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Kálf Kátr 20^VII

Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 20’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 944-5.

Kálfr Hallsson Kátrínardrápa

Berja ‘hit’

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2. berja (verb; °barði; barðr/bariðr/barinn): fight

frá ‘heard’

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1. fregna (verb): hear of

[1] frá eg staungum stórum: so 920ˣ, ‘frá eg stön[...] stó[...]’ 713, ‘hana stokkum stórum’ 399a‑bˣ

eg ‘I’

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

[1] frá eg staungum stórum: so 920ˣ, ‘frá eg stön[...] stó[...]’ 713, ‘hana stokkum stórum’ 399a‑bˣ

staungum ‘sticks’

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stǫng (noun f.; °stangar, dat. -u; stangir/stengr): pole

[1] frá eg staungum stórum: so 920ˣ, ‘frá eg stön[...] stó[...]’ 713, ‘hana stokkum stórum’ 399a‑bˣ

stórum ‘with large’

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stórr (adj.): large, great

[1] frá eg staungum stórum: so 920ˣ, ‘frá eg stön[...] stó[...]’ 713, ‘hana stokkum stórum’ 399a‑bˣ

stillis ‘of the ruler’

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stillir (noun m.): ruler

[2] stillis: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘[...]illis’ 713

rekka ‘men’

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rekkr (noun m.; °; -ar): man, champion

ljótrar ‘ugly’

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ljótr (adj.): ugly

villu ‘delusion’

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1. villa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): error

milda ‘the gentle’

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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

ambátt ‘handmaid’

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ambátt (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir/-ar (ambottor EiðKrA 391²²)): handmaid

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

mána ‘of the moon’

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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

mána ‘of the moon’

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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

mána ‘of the moon’

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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

foldar ‘of the land’

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fold (noun f.): land

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

foldar ‘of the land’

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fold (noun f.): land

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

foldar ‘of the land’

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fold (noun f.): land

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

mildings ‘prince’

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mildingr (noun m.; °-s): ruler, generous one

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

mildings ‘prince’

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mildingr (noun m.; °-s): ruler, generous one

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

frægs ‘of the famous’

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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

frægs ‘of the famous’

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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned

kennings

milda ambátt frægs mildings foldar mána
‘the gentle handmaid of the famous prince of the land of the moon ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the famous prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the gentle handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

og ‘and’

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

vöndum ‘rods’

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vǫndr (noun m.; °vandar, dat. vendi/vǫnd; vendir, acc. vǫndu/vendi): rod, want, mast

gildum ‘thick’

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2. gildr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): valued at, worth

Blóðið ‘The blood’

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blóð (noun n.; °-s): blood

flaut ‘poured’

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fljóta (verb): flow, float

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

búki ‘body’

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búkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): body

[5] búki hvítum: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘buk[...]uitum’ 713, búknum hvita 920ˣ

hvítum ‘white’

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hvítr (adj.; °-an; -ari, -astr): white

[5] búki hvítum: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘buk[...]uitum’ 713, búknum hvita 920ˣ

bragnings ‘of the prince’

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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler

[6] bragnings: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘[...]gnings’ 713

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

bragnings ‘of the prince’

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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler

[6] bragnings: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘[...]gnings’ 713

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

meyjar ‘of the maiden’

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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

notes

[6] vagna sólar ‘of the wagons of the sun’: See LP: vagn, vagna(r) sólar and Notes to Ník Jóndr 3/6 and Anon Pét 14/7-8. The reference is probably to the constellations Charles’s Wain, Ursa Major, and the Lesser Wain, Ursa Minor, but, if so, the poet rather confusingly introduces the determinant sól ‘sun’, when what he needs is a word meaning ‘land, bridge’ etc.

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

notes

[6] vagna sólar ‘of the wagons of the sun’: See LP: vagn, vagna(r) sólar and Notes to Ník Jóndr 3/6 and Anon Pét 14/7-8. The reference is probably to the constellations Charles’s Wain, Ursa Major, and the Lesser Wain, Ursa Minor, but, if so, the poet rather confusingly introduces the determinant sól ‘sun’, when what he needs is a word meaning ‘land, bridge’ etc.

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

notes

[6] vagna sólar ‘of the wagons of the sun’: See LP: vagn, vagna(r) sólar and Notes to Ník Jóndr 3/6 and Anon Pét 14/7-8. The reference is probably to the constellations Charles’s Wain, Ursa Major, and the Lesser Wain, Ursa Minor, but, if so, the poet rather confusingly introduces the determinant sól ‘sun’, when what he needs is a word meaning ‘land, bridge’ etc.

vagna ‘of the wagons’

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vagn (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wagon

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

notes

[6] vagna sólar ‘of the wagons of the sun’: See LP: vagn, vagna(r) sólar and Notes to Ník Jóndr 3/6 and Anon Pét 14/7-8. The reference is probably to the constellations Charles’s Wain, Ursa Major, and the Lesser Wain, Ursa Minor, but, if so, the poet rather confusingly introduces the determinant sól ‘sun’, when what he needs is a word meaning ‘land, bridge’ etc.

vagna ‘of the wagons’

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vagn (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wagon

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

notes

[6] vagna sólar ‘of the wagons of the sun’: See LP: vagn, vagna(r) sólar and Notes to Ník Jóndr 3/6 and Anon Pét 14/7-8. The reference is probably to the constellations Charles’s Wain, Ursa Major, and the Lesser Wain, Ursa Minor, but, if so, the poet rather confusingly introduces the determinant sól ‘sun’, when what he needs is a word meaning ‘land, bridge’ etc.

vagna ‘of the wagons’

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vagn (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wagon

kennings

meyjar bragnings vagna sólar;
‘of the maiden of the prince of the wagons of the sun; ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the wagons of the sun; → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the maiden of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

notes

[6] vagna sólar ‘of the wagons of the sun’: See LP: vagn, vagna(r) sólar and Notes to Ník Jóndr 3/6 and Anon Pét 14/7-8. The reference is probably to the constellations Charles’s Wain, Ursa Major, and the Lesser Wain, Ursa Minor, but, if so, the poet rather confusingly introduces the determinant sól ‘sun’, when what he needs is a word meaning ‘land, bridge’ etc.

síðan ‘subsequently’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

byrgðu ‘locked’

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byrgja (verb; °-rgð-): lock

seggir ‘men’

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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man

heiðnir ‘heathen’

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heiðinn (adj.): heathen

svanna ‘woman’

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svanni (noun m.): lady, woman

guðs ‘of God’

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

[8] guðs í myrku: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘gud[...]rku’ 713, ‘gud(s...j. s)tyrku’ 920ˣ

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

[8] guðs í myrku: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘gud[...]rku’ 713, ‘gud(s...j. s)tyrku’ 920ˣ

myrku ‘dark’

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2. myrkr (adj.; °-an/-jan/-van; compar. -(v)ari/-ri, superl. -(v)astr): dark, murky

[8] guðs í myrku: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘gud[...]rku’ 713, ‘gud(s...j. s)tyrku’ 920ˣ

ranni ‘house’

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rann (noun n.): house, hall

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[1-6]: This account of Catherine’s torture is not paralleled in the prose text, which is more restrained. — [7-8]: Cf. Unger 1877, I, 409; Wolf 2003, 131: En siðan let hann byrgia hana i myrkvastofu ... ‘And afterwards he had her locked in a dark room [prison] ...’.

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