Anon Brúðv 14VII
Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Brúðkaupsvísur 14’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 539.
Svanna ‘the woman’
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svanni (noun m.): lady, woman
spurði ‘asked’
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spyrja (verb; spurði): ask; hear, find out
sól ‘of the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < Sólnjǫrðr (noun m.)
kennings
Sunda sól-Njörðr‘sun-Njörðr of the straits’
= MAN
the sun of the straits → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
sól ‘of the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < Sólnjǫrðr (noun m.)
kennings
Sunda sól-Njörðr‘sun-Njörðr of the straits’
= MAN
the sun of the straits → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
Njörðr ‘The Njörðr’
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Njǫrðr (noun m.): Njǫrðr < Sólnjǫrðr (noun m.)
kennings
Sunda sól-Njörðr‘sun-Njörðr of the straits’
= MAN
the sun of the straits → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
sunda ‘of the straits’
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sund (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, strait; swimming
kennings
Sunda sól-Njörðr‘sun-Njörðr of the straits’
= MAN
the sun of the straits → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
sunda ‘of the straits’
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sund (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, strait; swimming
kennings
Sunda sól-Njörðr‘sun-Njörðr of the straits’
= MAN
the sun of the straits → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
lund ‘way’
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lund (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(Rém 301³¹)): mind, way
Hví ‘What’
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hví (adv.): why
sætir ‘is the reason’
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2. sæta (verb): mean, signify
hrygð ‘sadness’
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hryggð (noun f.; °-ar): sorrow
Hnossa ‘of costly things’
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1. hnoss (noun f.; °; -ir): treasure
kennings
Skögul hnossa!’‘Skögul of costly things!’ ’
= WOMAN
Skögul of costly things!’ → WOMAN
segðu ‘Tell’
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segja (verb): say, tell
Skögul ‘Skögul’
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Skǫgul (noun f.): Skǫgul
kennings
Skögul hnossa!’‘Skögul of costly things!’ ’
= WOMAN
Skögul of costly things!’ → WOMAN
oss ‘us [me]’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
verða ‘’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
liet ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
veg ‘noble’
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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour < vegskorð (noun f.)
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
skorð ‘prop’
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skorð (noun f.): prop < vegskorð (noun f.)
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
vík ‘of the bay’
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vík (noun f.): bay < víkeldr (noun m.): [inlet-pyre]
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
vík ‘of the bay’
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vík (noun f.): bay < víkeldr (noun m.): [inlet-pyre]
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
vík ‘of the bay’
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vík (noun f.): bay < víkeldr (noun m.): [inlet-pyre]
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
elds ‘of the fire’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire < víkeldr (noun m.): [inlet-pyre]
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
elds ‘of the fire’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire < víkeldr (noun m.): [inlet-pyre]
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
því ‘that [question]’
oflík ‘The unique’
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oflíkr (adj.): [unique]
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
notes
[6] oflík ‘unique’: Lit. ‘too much like’. The meaning of this adj. is unclear. Mary is not being compared directly to anyone or anything, so the question remains: Who or what is she like? Possibly this is some kind of pun or litotes, ‘too like’ implying ‘not like’, that is, ‘unlike, unique, outstanding’, which seems a fitting way to describe the Virgin Mary. The prefix of- is needed to supply the correct number of syllables in the l.
svarað ‘answered’
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svara (verb): answer
er ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
sagt ‘told’
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segja (verb): say, tell
er ‘will be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
seiða ‘of coal-fish’
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2. seiðr (noun m.): coalfish
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
notes
[8] seiða (gen. pl.) ‘of coal-fish’: The saithe or coal-fish is a common determinant of kennings for the sea, cf. st. 15/4.
seiða ‘of coal-fish’
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2. seiðr (noun m.): coalfish
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
notes
[8] seiða (gen. pl.) ‘of coal-fish’: The saithe or coal-fish is a common determinant of kennings for the sea, cf. st. 15/4.
seiða ‘of coal-fish’
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2. seiðr (noun m.): coalfish
kennings
Seiða víkelds oflík vegskorð‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’
= WOMAN
the bay of coal-fish → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
The unique, noble prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
notes
[8] seiða (gen. pl.) ‘of coal-fish’: The saithe or coal-fish is a common determinant of kennings for the sea, cf. st. 15/4.
við ‘to’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
gulls ‘of gold’
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gull (noun n.): gold
kennings
meið gulls,‘the tree of gold ’
= MAN
the tree of gold → MAN
meið ‘the tree’
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meiðr (noun m.): beam, tree
kennings
meið gulls,‘the tree of gold ’
= MAN
the tree of gold → MAN
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Svanna spurði sól-Njörðr |
The Njörðr <god> of the sun of the straits [(lit. ‘sun-Njörðr of the straits’) GOLD > MAN] asked the woman in this way: ‘What is the reason for this sadness? Tell us [me], Skögul <valkyrie> of costly things [WOMAN]!’ The unique, noble prop of the fire of the bay of coal-fish [(lit. ‘prop of the bay-fire of coal-fish’) SEA > GOLD > WOMAN] let that [question] be answered to the tree of gold [MAN] with that which will be told.
[5-8]: This helmingr serves as an introduction to Mary’s lengthy answer in sts 15-20 to the young man’s question.
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