Anonymous Poems, Brúðkaupsvísur 22

Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir

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Anon Brúðv 22^VII

Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Brúðkaupsvísur 22’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 544.

Anonymous Poems Brúðkaupsvísur

21 22 23

Hyrjar ‘of the fire’

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hyrr (noun m.): fire

kennings

Lýtir hyrjar hranna
‘The destroyer of the fire of the waves ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

Hyrjar ‘of the fire’

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hyrr (noun m.): fire

kennings

Lýtir hyrjar hranna
‘The destroyer of the fire of the waves ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[1] ferð ‘journey’: Jón Sigurðsson suggested för ‘journey’ in the margin of 399a-bˣ. The scribe of 2166ˣ wrote ferð in the main text, but ‘svo; betra fo᷎r’ ‘thus; better för’ in the margin. Jón Helgason chose för in his edn for the sake of the rhyme.

hranna ‘of the waves’

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hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave

kennings

Lýtir hyrjar hranna
‘The destroyer of the fire of the waves ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

hranna ‘of the waves’

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hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave

kennings

Lýtir hyrjar hranna
‘The destroyer of the fire of the waves ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

eftir ‘after’

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eptir (prep.): after, behind

draum ‘dream’

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draumr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): dream

þann ‘that’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

lýtir ‘The destroyer’

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lýtir (noun m.): destroyer

kennings

Lýtir hyrjar hranna
‘The destroyer of the fire of the waves ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

notes

[3] en ‘and’: The scribe of 721 added ‘sa’ but wiped it out, leaving only faint traces of the two letters.

láð ‘of the land’

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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land < láðbrjótr (noun m.)

kennings

linna láðbrjótr
‘land-breaker of snakes’
= GENEROUS MAN
the land of snakes → GOLD
the breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

láð ‘of the land’

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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land < láðbrjótr (noun m.)

kennings

linna láðbrjótr
‘land-breaker of snakes’
= GENEROUS MAN
the land of snakes → GOLD
the breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

brjótr ‘the breaker’

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brjótr (noun m.): breaker < láðbrjótr (noun m.)

kennings

linna láðbrjótr
‘land-breaker of snakes’
= GENEROUS MAN
the land of snakes → GOLD
the breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

linna ‘of snakes’

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linnr (noun m.): snake

kennings

linna láðbrjótr
‘land-breaker of snakes’
= GENEROUS MAN
the land of snakes → GOLD
the breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

linna ‘of snakes’

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linnr (noun m.): snake

kennings

linna láðbrjótr
‘land-breaker of snakes’
= GENEROUS MAN
the land of snakes → GOLD
the breaker of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

kvaddi ‘addressed’

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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet

flokk ‘party’

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flokkr (noun m.): group, flock

sinn ‘his’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

Brullaups ‘of the wedding feast’

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brúðhlaup (noun n.; °-s; -): wedding feast

[5] Brullaups: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘bravdlups’ 721, ‘brutlaups’ 2166ˣ

gjöriz ‘is happening’

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1. gera (verb): do, make

brátt ‘suddenly’

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bráðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): quick(ly)

fall ‘A cancellation’

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fall (noun n.; °-s; *-): fall

beimar ‘men’

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beimi (noun m.; °; -ar): man

skulu ‘must’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

fara ‘go’

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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel

heim ‘home’

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heim (adv.): home, back

skjótt ‘quickly’

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2. skjótr (adj.): quick(ly)

hefir ‘has’

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hafa (verb): have

skipaz ‘changed’

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1. skipa (verb): change, place

mitt ‘my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

skap ‘mind’

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1. skap (noun n.; °-s; *-): mind, fate

einka ‘’

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2. einka (verb; °-að-): °select/appoint (to a particular purpose), specify as belonging to; dedicate (to sby)

emka* ‘am not’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

[8] e*mka: ‘eīka’ 721, 1032ˣ, einka 399a‑bˣ

notes

[8] e*mka ‘I am not’: The scribes of 721 and 1032ˣ both wrote eīka’. The nasal stroke can stand for either ‘n’ or ‘m’. Jón Sigurðsson suggested emka in the margin of 399a-bˣ, which the scribe of 2166ˣ adopted in the main text, mentioning Jón’s reading einka (in 399a-bˣ) in the margin. Jón Helgason chose emka in his edn.

eg ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

þó ‘yet’

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þó (adv.): though

dapr ‘sad’

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dapr (adj.): gloomy

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Anon Brúðv 22VII

Hyrjar ‘of the fire’

kennings

Hyrjar ‘of the fire’

kennings

nam ‘began’

hvata ‘to hasten’

ferð ‘journey’

notes

hranna ‘of the waves’

kennings

hranna ‘of the waves’

kennings

eftir ‘after’

draum ‘dream’

þann ‘that’

lýtir ‘The destroyer’

kennings

en ‘and’

notes

láð ‘of the land’

kennings

láð ‘of the land’

kennings

brjótr ‘the breaker’

kennings

linna ‘of snakes’

kennings

linna ‘of snakes’

kennings

kvaddi ‘addressed’

flokk ‘party’

sinn ‘his’

Brullaups ‘of the wedding feast’

gjöriz ‘is happening’

brátt ‘suddenly’

fall ‘A cancellation’

beimar ‘men’

skulu ‘must’

fara ‘go’

heim ‘home’

skjótt ‘quickly’

hefir ‘has’

skipaz ‘changed’

mitt ‘my’

skap ‘mind’

einka ‘’

e*mka ‘am not’

notes

eg ‘I’

þó ‘yet’

dapr ‘sad’

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Anon Brúðv 22^VII

emka* ‘am not’