Kálf Kátr 28VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 28’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 948-9.
Helga ‘holy’
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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred
siðu ‘faith’
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siðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/-i; -ir, acc. -u): faith, morals
tók ‘accepted’
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2. taka (verb): take
dreingr ‘man’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
og ‘along with’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
dólga ‘enemies’
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dolgr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ar): enemy, battle
dúcenti ‘two hundred’
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
myrku ‘’
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2. myrkr (adj.; °-an/-jan/-van; compar. -(v)ari/-ri, superl. -(v)astr): dark, murky
húsi ‘prison’
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hús (noun n.; °-s; -): house
lægis ‘of the sea’
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lægi (noun n.; °-s): sea
kennings
skorðu bríma lægis;‘of the prop of the fire of the sea; ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea; → GOLD
the prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
lægis ‘of the sea’
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lægi (noun n.; °-s): sea
kennings
skorðu bríma lægis;‘of the prop of the fire of the sea; ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea; → GOLD
the prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
líkn ‘an act of mercy’
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líkn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): grace, mercy
af ‘because of’
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af (prep.): from
fögrum ‘beautiful’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
listar ‘of excellence’
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list (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): skill, art, virtue < listarorð (noun n.)
orðum ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word < listarorð (noun n.)
bríma ‘of the fire’
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brími (noun m.): fire
kennings
skorðu bríma lægis;‘of the prop of the fire of the sea; ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea; → GOLD
the prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
bríma ‘of the fire’
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brími (noun m.): fire
kennings
skorðu bríma lægis;‘of the prop of the fire of the sea; ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea; → GOLD
the prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
skorðu ‘of the prop’
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1. skorða (noun f.; °-u; -ur): prop
kennings
skorðu bríma lægis;‘of the prop of the fire of the sea; ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea; → GOLD
the prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
Porphíríus ‘Porphyry’
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Porfiríus (noun m.): [Porphyry]
[5] Porphíríus: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘forphíríus’ 713
notes
[5] Porphíríus: This name proved difficult for Icel. scribes. The writer of 713 wrote ‘forphíríus’ both here (where there seems to be no internal rhyme, unless it is between ‘íus’ and ‘ess’) and at 41/1. In the prose sagas, the name is given as ‘Portfirius’ in the ms. used by Unger (AM 233 a fol), but correctly (‘Porphirius’) in Holm2.
hiet ‘was the name’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
princeps ‘chieftain’
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princeps (noun ?): prince
þessi ‘of this’
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1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this
pells ‘of velvet’
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pell (noun n.; °-s; -): velvet
kennings
þella pells‘the young pine of velvet ’
= WOMAN
the young pine of velvet → WOMAN
kendi ‘taught’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
þeim ‘them’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
guðs ‘God’s’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God < guðsorð (noun n.)
orð ‘word’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word < guðsorð (noun n.)
þella ‘the young pine’
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þella (noun f.): fir, young pine
kennings
þella pells‘the young pine of velvet ’
= WOMAN
the young pine of velvet → WOMAN
fleygir ‘distributor’
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fleygir (noun m.): flinger
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
trúði ‘believed’
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2. trúa (verb): to believe (in)
sá ‘’
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
fálka ‘falcon’s’
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falkr (noun m.; °dat. -): [falcon]
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[7] fálka teiga ‘of the falcon’s land’: A kenning for the arm or possibly the hand.
fálka ‘falcon’s’
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falkr (noun m.; °dat. -): [falcon]
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[7] fálka teiga ‘of the falcon’s land’: A kenning for the arm or possibly the hand.
fálka ‘falcon’s’
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falkr (noun m.; °dat. -): [falcon]
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[7] fálka teiga ‘of the falcon’s land’: A kenning for the arm or possibly the hand.
teiga ‘land’
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teigr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar, acc. -a/-u): field, land
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[7] fálka teiga ‘of the falcon’s land’: A kenning for the arm or possibly the hand.
teiga ‘land’
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teigr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar, acc. -a/-u): field, land
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[7] fálka teiga ‘of the falcon’s land’: A kenning for the arm or possibly the hand.
teiga ‘land’
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teigr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar, acc. -a/-u): field, land
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[7] fálka teiga ‘of the falcon’s land’: A kenning for the arm or possibly the hand.
fannar ‘of the snow-drift’
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fǫnn (noun f.): snow-drift
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
fannar ‘of the snow-drift’
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fǫnn (noun f.): snow-drift
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
kennings
hverr sá fleygir fannar fálka teiga‘each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land ’
= GENEROUS MAN
falcon’s land → ARM
the snow-drift of the of the ARM → SILVER
each distributor of the SILVER → GENEROUS MAN
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
drottin ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
sannan ‘true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
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The man accepted the holy faith along with two hundred enemies in the prison [lit. dark house] because of the beautiful words of excellence of the prop of the fire of the sea [GOLD > WOMAN]; it was an act of mercy. Porphyry was the name of this chieftain; the young pine of velvet [WOMAN] taught them God’s word; each distributor of the snow-drift of the falcon’s land [ARM > SILVER > GENEROUS MAN] believed in the true Lord.
[1-3]: Kahle considers dólga the gen. pl. of dólg ‘enmity’ and associates it with líkn to create the phrase ‘forgiveness of enmity’. As Sperber points out, it seems more reasonable to regard var það líkn as an independent cl. and associate dólga (gen. pl. of dólgr ‘enemy’, viz. ‘heathen’) with dúcentí (so also Skj B and Skald). Dúcenti is from Lat. ducenti ‘two hundred’, not in LP.
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