23r
[4] eymylvir: ‘Eÿmilrir’ 742ˣ
maelstrom
ÞSjár Frag 4^III
blóð systra
‘the sisters’ blood’ = WATER
the sisters’ blood; → WATER

AM 742 4°: 23r
[2] blóði: ‘b.ődi’ 742ˣ
water
ShÞ Frag 1^III
fet jarna
‘the steps of iron-weapons’ = WOUNDS
The steps of iron-weapons → WOUNDS

AM 742 4°: 24v
wound
3. step of the weapon

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