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ESk Geisl 7^VII

Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Geisli 7’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 12-13.

Einarr Skúlason Geisli

Nú ‘Now’

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nú (adv.): now

notes

[1] nú skulum ... geisla ‘now we should ... beam’: The skothending depends on hearing the s of skulum together with nu (‘nus-’) to rhyme with geis-, a reminder that skaldic poetry was meant for the ear, not the eye.

skulum ‘should’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

notes

[1] nú skulum ... geisla ‘now we should ... beam’: The skothending depends on hearing the s of skulum together with nu (‘nus-’) to rhyme with geis-, a reminder that skaldic poetry was meant for the ear, not the eye.

gǫfgan ‘the splendid’

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gǫfugr (adj.; °gǫfgan/gǫfugan; compar. gǫfgari/gǫfugri, superl. gǫfgastr/gǫfugstr/gǫfugastr): noble, glorious

kennings

gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar,
‘the splendid light-beam of God’s hall, ’
= Óláfr
God’s hall, → HEAVEN
the splendid light-beam of the HEAVEN → Óláfr

notes

[1, 2] gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar ‘the splendid beam of God’s hall [HEAVEN > = Óláfr]’: It is a commonplace in medieval theological and devotional writing to use the symbol of the beam of light from the sun for Christ, the Son proceeding from the Father. The use of the same image for a saint takes the symbol down a notch and emphasises the saint’s typological relationship to (and in theological terms his participation in) Christ. See Notes to st. 1.

geisla ‘light-beam’

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geisli (noun m.): beam of light

kennings

gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar,
‘the splendid light-beam of God’s hall, ’
= Óláfr
God’s hall, → HEAVEN
the splendid light-beam of the HEAVEN → Óláfr

notes

[1] nú skulum ... geisla ‘now we should ... beam’: The skothending depends on hearing the s of skulum together with nu (‘nus-’) to rhyme with geis-, a reminder that skaldic poetry was meant for the ear, not the eye. — [1, 2] gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar ‘the splendid beam of God’s hall [HEAVEN > = Óláfr]’: It is a commonplace in medieval theological and devotional writing to use the symbol of the beam of light from the sun for Christ, the Son proceeding from the Father. The use of the same image for a saint takes the symbol down a notch and emphasises the saint’s typological relationship to (and in theological terms his participation in) Christ. See Notes to st. 1.

geisla ‘light-beam’

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geisli (noun m.): beam of light

kennings

gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar,
‘the splendid light-beam of God’s hall, ’
= Óláfr
God’s hall, → HEAVEN
the splendid light-beam of the HEAVEN → Óláfr

notes

[1] nú skulum ... geisla ‘now we should ... beam’: The skothending depends on hearing the s of skulum together with nu (‘nus-’) to rhyme with geis-, a reminder that skaldic poetry was meant for the ear, not the eye. — [1, 2] gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar ‘the splendid beam of God’s hall [HEAVEN > = Óláfr]’: It is a commonplace in medieval theological and devotional writing to use the symbol of the beam of light from the sun for Christ, the Son proceeding from the Father. The use of the same image for a saint takes the symbol down a notch and emphasises the saint’s typological relationship to (and in theological terms his participation in) Christ. See Notes to st. 1.

guðs ‘of God’s’

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

kennings

gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar,
‘the splendid light-beam of God’s hall, ’
= Óláfr
God’s hall, → HEAVEN
the splendid light-beam of the HEAVEN → Óláfr

notes

[1, 2] gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar ‘the splendid beam of God’s hall [HEAVEN > = Óláfr]’: It is a commonplace in medieval theological and devotional writing to use the symbol of the beam of light from the sun for Christ, the Son proceeding from the Father. The use of the same image for a saint takes the symbol down a notch and emphasises the saint’s typological relationship to (and in theological terms his participation in) Christ. See Notes to st. 1.

guðs ‘of God’s’

