jaðarr sólar
‘the borderland of the sun’ = SKY
the borderland of the sun → SKY
Norðra niðbyrðr
‘kin-burden of Norðri’ = SKY
the kin of Norðri. → DWARFS
the burden of DWARFS → SKY
víðu tjald skýranna*
‘the wide awning of cloud-halls’ = SKY
the wide awning of cloud-halls. → SKY
hóf moldar
‘of the temple of the ground’ = SKY
the temple of the ground → SKY
skáli heims
‘of the world’s hall’ = SKY
the world’s hall → SKY
ferill mána
‘the track of the moon’ = SKY
the track of the moon; → SKY
varðker glyggs
‘of the guarding-vessel of the storm’ = SKY
the guarding-vessel of the storm, → SKY
vegr sólar
‘the path of the sun’ = SKY
the path of the sun … → SKY
vegr sólar
‘the path of the sun’ = SKY
the path of the sun … → SKY
vegr sólar
‘the path of the sun’ = SKY
the path of the sun … → SKY
vegr sólar
‘the path of the sun’ = SKY
the path of the sun … → SKY
vegr sólar
‘the path of the sun’ = SKY
the path of the sun … → SKY
hǫll hára fjalla
‘the hall of the high mountains’ = SKY
the hall of the high mountains → SKY
gránserkr mána
‘of the grey-shirt of máni (‘moon’)’ = SKY
the grey-shirt of Máni (‘Moon’) → SKY
salþak
‘of the roof of the earth’ = SKY
the roof of the earth → SKY
skaut heims
‘the cover of the world’ = SKY
the cover of the world. → SKY
Norðra niðbyrðr
‘kin-burden of Norðri’ = SKY
the kin of Norðri; → DWARFS
the burden of DWARFS → SKY
salr fjalla
‘the hall of the mountains’ = SKY
the hall of the mountains, → SKY
This view lists all kennings with the selected referent. It analyses extended kennings to show the stages by which one arrives at the particular referent; these may form part of larger kennings but this is not shown here.
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