Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 15

Kirsten Wolf

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Kálf Kátr 15^VII

Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 15’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 941.

Kálfr Hallsson Kátrínardrápa

14 15 16

Vitrir ‘wise’

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vitr (adj.): wise

kennings

Vitrir vargfæðendur
‘The wise wolf-feeders ’
= WARRIORS
The wise wolf-feeders → WARRIORS

báðu ‘asked’

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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray

vella ‘of gold’

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vell (noun n.): gold

kennings

Þrúði vella
‘the Þrúðr of gold ’
= WOMAN
the Þrúðr of gold → WOMAN

Þrúði ‘the Þrúðr’

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Þrúðr (noun f.): Þrúðr

kennings

Þrúði vella
‘the Þrúðr of gold ’
= WOMAN
the Þrúðr of gold → WOMAN

varg ‘wolf’

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vargr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wolf < vargfœðandi (noun m.): [wolf-feeder]

kennings

Vitrir vargfæðendur
‘The wise wolf-feeders ’
= WARRIORS
The wise wolf-feeders → WARRIORS

fæðendur ‘feeders’

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fœðandi (noun m.): feeder < vargfœðandi (noun m.): [wolf-feeder]

kennings

Vitrir vargfæðendur
‘The wise wolf-feeders ’
= WARRIORS
The wise wolf-feeders → WARRIORS

þá ‘then’

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2. þá (adv.): then

[2] þá: so 920ˣ, þeim 713, 399a‑bˣ

[4] sætt*: sættu all

oss ‘us’

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

við ‘with’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

guð ‘god’

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

Jákóbs ‘Jacob’s’

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Jakobr (noun m.): [Jacob]

ættar ‘tribe’

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1. ætt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): family

Kátrín ‘Catherine’

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Katrín (noun f.): [Catherine]

tjáði ‘explained’

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tjá (verb): to put in order, prepare

Krists ‘Christ’s’

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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ

fyr ‘to’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

lýðum ‘people’

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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people

krafta ‘miracles’

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1. kraftr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/- ; -ar): power < kraftaverk (noun n.)

verk ‘’

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verk (noun n.; °-s; -): deed < kraftaverk (noun n.)

og ‘and’

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

dýrðir ‘glories’

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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory

sterkar ‘strong’

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sterkr (adj.): strong

eigendr ‘the owners’

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eigandi (noun m.; °-a; eigendr/eigandar(DN VI (1328) 148¹¹) (nom. sg. æighander DN VII (*13[27-1328]DonVar 1) 142²²)): [owner, owners]

kennings

eigendr öglis túns
‘the owners of the snake’s dwelling ’
= MEN
the snake’s dwelling → GOLD
the owners of the GOLD → MEN

notes

[8] eigendr öglis túns ‘owners of the snake’s dwelling [GOLD > MEN]’: see Note to st. 14/3-4.

tóku ‘made’

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2. taka (verb): take

iðran ‘repentance’

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iðrun (noun f.; °iðranar/iðrunar): repentance

fagra ‘beautiful’

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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful

öglis ‘of the snake’s’

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ǫglir (noun m.): hawk

kennings

eigendr öglis túns
‘the owners of the snake’s dwelling ’
= MEN
the snake’s dwelling → GOLD
the owners of the GOLD → MEN

notes

[8] eigendr öglis túns ‘owners of the snake’s dwelling [GOLD > MEN]’: see Note to st. 14/3-4.

öglis ‘of the snake’s’

(not checked:)
ǫglir (noun m.): hawk

kennings

eigendr öglis túns
‘the owners of the snake’s dwelling ’
= MEN
the snake’s dwelling → GOLD
the owners of the GOLD → MEN

notes

[8] eigendr öglis túns ‘owners of the snake’s dwelling [GOLD > MEN]’: see Note to st. 14/3-4.

túns ‘dwelling’

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tún (noun n.; °-s; -): homefield, enclosure

[8] túns: so 399a‑bˣ, tún 713, túna 920ˣ

kennings

eigendr öglis túns
‘the owners of the snake’s dwelling ’
= MEN
the snake’s dwelling → GOLD
the owners of the GOLD → MEN

notes

[8] túns (n. gen. sg.) ‘dwelling’: Sperber emends to túna (n. gen. pl.) ‘dwellings’ with reference to st. 45/7. — [8] eigendr öglis túns ‘owners of the snake’s dwelling [GOLD > MEN]’: see Note to st. 14/3-4.

túns ‘dwelling’

(not checked:)
tún (noun n.; °-s; -): homefield, enclosure

[8] túns: so 399a‑bˣ, tún 713, túna 920ˣ

kennings

eigendr öglis túns
‘the owners of the snake’s dwelling ’
= MEN
the snake’s dwelling → GOLD
the owners of the GOLD → MEN

notes

túns ‘dwelling’

(not checked:)
tún (noun n.; °-s; -): homefield, enclosure

[8] túns: so 399a‑bˣ, tún 713, túna 920ˣ

kennings

eigendr öglis túns
‘the owners of the snake’s dwelling ’
= MEN
the snake’s dwelling → GOLD
the owners of the GOLD → MEN

notes

túns ‘dwelling’

(not checked:)
tún (noun n.; °-s; -): homefield, enclosure

[8] túns: so 399a‑bˣ, tún 713, túna 920ˣ

kennings

eigendr öglis túns
‘the owners of the snake’s dwelling ’
= MEN
the snake’s dwelling → GOLD
the owners of the GOLD → MEN

notes

af ‘as a result of’

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af (prep.): from

dæmum ‘examples’

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dœmi (noun n.; °-s; -): judgement, example

fögrum ‘beautiful’

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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful

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Kálf Kátr 15VII

Vitrir ‘wise’

kennings

báðu ‘asked’

vella ‘of gold’

kennings

Þrúði ‘the Þrúðr’

kennings

varg ‘wolf’

kennings

fæðendur ‘feeders’

kennings

þá ‘then’

að ‘to’

bjarga ‘save’

sál ‘souls’

og ‘and’

önd ‘spirits’

við ‘from’

svælum ‘smoke’

fjanda ‘devil’s’

sætt* ‘reconcile’

oss ‘us’

við ‘with’

guð ‘god’

Jákóbs ‘Jacob’s’

ættar ‘tribe’

Kátrín ‘Catherine’

tjáði ‘explained’

Krists ‘Christ’s’

fyr ‘to’

lýðum ‘people’

krafta ‘miracles’

verk ‘’

og ‘and’

dýrðir ‘glories’

sterkar ‘strong’

eigendr ‘the owners’

kennings

notes

tóku ‘made’

iðran ‘repentance’

fagra ‘beautiful’

öglis ‘of the snake’s’

kennings

notes

öglis ‘of the snake’s’

kennings

notes

túns ‘dwelling’

kennings

notes

túns ‘dwelling’

kennings

notes

túns ‘dwelling’

kennings

notes

túns ‘dwelling’

kennings

notes

af ‘as a result of’

dæmum ‘examples’

fögrum ‘beautiful’

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Kálf Kátr 15^VII