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:...ráði sínu; lestir menja missti ... ‘...its own accord; the damager of necklaces lost ...’
965...væri skapligt. Lestir sútar Fenris ... ‘...was fitting. The destroyer of the sorrow of Fenrir ...’
1145notes...heiptar mildr lestir linns grundar ... ‘...the strife-generous damager of the snake’s land ...’
1153...fyst kom lestir fúra fley... ‘...for plunder; first the damager of the fires of the ship-...’
1264...jöfri sólar. Lestir hlífa, líkr ... ‘...the king of the sun. The destroyer of defences, like ...’
1380Kálf Kátr 41VII
lestir hlífa
‘the destroyer of defences’ = WARRIOR
The destroyer of defences, → WARRIOR
Anon (TGT) 8III
hringlestir
‘the ring-breaker’ = GENEROUS MAN
The ring-breaker, → GENEROUS MAN
ESk Geisl 32VII
heiptar mildr lestir linns grundar
‘the strife-generous damager of the snake’s land’ = GENEROUS MAN = Gutthormr
the snake’s land → GOLD
the strife-generous damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN = Gutthormr
ESk Sigdr I 3II
auðlestir
‘the wealth-destroyer’ = GENEROUS MAN
the wealth-destroyer → GENEROUS MAN
Anon Pl 12VII
fleygarðs fúrlestir
‘fire-wrecker of the ship-fence’ = WARRIOR
the ship-fence → SHIELD
the fire of the SHIELD → SWORD
the wrecker of the SWORD → WARRIOR
Sturl Hrafn 15II
bauglestir
‘of the ring-wounder’ = GENEROUS MAN
the ring-wounder → GENEROUS MAN
Sturl Hákfl 8II
lestir fúra fleyvangs
‘the damager of the fires of the ship-field’ = GENEROUS MAN
the ship-field → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the damager of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
Steinn Óldr 5II
hringlestir
‘the ring-damager’ = GENEROUS RULER
the ring-damager → GENEROUS RULER
Anon Ól 3I
bauglestir
‘the ring-harmer’ = GENEROUS MAN
The ring-harmer → GENEROUS MAN
SnSt Ht 59III
hjálmlestir
‘the helmet-damager’ = WARRIOR
The helmet-damager → WARRIOR
RvHbreiðm Hl 7III
lestir sútar
‘the destroyer of the sorrow’ = GLADDENER
The destroyer of the sorrow → GLADDENER
RvHbreiðm Hl 7III
lestir sútar Fenris
‘the destroyer of the sorrow of Fenrir’ = WARRIOR
The destroyer of the sorrow of Fenrir → WARRIOR
Grímk Lv 2V (Harð 4)
hjörlestir
‘of the sword-breaker’ = WARRIOR = Grímkell
the sword-breaker → WARRIOR = Grímkell
GSúrs Lv 31V (Gísl 34)
lestir menja
‘the damager of necklaces’ = GENEROUS MAN
the damager of necklaces → GENEROUS MAN
Bjhít Lv 24V (BjH 36)
hraustgóði hoddlestir
‘the courageous hoard-destroyer’ = GENEROUS MAN
the courageous hoard-destroyer → GENEROUS MAN
Bbreiðv Lv 2V (Eb 25)
hraustum hríðar hyrlestir
‘fire-destroyer of battle’ = WARRIOR
the fire of battle → SWORD
the strong destroyer of the SWORD → WARRIOR
VíglÞ Lv 2V (Vígl 4)
hringlestir
‘a ring-breaker’ = GENEROUS MAN = Hákon
a ring-breaker → GENEROUS MAN = Hákon
Grett Lv 9V (Gr 18)
báru hyrlestir
‘fire-destroyer of the wave’ = GENEROUS MAN = Þorfinnr Kársson
the fire of the wave; → GOLD
destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN = Þorfinnr Kársson
Steing Lv 1V (Korm 21)
bauglestir
‘ring-harmer’ = GENEROUS MAN = Kormákr
Ring-harmer, → GENEROUS MAN = Kormákr
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