Eskál Vell 17I
Edith Marold (ed.) 2012, ‘Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, Vellekla 17’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 305.
Engi ‘No’
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2. engi (pron.): no, none
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
varð ‘lived’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
jǫrðu ‘earth’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
ættum ‘descended’
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1. ætt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): family
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
góðr ‘well’
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góðr (adj.): good
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
nema ‘except’
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2. nema (conj.): unless
Fróði ‘Fróði’
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Fróði (noun m.): Fróði
notes
[2] Fróði: The name Fróði is given to five different early Danish legendary kings, two of whom are associated with peaceful rule, and the name evokes a golden age of peace (see Note to Þjóð Yt 1/2).
gæti ‘guarding’
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2. gæta (verb): look after, care for < gætinjǫrðr (noun m.)
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
Njǫrðr ‘Njǫrðr’
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Njǫrðr (noun m.): Njǫrðr < gætinjǫrðr (noun m.)
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
gerði ‘made’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
geir ‘of the spear’
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geirr (noun m.): spear < geirbrík (noun f.)
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
geir ‘of the spear’
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geirr (noun m.): spear < geirbrík (noun f.)
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
bríkar ‘board’
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brík (noun f.; °-ar; -r): plank < geirbrík (noun f.)
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
bríkar ‘board’
(not checked:)
brík (noun f.; °-ar; -r): plank < geirbrík (noun f.)
kennings
Engi ættum góðr gæti-Njǫrðr geirbríkar‘No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the spear-board ’
= WARRIOR
the spear-board → SHIELD
No well-descended guarding-Njǫrðr of the SHIELD → WARRIOR
frið ‘peace’
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friðr (noun m.): peace
slíkan ‘such’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
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Fsk cites this stanza following st. 15 and introduces it by remarking that peace and fertility prevailed.
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