ESk Geisl 21^VII

Dýrð ‘the fame’

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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²ˆ); -ir): glory

lætr ‘causes’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

dǫgling ‘’

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dǫglingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler

dróttins ‘of the lord’

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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master

[1] dróttins: dróttin Flat, dǫgling Bb

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[1] dróttins ‘of the lord’: Sense requires a gen. sg. here, but neither ms. provides one.

Hǫrða ‘of the Hǫrðar’

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Hǫrðar (noun m.): the Hǫrðar

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dragisk ‘turn itself’

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2. draga (verb; °dregr; dró, drógu; dreginn/droget(Hirð NKS 1642 4° 146v²⁹; cf. [$962$])): drag, pull, draw

[2] dragisk mærð þin*ig hrœrða: ‘dragizst mærd þannig hrærda’ Flat, ‘dvlezt menn vid þat gledia’ Bb

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[2]: This l. is obviously corrupt in Bb and is probably also some distance from the original in Flat. Flat’s version makes good sense but unmetrical ms. ‘þannig’ ‘thither’ must be emended to þinig ‘hither’ to provide two short syllables; so Skj B and Skald.

mærð ‘the praise poem’

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mærð (noun f.): praise

[2] dragisk mærð þin*ig hrœrða: ‘dragizst mærd þannig hrærda’ Flat, ‘dvlezt menn vid þat gledia’ Bb

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[2]: This l. is obviously corrupt in Bb and is probably also some distance from the original in Flat. Flat’s version makes good sense but unmetrical ms. ‘þannig’ ‘thither’ must be emended to þinig ‘hither’ to provide two short syllables; so Skj B and Skald.

þin*ig ‘hither’

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þannig (adv.): thus, there, that way

[2] dragisk mærð þin*ig hrœrða: ‘dragizst mærd þannig hrærda’ Flat, ‘dvlezt menn vid þat gledia’ Bb

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[2]: This l. is obviously corrupt in Bb and is probably also some distance from the original in Flat. Flat’s version makes good sense but unmetrical ms. ‘þannig’ ‘thither’ must be emended to þinig ‘hither’ to provide two short syllables; so Skj B and Skald.

hrœrða ‘to be disseminated’

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hrøra (verb): disseminate

[2] dragisk mærð þin*ig hrœrða: ‘dragizst mærd þannig hrærda’ Flat, ‘dvlezt menn vid þat gledia’ Bb

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[2]: This l. is obviously corrupt in Bb and is probably also some distance from the original in Flat. Flat’s version makes good sense but unmetrical ms. ‘þannig’ ‘thither’ must be emended to þinig ‘hither’ to provide two short syllables; so Skj B and Skald.

ítr ‘The glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

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munat ‘will not’

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munu (verb): will, must

ǫðlingr ‘prince’

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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler

betri ‘a better’

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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. „ góðr adj.): better, best

alls ‘of all’

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allr (adj.): all

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[3] grœðari alls ‘healer of all’: Cf. læknir heims ‘the healer of the world’ in 57/8. The kenning may have a scriptural base (cf. Exod. XV.26 and Ps. CII.3) or be related to the hymns Rex æterne, Domine (AH 51, 5): Tu vulnerum latentium / Bonus assistis medicus ‘You are present as the good healer of hidden wounds’, and Magnum salutis gaudium (AH 51, 73): Iesus, redemptor gentium, / sanavit orbem languidum ‘Jesus, the redeemer of the nations, healed an ailing world’ (Ordo Nidr., 218, 221, 368-9, 428-30).

grœðari ‘healer’

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grœðari (noun m.): saviour, healer

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[3] grœðari alls ‘healer of all’: Cf. læknir heims ‘the healer of the world’ in 57/8. The kenning may have a scriptural base (cf. Exod. XV.26 and Ps. CII.3) or be related to the hymns Rex æterne, Domine (AH 51, 5): Tu vulnerum latentium / Bonus assistis medicus ‘You are present as the good healer of hidden wounds’, and Magnum salutis gaudium (AH 51, 73): Iesus, redemptor gentium, / sanavit orbem languidum ‘Jesus, the redeemer of the nations, healed an ailing world’ (Ordo Nidr., 218, 221, 368-9, 428-30).

fœðask ‘be born’

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2. fœða (verb): to feed, give food to, bring up, bear, give birth to

Greitt ‘alleviate’

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greiða (verb): alleviate

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

má ‘can’

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mega (verb): may, might

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

gumnum ‘for men’

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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

létta ‘easily’

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léttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): easy, light

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

guðs ‘God’s’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

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ríðari ‘knight’

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riddari (noun m.; °-a; -ar): knight

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

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stríðum ‘afflictions’

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2. stríð (noun n.; °-s; -): affliction

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

rǫskr ‘brave’

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rǫskr (adj.): brave

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

þiggr ‘gets’

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þiggja (verb): receive, get

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

allt ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

sem ‘’

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sem (conj.): as, which

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

œskir ‘he desires’

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óska (verb): desire

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

Óláfr ‘Óláfr’

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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

gram ‘the king’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

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sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

[5-8] ‘’ abbrev. as ‘Greitt’ Flat, ‘’ ‘Greittm.’ Bb

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