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Kálf Kátr 24^VII

Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 24’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 946-7.

Kálfr Hallsson Kátrínardrápa

Drottins ‘of the Lord’

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

tjáði ‘related’

tjá (verb): to put in order, prepare

dýrsta ‘most glorious’

dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious

háttu ‘deeds’

1. háttr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. hætti; hættir, acc. háttu): behaviour, measure, verse-form

dýrlig ‘glorious’

dýrligr (adj.; °compar. -ri, superl. -astr/-(a)st-): glorious, precious

kennings

Dýrlig ambátt stýris himna
‘The glorious handmaid of the king of the heavens ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of the heavens → God
The glorious handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

ambátt ‘handmaid’

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

kennings

Dýrlig ambátt stýris himna
‘The glorious handmaid of the king of the heavens ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of the heavens → God
The glorious handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

himna ‘of the heavens’

himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky

kennings

Dýrlig ambátt stýris himna
‘The glorious handmaid of the king of the heavens ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of the heavens → God
The glorious handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

himna ‘of the heavens’

himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky

kennings

Dýrlig ambátt stýris himna
‘The glorious handmaid of the king of the heavens ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of the heavens → God
The glorious handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

stýris ‘of the king’

stýrir (noun m.): ruler, controller

kennings

Dýrlig ambátt stýris himna
‘The glorious handmaid of the king of the heavens ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of the heavens → God
The glorious handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

stýris ‘of the king’

stýrir (noun m.): ruler, controller

kennings

Dýrlig ambátt stýris himna
‘The glorious handmaid of the king of the heavens ’
= HOLY WOMAN
the king of the heavens → God
The glorious handmaid of GOD → HOLY WOMAN

Rínar ‘of the Rhine’s’

Rín (noun f.): [Rhine]

kennings

Rist Rínar báls
‘the Rist of the Rhine’s fire ’
=
the Rhine’s fire → GOLD
the Rist of the GOLD →

Rínar ‘of the Rhine’s’

Rín (noun f.): [Rhine]

kennings

Rist Rínar báls
‘the Rist of the Rhine’s fire ’
=
the Rhine’s fire → GOLD
the Rist of the GOLD →

báls ‘fire’

bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire

kennings

Rist Rínar báls
‘the Rist of the Rhine’s fire ’
=
the Rhine’s fire → GOLD
the Rist of the GOLD →

báls ‘fire’

bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire

kennings

Rist Rínar báls
‘the Rist of the Rhine’s fire ’
=
the Rhine’s fire → GOLD
the Rist of the GOLD →

svá ‘so’

svá (adv.): so, thus

að ‘that’

4. at (conj.): that

raungum ‘false’

rangr (adj.): wrong, false

greinum ‘beliefs’

grein (noun f.): reason, period, branch

Rist ‘the Rist’

Rist (noun f.): Riste

kennings

Rist Rínar báls
‘the Rist of the Rhine’s fire ’
=
the Rhine’s fire → GOLD
the Rist of the GOLD →

notes

[4] Rist: The spelling Rist (for Hrist, cf. st. 29/1) is clearly for alliterative purposes.

hafnaði ‘discarded’

1. hafna (verb): abandon, reject

en ‘and’

2. en (conj.): but, and

játti ‘acknowledged’

1. játa (verb): agree

Kristi ‘Christ’

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

Síðan ‘Subsequently’

síðan (adv.): later, then

töluðu ‘spoke’

3. tala (verb): speak, talk

sætur ‘women’

1. sæta (noun f.; °-u; -ur): woman, lady

báðar ‘both’

báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both

sóm ‘honourable’

sómr (noun m.): honourable < sómlundaðr (adj./verb p.p.)

lundaðar ‘minded’

lundaðr (adj./verb p.p.): minded < sómlundaðr (adj./verb p.p.)

af ‘at’

af (prep.): from

góðu ‘good’

góðr (adj.): good

tómi ‘leisure’

tóm (noun n.; °-s): [leisure]

alla ‘all’

allr (adj.): all

nótt ‘night’

nátt (noun f.; °náttar/nǽtr, dat. -/-u; nǽtr): night

um ‘about’

1. um (prep.): about, around

eingla ‘of angels’

1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel

kennings

stillis eingla,
‘of the ruler of angels, ’
= God
the ruler of angels, → God

stillis ‘of the ruler’

stillir (noun m.): ruler

kennings

stillis eingla,
‘of the ruler of angels, ’
= God
the ruler of angels, → God

orð ‘words’

orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word

[8] orð: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘or’ 713, 920ˣ

og ‘and’

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

verk ‘deeds’

verk (noun n.; °-s; -): deed

þau ‘’

1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

er ‘which’

2. er (conj.): who, which, when

guð ‘God’

1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God < guðdómr (noun m.): God’s dominion

dóm ‘head’

dómr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): judgement; court; -dom, -ness (suffix) < guðdómr (noun m.): God’s dominion

merkja ‘signify’

merkja (verb): mark, signify

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[5-8]: These ll. summarise a long exchange between Catherine and the empress in the prose text (Unger 1877, I, 410-12; Wolf 2003, 132-4).

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