Anon Brúðv 8VII
Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Brúðkaupsvísur 8’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 534-5.
Hlakkar ‘of battle’
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hlǫkk (noun f.): battle
kennings
Snotr herðir hlakkar‘The wise promoter of battle ’
= WARRIOR
The wise promoter of battle → WARRIOR
gjörðiz ‘became’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
notes
[1] gjörðiz hugþekkr ‘became endeared’: Presumably to the Virgin Mary.
hug ‘’
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hugr (noun m.): mind, thought, courage < hugþekkr (adj.): beloved
notes
[1] gjörðiz hugþekkr ‘became endeared’: Presumably to the Virgin Mary.
þekkr ‘endeared’
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þekkr (adj.): pleasing < hugþekkr (adj.): beloved
notes
[1] gjörðiz hugþekkr ‘became endeared’: Presumably to the Virgin Mary.
herðir ‘promoter’
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herðir (noun m.): sword
kennings
Snotr herðir hlakkar‘The wise promoter of battle ’
= WARRIOR
The wise promoter of battle → WARRIOR
sem ‘as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
gietið ‘mentioned’
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2. geta (verb): to beget, give birth to, mention, speak of; to think well of, like, love
verðr ‘will be’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
snotr ‘The wise’
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snotr (adj.): wise
kennings
Snotr herðir hlakkar‘The wise promoter of battle ’
= WARRIOR
The wise promoter of battle → WARRIOR
notes
[3] snotr ‘wise’: This is the reading of 721, and it is construed here as an adj. m. nom. sg. ‘wise’, but Jón Helgason thought that snót (f. acc./dat. sg.) ‘to the woman’ was probably the original reading. That would give good sense: herðir hlakkar gjörðiz hugþekkr snót fyrir sinn hátt ‘the promoter of battle became dear to the woman for his conduct’.
fyrir ‘for’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
sinn ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
hátt ‘conduct’
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1. háttr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. hætti; hættir, acc. háttu): behaviour, measure, verse-form
síðar ‘later’
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síðarr (adv.): later
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
brag ‘the poem’
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bragr (noun m.; °-ar): poem, poetry < bragsmíð (noun f.)
smíð ‘’
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smíð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar): well-made, -crafted < bragsmíð (noun f.)
því ‘because’
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því (adv.): therefore, because
að ‘’
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4. at (conj.): that
dýrum ‘with noble’
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dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious
dólg ‘the battle’
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dolg (noun n.): battle, enemy < Dólgfreyr (noun m.)
kennings
dólg-Freyr‘the battle-Freyr ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-Freyr → WARRIOR
Freyr ‘Freyr’
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Freyr (noun m.): (a god) < Dólgfreyr (noun m.)
kennings
dólg-Freyr‘the battle-Freyr ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-Freyr → WARRIOR
dáðum ‘deeds’
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dáð (noun f.; °; -ir): feat, deed
prýddi ‘adorned’
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prýða (verb): adorn
[6] prýddi: so 2166ˣ, ‘pryddi ⸜hann⸝’ 721, prýddi hann 1032ˣ, 399a‑bˣ
sitt ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
ráð ‘way of life’
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ráð (noun n.; °-s; -): advice, plan, control, power
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
lasta ‘of vices’
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lǫstr (noun m.; °lastar, dat. lesti/lǫst; lestir, acc. lǫstu/lasta(Mar655XXXII 462)): fault, sin
vel ‘well’
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vel (adv.): well, very
víst ‘certainly’
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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)
vansa ‘from the disgrace’
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vansi (noun m.; °-a): disgrace
firðiz ‘was kept’
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2. firra (verb): keep (from), remove
líf ‘life’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
hans ‘his’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
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[7-8]: It is possible to read ll. 7-8 as a separate couplet: en víst firðiz líf hans vel vansa lasta ‘but for certain, his life was kept well from the disgrace of vices’.
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