The Seafarer §58-64a
Edited by Tarrin Wills
min ‘my’
Closeofer ‘beyond’
ofer (prep.; prep): over, above, across, throughout, during, after, without, against, despite
Closehreþerlocan ‘the enclosure of my heart’
hreðerloca (noun m.; masc noun): spirit-chamber (a kenning for ″the body″)
Closeofer ‘over’
ofer (prep.; prep): over, above, across, throughout, during, after, without, against, despite
Closeto ‘to’
to (prep.; prep): to, into, for, from, as a; adv. too, also; excessively, very; forth, onwards
Closehwælweg ‘the whale-path’
hwælweg (noun m.; masc noun): whale-way, whale-path (a kenning for ″the sea″)
Closeofer ‘over’
ofer (prep.; prep): over, above, across, throughout, during, after, without, against, despite
Closegelagu ‘the waters’
gelagu (noun n.; neut pl noun?): expanse? surface? (but cf. masc noun ″lagu″)
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