Kennings — NRA 55 A (55 A)
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Sturl Hákfl 7II
vitr valdr norrænar aldar
‘the wise ruler of the norwegian people’ = NORWEGIAN KING = Hákon
The wise ruler of the Norwegian people → NORWEGIAN KING = HákonNRA 55 A: 1ra/36
Norwegian king, ruler, jarl
1.1. ruler of the Norwegians -
Sturl Hákfl 7II
göfugr oddviti jöfra
‘the glorious leader of princes’ = KING
the glorious leader of princes → KINGNRA 55 A: 1ra/36
chieftain, king, leader, lord, prince, ruler
2.2. lord of princes -
Ólhv Hryn 9II
skíð stafna
‘skis of stems’ = SHIPS
skis of stems → SHIPSNRA 55 A: 1rb/30
[2] jǫfurr skíðum: jǫfra skipum 55 A
[2] stafna: ‘[...]’ 55 Aship, boat
2.3. ski of the ship -
Ólhv Hryn 9II
hríð brodda
‘a storm of arrow-points’ = BATTLE
a storm of arrow-points → BATTLENRA 55 A: 1rb/30
battle
1.2.1. shower of weapons -
Ólhv Hryn 9II
ript vinda
‘the cloth of winds’ = SAIL
the cloth of winds → SAILNRA 55 A: 1rb/30
sail
1.3. cloth of the wind -
Ólhv Hryn 12II
ógnsveipandi
‘terror-spreader’ = WARRIOR = Hákon
terror-spreader → WARRIOR = HákonNRA 55 A: 1vb/3
[1, 2] stœrðir ógnsveipanda: ‘stǽr[...]’ 55 A
warrior
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Ólhv Hryn 12II
gramr fyrða
‘the leader of the people’ = RULER = Skúli
The leader of the people, → RULER = SkúliNRA 55 A: 1vb/3
chieftain, king, leader, lord, prince, ruler
1.1. lord of people -
Ólhv Hryn 12II
ætt Sverris
‘Sverrir’s descendant’ = Hákon
Sverrir’s descendant → HákonNRA 55 A: 1vb/3
[7] ætt fekk sigr at: ‘[...]’ 55 A
Hákon IV Hákonarson (r. 1217-63)
1. descendant of Sverrir I Sigurðarson