ESk Lv 15III
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Einarr Skúlason, Lausavísur 15’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 179.
Barð ‘The prow’
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barð (noun n.): prow, stern (of a ship)
[1] Barð rístr: ‘Bardristur’ papp10ˣ, ‘Burdristar’ RE 1665
rístr ‘carves’
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rísta (verb): carve, raise
[1] Barð rístr: ‘Bardristur’ papp10ˣ, ‘Burdristar’ RE 1665
Gælu ‘of Gæla’
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Gæla (noun f.): Gæla
kennings
girði Gælu;‘the girdle of Gæla; ’
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the girdle of Gæla; → SEA
girði ‘the girdle’
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girði (noun n.): °materiale til gærde
kennings
girði Gælu;‘the girdle of Gæla; ’
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the girdle of Gæla; → SEA
grefr ‘incise’
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grafa (verb): to dig, earth, bury
saumr ‘nails’
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saumr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): nail, seam
[2] saumr fjǫtur: saumfjǫtur all
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[2] saumr (m. nom. sg.) ‘nails’: Lit. ‘seam’, e.g. the seam of nails holding the planks together in the side of a ship (see Note to ESk Frag 14/2). Saum (m. acc. sg., so all mss) has been emended to nom. sg. to provide the subject for the verb grefr (3rd pers. sg. pres. indic.) ‘incises’.
kennings
fjǫtur Tauma;‘the fetter of Taumar; ’
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the fetter of Taumar; → SEA
Tauma ‘of Taumar’
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Taumar (noun m.): Taumar
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fjǫtur Tauma;‘the fetter of Taumar; ’
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the fetter of Taumar; → SEA
geist ‘violently’
ferr ‘moves’
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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel
umbgerð ‘the sheath’
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umgjǫrð (noun f.): bindings
kennings
umbgerð Óstrar‘the sheath of Osterøy ’
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the sheath of Osterøy → SEA
Óstrar ‘of Osterøy’
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Óstr (noun f.): [Osterøy]
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umbgerð Óstrar‘the sheath of Osterøy ’
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the sheath of Osterøy → SEA
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[3] Óstrar ‘of Osterøy <island>’: An island adjacent to Bergen, Hordaland, on the western coast of Norway.
men ‘the necklace’
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2. men (noun n.; °; dat. menjum): neck-ring
kennings
men Senju‘the necklace of Senja ’
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the necklace of Senja → SEA
klofit ‘cloven’
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kljúfa (verb): cleave
Senju ‘of Senja’
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Senja (noun f.): Senja
kennings
men Senju‘the necklace of Senja ’
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the necklace of Senja → SEA
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[4] Senju ‘of Senja <island>’: A large island south of Tromsø in Troms, North Norway.
Brand ‘the bow’
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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire
þvær ‘washes’
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1. þvá (verb): wash
Bolgu ‘of Bolga’
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Bolga (noun f.): Bolga
kennings
Lindi Bolgu‘The band of Bolga ’
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The band of Bolga → SEA
notes
[5] Bolgu ‘of Bolga <island>’: In 743ˣ Árni Magnússon emends to ‘bolmar’ (see Notes to Lv 8/7 and 9/2 above).
lindi ‘The band’
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1. lindi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): belt, girdle
kennings
Lindi Bolgu‘The band of Bolga ’
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The band of Bolga → SEA
bifask ‘quivers’
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2. bifa (verb; °-að-): shudder, tremble
stinnr ‘the stiff’
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stinnr (adj.): stiff, firm
kennings
stinnr sili Kinnar‘the stiff harness-strap of Kinn ’
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the stiff harness-strap of Kinn → SEA
sili ‘harness-strap’
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sili (noun m.; °-a): [harness-strap]
kennings
stinnr sili Kinnar‘the stiff harness-strap of Kinn ’
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the stiff harness-strap of Kinn → SEA
Kinnar ‘of Kinn’
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2. Kinn (noun f.): Kinn
kennings
stinnr sili Kinnar‘the stiff harness-strap of Kinn ’
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the stiff harness-strap of Kinn → SEA
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[6] Kinnar ‘of Kinn <island>’: Located west of Florø, Sogn og Fjordane, on the western coast of Norway.
hringr ‘the ring’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
kennings
hringr Hveðru‘the ring of Hveðra ’
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the ring of Hveðra → SEA
þýtr ‘roars’
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þjóta (verb): roar
Hveðru ‘of Hveðra’
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Hveðra (noun f.): Hveðra
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hringr Hveðru‘the ring of Hveðra ’
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the ring of Hveðra → SEA
lǫngum ‘for a long time’
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langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long
hart ‘hard’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
veltr ‘rolls’
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2. velta (verb): wander (strong)
Glanar ‘of Glǫn’
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Glǫn (noun f.): Glǫn
kennings
belti Glanar‘the belt of Glǫn ’
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the belt of Glǫn → SEA
kennings
belti Glanar‘the belt of Glǫn ’
= SEA
the belt of Glǫn → SEA
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The prow carves the girdle of Gæla <island> [SEA]; nails incise the fetter of Taumar <island> [SEA]; the sheath of Osterøy <island> [SEA] moves violently; often is the necklace of Senja <island> [SEA] cloven. The band of Bolga <island> [SEA] washes the bow; the stiff harness-strap of Kinn <island> [SEA] quivers; the ring of Hveðra <island> [SEA] roars for a long time; the belt of Glǫn <island> [SEA] rolls hard.
As Lv 14 above.
The islands of Gæla (l. 1), Taumar (l. 2), Bolga (l. 5), Hveðra (l. 7) and Glǫn (l. 8) have not been identified. LP: hveðra suggests that Hveðra could be a scribal corruption of ‘herðlu’, the island of Herdla (ON Herðla), south of Askøy in Hordaland, Norway (see Note to Lv 8/2 above), or of ‘hveðnar’, the island of Hven (ON Hveðn) in Denmark.
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