Gamlkan Has 28VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Gamli kanóki, Harmsól 28’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 97.
Hilmir ‘prince’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
reist ‘you rose’
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rísa (verb): rise, raise
[1] reist (‘reis þu’): so 399a‑bˣ, ‘r[...]s þ[...]’ B, ‘ræis þ(u)’(?) BRydberg, ‘reis þ[...]’ BFJ
notes
[1] reist ‘you rose’: This edn follows Kock and Black in adopting Jón Helgason’s suggestion (1935-6, 257), anticipated by Sveinbjörn Egilsson in a marginal note to the 444ˣ transcript (which is less certain about B’s text than was 399a-bˣ) that the verb should be in the 2nd pers. sg. here, as in the second helmingr (vant l. 6). The ms. reading suggests that the 2nd pers. is intended and Gamli’s habit elsewhere is to maintain a continuity of address throughout a st., as, e.g. in the preceding st., where all three verbs are in the 2nd pers. sg.
ins ‘of the’
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2. inn (art.): the
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
ins ‘of the’
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2. inn (art.): the
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
ins ‘of the’
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2. inn (art.): the
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
hæsta ‘highest’
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hœgri (adj. comp.): higher, highest
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
hæsta ‘highest’
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hœgri (adj. comp.): higher, highest
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
hæsta ‘highest’
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hœgri (adj. comp.): higher, highest
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
hríð ‘storm’
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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm < hríðtjald (noun n.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
hríð ‘storm’
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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm < hríðtjald (noun n.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
hríð ‘storm’
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hríð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time, storm < hríðtjald (noun n.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
tjalds ‘tent’
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tjald (noun n.; °-s; *-): tent, awning < hríðtjald (noun n.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
tjalds ‘tent’
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tjald (noun n.; °-s; *-): tent, awning < hríðtjald (noun n.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
tjalds ‘tent’
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tjald (noun n.; °-s; *-): tent, awning < hríðtjald (noun n.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
ór ‘from’
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3. ór (prep.): out of
grǫf ‘the grave’
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grǫf (noun f.): grave
síðan ‘then’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
flýti ‘of the swift’
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2. flýti (noun f.): [swift] < flýtileygr (noun m.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
flýti ‘of the swift’
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2. flýti (noun f.): [swift] < flýtileygr (noun m.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
leygs ‘fire’
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1. leygr (noun m.): flame < flýtileygr (noun m.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
leygs ‘fire’
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1. leygr (noun m.): flame < flýtileygr (noun m.)
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
frægjum ‘the famous’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
frið ‘Peace’
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friðr (noun m.): peace < friðsamr (adj.): peaceful
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
samr ‘ful’
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samr (adj.; °compar. -ari): same < friðsamr (adj.): peaceful
kennings
Friðsamr hilmir flýtileygs ins hæsta hríðtjalds,‘Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent, ’
= God
the highest storm-tent, → SKY/HEAVEN
the swift fire of the SKY/HEAVEN → SUN
Peaceful prince of the SUN → God
degi ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
þriðja ‘third’
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þriði (num. ordinal): third
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
rá*ð ‘the counsel’
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ráð (noun n.; °-s; -): advice, plan, control, power < ráðvíss (adj.)
[5] rá*ðvísa: ‘raud uisa’ B
vísa ‘wise’
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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly) < ráðvíss (adj.)
[5] rá*ðvísa: ‘raud uisa’ B
ræsir ‘king’
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ræsir (noun m.): ruler
kennings
aldyggr ræsir regnhallar,‘altogether honourable king of the rain-hall, ’
= God
the rain-hall, → SKY/HEAVEN
altogether honourable king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
regn ‘of the rain’
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regn (noun n.; °-s; -): rain < regnhǫll (noun f.)
kennings
aldyggr ræsir regnhallar,‘altogether honourable king of the rain-hall, ’
= God
the rain-hall, → SKY/HEAVEN
altogether honourable king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
regn ‘of the rain’
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regn (noun n.; °-s; -): rain < regnhǫll (noun f.)
kennings
aldyggr ræsir regnhallar,‘altogether honourable king of the rain-hall, ’
= God
the rain-hall, → SKY/HEAVEN
altogether honourable king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hallar ‘hall’
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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall < regnhǫll (noun f.)
kennings
aldyggr ræsir regnhallar,‘altogether honourable king of the rain-hall, ’
= God
the rain-hall, → SKY/HEAVEN
altogether honourable king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hallar ‘hall’
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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall < regnhǫll (noun f.)
kennings
aldyggr ræsir regnhallar,‘altogether honourable king of the rain-hall, ’
= God
the rain-hall, → SKY/HEAVEN
altogether honourable king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
vannt ‘you made’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
fegna ‘glad’
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fagna (verb; °-að-): welcome, rejoice
áðr ‘previously’
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áðr (adv.; °//): before
yðvarr ‘your’
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yðvarr (pron.; °f. yður; pl. yðrir): your
dauði ‘death’
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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death
al ‘altogether’
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al- ((prefix)): very < aldyggr (adj.): very excellent
kennings
aldyggr ræsir regnhallar,‘altogether honourable king of the rain-hall, ’
= God
the rain-hall, → SKY/HEAVEN
altogether honourable king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
dyggr ‘honourable’
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dyggr (adj.; °dyggvan/dyggan; compar. -vari/-ari/-ri, superl. -vastr/-astr/-str): trustworthy < aldyggr (adj.): very excellent
kennings
aldyggr ræsir regnhallar,‘altogether honourable king of the rain-hall, ’
= God
the rain-hall, → SKY/HEAVEN
altogether honourable king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
fira ‘people’
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firar (noun m.): men
hryggði ‘had saddened’
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hryggja (verb): distress
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Hilmir, reist, ins hæsta |
Peaceful prince of the swift fire of the highest storm-tent [SKY/HEAVEN > SUN > = God (= Christ)], you rose then from the grave on the famous third day, and, altogether honourable king of the rain-hall [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ)], you made glad the counsel-wise people whom your death had saddened previously.
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