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

kennings

gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar,
‘the splendid light-beam of God’s hall, ’
= Óláfr
God’s hall, → HEAVEN
the splendid light-beam of the HEAVEN → Óláfr

notes

[1, 2] gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar ‘the splendid beam of God’s hall [HEAVEN > = Óláfr]’: It is a commonplace in medieval theological and devotional writing to use the symbol of the beam of light from the sun for Christ, the Son proceeding from the Father. The use of the same image for a saint takes the symbol down a notch and emphasises the saint’s typological relationship to (and in theological terms his participation in) Christ. See Notes to st. 1.

hallar ‘hall’

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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall

kennings

gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar,
‘the splendid light-beam of God’s hall, ’
= Óláfr
God’s hall, → HEAVEN
the splendid light-beam of the HEAVEN → Óláfr

notes

[1, 2] gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar ‘the splendid beam of God’s hall [HEAVEN > = Óláfr]’: It is a commonplace in medieval theological and devotional writing to use the symbol of the beam of light from the sun for Christ, the Son proceeding from the Father. The use of the same image for a saint takes the symbol down a notch and emphasises the saint’s typological relationship to (and in theological terms his participation in) Christ. See Notes to st. 1.

hallar ‘hall’

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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall

kennings

gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar,
‘the splendid light-beam of God’s hall, ’
= Óláfr
God’s hall, → HEAVEN
the splendid light-beam of the HEAVEN → Óláfr

notes

[1, 2] gǫfgan geisla guðs hallar ‘the splendid beam of God’s hall [HEAVEN > = Óláfr]’: It is a commonplace in medieval theological and devotional writing to use the symbol of the beam of light from the sun for Christ, the Son proceeding from the Father. The use of the same image for a saint takes the symbol down a notch and emphasises the saint’s typological relationship to (and in theological terms his participation in) Christ. See Notes to st. 1.

vér ‘we’

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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our

allir ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

ítr ‘glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

þann ‘’

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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

s ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

Óláfr ‘Óláfr’

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Óláfr (noun m.): Óláfr

heitir ‘is called’

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2. heita (verb): be called, promise

al ‘the all’

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al- ((prefix)): very < alstyrkr (adj.): almighty

styrkan ‘strong one’

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2. styrkr (adj.): powerful, strong < alstyrkr (adj.): almighty

vel ‘well’

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vel (adv.): well, very

dyrka ‘honour’

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dýrka (verb; °-að-): glorify, worship

Þjóð ‘People’

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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people

veit ‘know’

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1. vita (verb): know

hann ‘he’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

und ‘beneath’

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3. und (prep.): under, underneath

heiða ‘of heaths’

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3. heiðr (noun f.; °heiðar, dat./acc heiði; heiðar): heath

kennings

hríðblôsnum sal heiða;
‘the storm-blown hall of heaths; may ’
= SKY/HEAVEN
the storm-blown hall of heaths; may → SKY/HEAVEN

hríð ‘the storm’

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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm < hríðblásinn (adj./verb p.p.)

kennings

hríðblôsnum sal heiða;
‘the storm-blown hall of heaths; may ’
= SKY/HEAVEN
the storm-blown hall of heaths; may → SKY/HEAVEN

blôsnum ‘blown’

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blásinn (adj.): [blown] < hríðblásinn (adj./verb p.p.)

kennings

hríðblôsnum sal heiða;
‘the storm-blown hall of heaths; may ’
= SKY/HEAVEN
the storm-blown hall of heaths; may → SKY/HEAVEN

sal ‘hall’

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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall

kennings

hríðblôsnum sal heiða;
‘the storm-blown hall of heaths; may ’
= SKY/HEAVEN
the storm-blown hall of heaths; may → SKY/HEAVEN

víða ‘widely’

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1. víða (adv.): widely

menn ‘men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

nemi ‘understand’

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1. nema (verb): to take

môl ‘words’

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1. mál (noun n.; °-s; -): speech, matter

sem ‘as’

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sem (conj.): as, which

innik ‘I tell’

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inna (verb): to pay, discharge, relate, tell; to announce, confirm

mín ‘my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

jartegnum ‘with miracles’

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jarteign (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): miracle

skína ‘shines’

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skína (verb): shine

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