Gamli kanóki, Harmsól 47

Katrina Attwood

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Gamlkan Has 47^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Gamli kanóki, Harmsól 47’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 114.

Gamli kanóki Harmsól

46 47 48

kennings

ástvinum dróttins ýta;
‘the dear friends of the lord of men; ’
= SAINTS
the lord of men; → God
the dear friends of GOD → SAINTS

notes

[1, 4] ástvinum dróttins ýta ‘dear friends of the lord of men [= God > SAINTS]’: Ástvinr ‘dear friend’ (lit. ‘love-friend’) is a popular designation of saints and Apostles in Christian poetry after Gamli and, apart from one appearance in Egill St 7/4^V, is found only in poetry dating from the C12th or later (LP: ástvinr). Arngrímr Brandsson’s drápa on Guðmundr Árason twice characterises the bishop as ástvinr ýta ‘dear friend of men’ (Arngr Gd 18/1, 50/7^IV).

ýta ‘of men’

ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher

kennings

ástvinum dróttins ýta;
‘the dear friends of the lord of men; ’
= SAINTS
the lord of men; → God
the dear friends of GOD → SAINTS

notes

ólíkan ‘unlike’

ólíkr (adj.): unlike

mik ‘myself’

ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

fíkjum ‘terribly’

fíkjum (adv.): fiercely

aukumsk ‘increases for me’

1. auka (verb; °eykr; jók, jóku/juku): (str. intrans.) increase

sôr ‘bitter’

sárr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): sore, painful; wounded

í ‘’

í (prep.): in, into

[3] í: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]’ B

slíku ‘because of this’

2. slíkr (adj.): such

sótt ‘distress’

sótt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): illness

ástvinum ‘the dear friends’

ástvinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): dear friend

kennings

ástvinum dróttins ýta;
‘the dear friends of the lord of men; ’
= SAINTS
the lord of men; → God
the dear friends of GOD → SAINTS

notes

dróttins ‘of the lord’

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

kennings

ástvinum dróttins ýta;
‘the dear friends of the lord of men; ’
= SAINTS
the lord of men; → God
the dear friends of GOD → SAINTS

notes

dróttins ‘of the lord’

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

kennings

ástvinum dróttins ýta;
‘the dear friends of the lord of men; ’
= SAINTS
the lord of men; → God
the dear friends of GOD → SAINTS

notes

Þeir ‘Those’

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

kennings

Þeir metendr bógsvells,
‘Those valuers of arm’s ice, ’
= MEN
arm’s ice, → SILVER
Those valuers of the SILVER → MEN

bundusk ‘kept themselves’

binda (verb; °bindr; batt/bant(cf. [$332$]), bundu; bundinn): bind, tie

vel ‘well’

vel (adv.): well, very

vándra ‘from evil’

vándr (adj.): wicked

verka ‘deeds’

verki (noun m.; °-a): deed, work

ógnar ‘in battle’

ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle

sterkir ‘strong’

sterkr (adj.): strong

brigða ‘amends’

2. brigða (verb; °-gð- (præs. sg. item brigðr, cf. bregða vb.)): [amends]

skjótt ‘extremely quickly’

2. skjótr (adj.): quick(ly)

ok ‘or’

3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

bœttu ‘made’

bœta (verb; °-tt-): better, emend, compensate

[7] bœttu: ‘b[...]’ B, ‘be᷎ṭṭu’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘b(e᷎tt)[...]’(?) BRydberg, ‘be᷎(ttu)’(?) BFJ

bóg ‘of arm’s’

bógr (noun m.; °dat. bǿgi; bǿgir, acc. bógu): shoulder < bógsvell (noun n.)

kennings

Þeir metendr bógsvells,
‘Those valuers of arm’s ice, ’
= MEN
arm’s ice, → SILVER
Those valuers of the SILVER → MEN

bóg ‘of arm’s’

bógr (noun m.; °dat. bǿgi; bǿgir, acc. bógu): shoulder < bógsvell (noun n.)

kennings

Þeir metendr bógsvells,
‘Those valuers of arm’s ice, ’
= MEN
arm’s ice, → SILVER
Those valuers of the SILVER → MEN

svells ‘ice’

svell (noun n.; °; -): ice < bógsvell (noun n.)

kennings

Þeir metendr bógsvells,
‘Those valuers of arm’s ice, ’
= MEN
arm’s ice, → SILVER
Those valuers of the SILVER → MEN

svells ‘ice’

svell (noun n.; °; -): ice < bógsvell (noun n.)

kennings

Þeir metendr bógsvells,
‘Those valuers of arm’s ice, ’
= MEN
arm’s ice, → SILVER
Those valuers of the SILVER → MEN

metendr ‘valuers’

metandi (noun m.; °; -endr): valuer

kennings

Þeir metendr bógsvells,
‘Those valuers of arm’s ice, ’
= MEN
arm’s ice, → SILVER
Those valuers of the SILVER → MEN

ella ‘else’

ella (adv.): otherwise

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Gamlkan Has 47VII

Lítk ‘I see’

optliga ‘often’

ýta ‘of men’

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ýta ‘of men’

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ólíkan ‘unlike’

mik ‘myself’

fíkjum ‘terribly’

aukumsk ‘increases for me’

sôr ‘bitter’

í ‘’

slíku ‘because of this’

sótt ‘distress’

ástvinum ‘the dear friends’

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dróttins ‘of the lord’

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dróttins ‘of the lord’

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Þeir ‘Those’

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bundusk ‘kept themselves’

vel ‘well’

vándra ‘from evil’

verka ‘deeds’

ógnar ‘in battle’

sterkir ‘strong’

brigða ‘amends’

skjótt ‘extremely quickly’

ok ‘or’

bœttu ‘made’

bóg ‘of arm’s’

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bóg ‘of arm’s’

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svells ‘ice’

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svells ‘ice’

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metendr ‘valuers’

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ella ‘else’

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Gamlkan Has 47^VII