Please note that the lexical concordance has not been reviewed and should not be referenced as a definitive and accurate concordance to the poetic corpus. Dates in particular may be taken from earlier editions and should be checked.
ONP:...ôrum ok drifnum tjǫldum. ‘...oars and foam-spattered awnings.’
900...stóð allr drifinn í dreyra —: ... ‘...stood all drenched in blood —: ...’
961notes...sára varð drifin; hrafn naut ... ‘...of wounds was soaked; the raven enjoyed ...’
984Dreif hagli þinurs ... ‘The hail of the bow pelted in the storm ...’
987Flesdrótt dreif í vô ... ‘The skerry-host rushed into disaster ...’
1000notes...stoð, staglútr drifinn úti, Gerðr ... ‘...the post, leaning like a forestay, storm-beaten out at sea, Gerðr ...’
1000...hafnar, hǫrvi drifna, þvít lé*kum ... ‘...of the flame of the harbour, besprinkled with linen, because ...’
1005...varð, hugmóðr drifinn blóði, bani ... ‘...became, bold-hearted [and] spattered with blood, the killer ...’
1009...þars dǫrrum dreif mest at ... ‘...where spears drove most against ...’
1015notes[1] drifum: drifu Kˣ, papp18ˣ
K Ver drifo hvatt þar er heyra | hátt vapna brác knátti | rꜹnd klufo roðnir brandar | reiðir up a sceiþar | eɴ fyr borðuz | buiɴ fenguz scip gengo | nár flꜹt ut við eyri | ufár bondr sárir |
papp18 Ver | drifo hvart þar ed heyra. hatt vapnabrak knátti, rǫnd klufo rodnir Brandar, | reiþir upp á skeyþar, eɴ fyr Borþost Bviɴ. fenguz skip gengu. nár flꜹt | vt við Eyri, ufár bǫndor sárir,.
Vér drifum reiðir hvatt ... ‘We pressed, enraged, keenly ...’
1016...stafnklifs drifu fyr Stað, ... ‘...of the prow-cliff sped past Stad, ...’
1028...vexti; húm dreif á hlaðna ... ‘...increased; sea-spray battered the loaded ...’
1040...son Alfífu drífa undan erlendis.... ‘...Ælfgifu’s son dashed away abroad....’
1045Ljótu lauðri dreif útan á ... ‘Foul surf surged in against ...’
1046...aldr und drifnu tjaldi. Visundr ... ‘...your life under the spray-drenched awnings. Visundr (‘Bison’) ...’
1046notes...lið húskarla drífr á hæla ... ‘...host of housecarls trails at the heels ...’
1049...lifðu eptir, drifu undan, en ... ‘...were still alive fled away, but ...’
1050...skolla, þars drífr vǫllu rauðu ... ‘...weapon-foam covers the fields; the rain ...’
1051notes...døkkr dreyri dreif á kløkkva ... ‘...dark blood dashed on the pliant ...’
1055...virðum; Þrœndr drifu ríkt und ... ‘...to men; the Þrœndir pressed on mightily beneath ...’
1055...hlífél drífa hvasst á ... ‘...a shield-storm drove sharp against ...’
1065...lét hremsur drífa á hvítar ... ‘...made shafts pelt onto white ...’
1065Blóði dreif á rauðan ... ‘Blood splattered onto the red ...’
1104...hitti at drífa á flótta.... ‘... were forced to flee....’
1120notes...hollr herr dreif til handa ... ‘...loyal army gathered around ...’
1120notes...at risnu, drifu til reipa ... ‘...in magnanimity, rushed to the ropes ...’
1140Lið landmanna dreif til skógar ... ‘The host of countrymen rushed to the forest ...’
1140...þrumu jarna dreif, þás ǫld ... ‘...of the roar of weapons drifted when men ...’
1140notes...heitr sveiti* dreif; svalir malmar ... ‘...hot blood spurted; cool weapons ...’
1145...skjómi beit; dreif sveita. ‘...a sword bit; there was a blizzard of blood. ’
1145notes...seggja; sveiti* dreif á hneiti*. ... ‘...of men; blood splattered on the sword. ...’
1145...mey Gefnar, drifna glóðum brautar ... ‘...the girl of Gefn, covered with embers of the road ...’
1150...grand hjalms, drifin hvarmþey ... ‘...the harm of the helmet, covered with the eyelid-thaw ...’
1150...faldin lauðri, drífr eigi í ... ‘...capped with foam, is not driving into ...’
1151...regn stáls dreif af ríki. ... ‘...the rain of steel drove mightily. ...’
1153...regn strengjar dreif. Garð styrjar ... ‘...the rain of the bow-string streamed. The enclosure of strife ...’
1155...hundruðum á dreif undir ítr... ‘...Njǫrðungar of gold drifted afterwards in ...’
1190...menn sína; drifu hart til ... ‘...his men; they gathered quickly to ...’
1198...grunn skip drífa hvast. Né ... ‘...the shallow ships move speedily. Nor does ...’
1221Drífr alrauðum ... ‘It snows with very red ...’
1221...þat; yngvi drífr éli brynju ... ‘...the blizzard of the byrnie drift in the gale ...’
1221Hlekkr handar drífr, þars hilmir ... ‘The chain of the arm flies around where the lord ...’
1221notes...píslartré, drifit blóði, hug... ‘...Passion-tree, besprinkled with blood, ...’
1240...mærðarfróða hilmis dreif framla til ... ‘...renowned ruler rushed boldly to ...’
1262...húfar treystu drifnar dúfur. Léztu ... ‘...the hulls tested the foaming waves. You let ...’
1262notes[7] dýr: dríf 713
713 Dagarnir sex af uísu uxv . vellteligir um ut hafsbellte . adur enn feinge | alla prydi j⸌or/d og lopt er drotenn gi⸌or⸍de / pressat uatnn j hímenenn huassa | híorrn og elld sem merke og stíornur . hagll og dríf sem fiska og fugla . fagran | plog og aldenn skoga // |
...Heitr sveiti dreif ór hausum ... ‘...Hot blood gushed from heads ...’
?...Eitrhvass ormr, drifinn sveita, rendi ... ‘...The poison-sharp serpent, soaked in blood, forced its way ...’
?...meðan blóði dreif um síðir ... ‘...at last sprayed onto bright ...’
?notes...hræpolls, drifin golli, kom ... ‘...of the carrion-pool, decorated with gold, came ...’
?...kaldr marr dreif á meiða ... ‘...the cold sea drove against the poles ...’
?...Gǫndlar, þars drífr hagli strengjar; ... ‘...hail of the bow-string is driven; the sword crashes. ...’
?notes...strǫnd dorgar drífr í svig ... ‘...beach of the trolling-line surges into the bays ...’
?...hryggr herr drífr heðan ór ... ‘...the grieving people will stream from here out of ...’
?...þoku kols drífa upp at ... ‘...a fog of darkness drifting up at ...’
?...skarpt hagl dreif á skýjum ... ‘...sharp hail [arrows] pelted on clouds ...’
?...dæsinn dreng; dreif ek á ... ‘...man; I moved forcefully in search of ...’
?notes...Svarðar, um drifin dreyra, sunnan ... ‘...daughter, drenched with blood, moves ...’
?...öll Gotþjóð drifin blóði gumna. ... ‘...all the land of the Goths sprayed with the blood of men. ...’
?...þeira höfðu drifit ór húsum, ... ‘...women had fled from the houses ...’
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