Kálf Kátr 17VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 17’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 942-3.
Heyr ‘Listen’
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2. heyra (verb): hear
þú ‘’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
blessaðr ‘blessed’
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blessaðr (adj./verb p.p.): blessed
kennings
blessaðr veitir dýrðar himna;‘blessed provider of the glory of the heavens, ’
= God
blessed provider of the glory of the heavens, → God
himna ‘of the heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
blessaðr veitir dýrðar himna;‘blessed provider of the glory of the heavens, ’
= God
blessed provider of the glory of the heavens, → God
dýrðar ‘of the glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
kennings
blessaðr veitir dýrðar himna;‘blessed provider of the glory of the heavens, ’
= God
blessed provider of the glory of the heavens, → God
heita ‘call’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
skal ‘shall’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
nú ‘now’
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nú (adv.): now
á ‘upon’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
þig ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
veitir ‘provider’
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veitir (noun m.): giver
kennings
blessaðr veitir dýrðar himna;‘blessed provider of the glory of the heavens, ’
= God
blessed provider of the glory of the heavens, → God
græðari ‘Saviour’
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grœðari (noun m.): saviour, healer
minn ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
guðdóms ‘of the Godhead’
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guðdómr (noun m.): God’s dominion
kennings
spennir guðdóms,‘clasper of the Godhead, ’
= God
clasper of the Godhead, → God
notes
[3] spennir guðdóms ‘clasper of the Godhead’: Spennir ‘clasper’, is frequently the base-word of a kenning for a generous man, if linked with the determinant ‘gold’.
spennir ‘clasper’
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spennir (noun m.): clasper
kennings
spennir guðdóms,‘clasper of the Godhead, ’
= God
clasper of the Godhead, → God
notes
[3] spennir guðdóms ‘clasper of the Godhead’: Spennir ‘clasper’, is frequently the base-word of a kenning for a generous man, if linked with the determinant ‘gold’.
gief ‘give’
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gefa (verb): give
mier ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
viðkvæmilig ‘suitable’
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viðkvæmiligr (adj.): [suitable]
orð ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
til ‘for’
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til (prep.): to
stefja ‘refrain’
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stef (noun n.; °; -): refrain
Stendr ‘stands’
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standa (verb): stand
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
sitr ‘sits’
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sitja (verb): sit
til ‘at’
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til (prep.): to
hægri ‘right’
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hœgri (adj. comp.): higher, highest
handar ‘hand’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
heilög ‘Holy’
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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred
Máría ‘Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
aldar ‘of people’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
kennings
deili aldar;‘of the ruler of people; ’
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the ruler of people; → God
deili ‘of the ruler’
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deilir (noun m.): ruler, ordainer
kennings
deili aldar;‘of the ruler of people; ’
= God
the ruler of people; → God
mildingr ‘prince’
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mildingr (noun m.; °-s): ruler, generous one
kennings
mæstr mildingr foldar mána‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
skipar ‘places’
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1. skipa (verb): change, place
nú ‘now’
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nú (adv.): now
mána ‘of the moon’
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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon
kennings
mæstr mildingr foldar mána‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon ’
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the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
mána ‘of the moon’
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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon
kennings
mæstr mildingr foldar mána‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
foldar ‘of the land’
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fold (noun f.): land
kennings
mæstr mildingr foldar mána‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
foldar ‘of the land’
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fold (noun f.): land
kennings
mæstr mildingr foldar mána‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
mæstr ‘the greatest’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
kennings
mæstr mildingr foldar mána‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
Kátrínu ‘Catherine’
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Kátrína (noun f.): [Catherine]
henni ‘to her’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
hið ‘’
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2. inn (art.): the
næsta ‘next’
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nærri (adj. comp.; °superl. nǽstr): near, nearer, next
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Listen, blessed provider of the glory of the heavens [= God], I shall now call upon you; my Saviour and clasper of the Godhead [= God], give me words suitable for a refrain. Holy Mary stands and sits at the right hand of the ruler of people [= God]; the greatest prince of the land of the moon [SKY/HEAVEN > = God] now places Catherine next to her.
[5-8]: The poem’s stef or refrain, marked in 713 by an obelos in the left-hand margin. Here begins the poem’s stefjabálkr, marked by stef at sts 17, 21, 25, 29 and 33. In ll. 1-4 the poet calls upon God to give him words suitable for the stef.
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