Kálf Kátr 3VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 3’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 934.
drápu ‘drápa’
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drápa (noun f.; °-u): poem with refrains
[1] drápu: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]rápu’ 713, ‘rapu’ 920ˣ
notes
[1]: Finnur Jónsson (Skj A) observes that this l., which is almost illegible due to a tear in 713, may be more or less of a repetition of l. 8 in st. 2. If so, the poet is employing a rhetorical figure (anadiplosis) similar to the one that Snorri Sturluson called drǫgur ‘drawings’ in Ht (SnE 1999, 11 and n. to st. 16/9-10). Kock (Skald; NN §3383) has Dæmi gefi mér drápu at fremja ‘Give me a model to complete a drápa’. Sperber suggests Deili orðfimi drápu að fremja ‘Award word-skill to complete a drápa’, but his reading is unmetrical (the fourth, unstressed syllable cannot carry internal rhyme). The expected sense seems to require a concessional cl.: ‘assuming Christ helps me to complete a drápa, I will tell of a holy maiden …’.
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
notes
[1]: Finnur Jónsson (Skj A) observes that this l., which is almost illegible due to a tear in 713, may be more or less of a repetition of l. 8 in st. 2. If so, the poet is employing a rhetorical figure (anadiplosis) similar to the one that Snorri Sturluson called drǫgur ‘drawings’ in Ht (SnE 1999, 11 and n. to st. 16/9-10). Kock (Skald; NN §3383) has Dæmi gefi mér drápu at fremja ‘Give me a model to complete a drápa’. Sperber suggests Deili orðfimi drápu að fremja ‘Award word-skill to complete a drápa’, but his reading is unmetrical (the fourth, unstressed syllable cannot carry internal rhyme). The expected sense seems to require a concessional cl.: ‘assuming Christ helps me to complete a drápa, I will tell of a holy maiden …’.
fremja ‘complete’
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fremja (verb): advance, perform
notes
[1]: Finnur Jónsson (Skj A) observes that this l., which is almost illegible due to a tear in 713, may be more or less of a repetition of l. 8 in st. 2. If so, the poet is employing a rhetorical figure (anadiplosis) similar to the one that Snorri Sturluson called drǫgur ‘drawings’ in Ht (SnE 1999, 11 and n. to st. 16/9-10). Kock (Skald; NN §3383) has Dæmi gefi mér drápu at fremja ‘Give me a model to complete a drápa’. Sperber suggests Deili orðfimi drápu að fremja ‘Award word-skill to complete a drápa’, but his reading is unmetrical (the fourth, unstressed syllable cannot carry internal rhyme). The expected sense seems to require a concessional cl.: ‘assuming Christ helps me to complete a drápa, I will tell of a holy maiden …’.
drottinn ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
Drottinn lýðs,‘Lord of people, ’
= God
Lord of people, → God
lýðs ‘of people’
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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people
kennings
Drottinn lýðs,‘Lord of people, ’
= God
Lord of people, → God
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
guðs ‘God’s’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
kennings
guðs son, ...‘God’s son, ... ’
= Christ
God’s son, ... → Christ
son ‘son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
kennings
guðs son, ...‘God’s son, ... ’
= Christ
God’s son, ... → Christ
þýðiz ‘is explained as’
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2. þýða (verb): interpret
inna ‘tell’
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inna (verb): to pay, discharge, relate, tell; to announce, confirm
skal ‘shall’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
elda ‘of the fires’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
elda ‘of the fires’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
spennir ‘the clasper’
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spennir (noun m.): clasper
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
eyja ‘of islands’
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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
eyja ‘of islands’
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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
eyja ‘of islands’
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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
hrings ‘of the ring’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
hrings ‘of the ring’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
hrings ‘of the ring’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
kennings
spennir elda hrings eyja‘the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands ’
= MAN = Kálfur Hallson
the ring of islands → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the clasper of the GOLD → MAN = Kálfur Hallson
frá ‘of’
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frá (prep.): from
helgri ‘holy’
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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred
meyju ‘maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
Kátrín ‘Catherine’
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Katrín (noun f.): [Catherine]
frá ‘heard’
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1. fregna (verb): hear of
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
að ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
kóngs ‘king’s’
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kóngr (noun m.): king
jóð ‘daughter’
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jóð (noun n.): child, offspring
hieti ‘was named’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
kostum ‘with virtues’
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1. kostr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -i/-u): choice, food, goods, good quality
prýdd ‘endowed’
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prýða (verb): adorn
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
góð ‘good’
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góðr (adj.): good
verk ‘deeds’
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verk (noun n.; °-s; -): deed
þýddiz ‘performed’
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2. þýða (verb): interpret
veglig ‘noble’
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vegligr (adj.): magnificent
jungfrú ‘maiden’
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jungfrú (noun f.): maiden, virgin
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
hun ‘she’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
tígin ‘high-born’
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tíginn (adj./verb p.p.): noble
vitr ‘wise’
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vitr (adj.): wise
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
fróð ‘knowledgeable’
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fróðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): wise
að ‘about’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
öllu ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
góðu ‘good’
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góðr (adj.): good
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Lord of people [= God], who is explained as God’s son [= Christ], ... to complete a drápa; then the clasper of the fires of the ring of islands [SEA > GOLD > MAN = Kálfur Hallson (= I)] shall tell of a holy maiden. I heard that a king’s daughter was named Catherine, endowed with virtues, and she performed good deeds; she was a noble maiden and high-born, wise and knowledgeable about all good things.
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