Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 37

Kirsten Wolf

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Kálf Kátr 37^VII

Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 37’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 954.

Kálfr Hallsson Kátrínardrápa

36 37 38

Hirði* ‘tending’

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hirðir (noun m.; °hirðis/hirðirs, dat. & acc. hirði; hirðar/hirðir): guardian, keeper, pastor < hirðiþǫll (noun f.)

[1] Hirði*þöll: Hirðisþöll all

kennings

Hans hirði*þöll hyrjar flóðs
‘His tending tree of the fire of the sea ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea → GOLD
His tending tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

þöll ‘tree’

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þǫll (noun f.): fir-tree < hirðiþǫll (noun f.)

[1] Hirði*þöll: Hirðisþöll all

kennings

Hans hirði*þöll hyrjar flóðs
‘His tending tree of the fire of the sea ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea → GOLD
His tending tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

tók ‘began’

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2. taka (verb): take

hans ‘His’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

kennings

Hans hirði*þöll hyrjar flóðs
‘His tending tree of the fire of the sea ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea → GOLD
His tending tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

orða ‘speak’

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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word

hyrjar ‘of the fire’

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hyrr (noun m.): fire

kennings

Hans hirði*þöll hyrjar flóðs
‘His tending tree of the fire of the sea ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea → GOLD
His tending tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

hyrjar ‘of the fire’

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hyrr (noun m.): fire

kennings

Hans hirði*þöll hyrjar flóðs
‘His tending tree of the fire of the sea ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea → GOLD
His tending tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

flóðs ‘of the sea’

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2. flóð (noun n.): flood

kennings

Hans hirði*þöll hyrjar flóðs
‘His tending tree of the fire of the sea ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea → GOLD
His tending tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

flóðs ‘of the sea’

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2. flóð (noun n.): flood

kennings

Hans hirði*þöll hyrjar flóðs
‘His tending tree of the fire of the sea ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the sea → GOLD
His tending tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

grams ‘of the king’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

unnarar ‘the lovers’

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unnari (noun m.): [lovers]

[7] unnarar: unnari all

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

gæzku ‘goodness’

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gœzka (noun f.): goodness

sinnar ‘their’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

gjalda ‘pay’

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1. gjalda (verb): pay, repay

frá ‘because of’

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frá (prep.): from

þier ‘you’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

himna ‘of heaven’

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

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

himna ‘of heaven’

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

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

himna ‘of heaven’

(not checked:)
himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

skjaldar ‘of the shield’

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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

skjaldar ‘of the shield’

(not checked:)
skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

skjaldar ‘of the shield’

(not checked:)
skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield

kennings

unnarar grams skjaldar himna
‘the lovers of the king of the shield of heaven ’
= HOLY MEN
the shield of heaven → SUN
the king of the SUN → God
the lovers of GOD → HOLY MEN

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[4-8]: These ll. follow quite closely the Empress’s speech to Maxentius in the prose text (Unger 1877, I, 417; Wolf 2003, 137): Heyrit, herra keisari, hvat ilt gerði ein litil mær ydru riki, eða skal hun giallda giætzku sinnar fra þer ok tyna þar fyrir dyrd sinnar fegrdar? ‘Listen, Lord Emperor, what harm has a little maiden done to your kingdom, or must she pay for her goodness because of you and lose therefore the glory of her beauty?’.

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Kálf Kátr 37VII

Hirði* ‘tending’

kennings

þöll ‘tree’

kennings

tók ‘began’

hans ‘His’

kennings

til ‘to’

orða ‘speak’

hyrjar ‘of the fire’

kennings

hyrjar ‘of the fire’

kennings

flóðs ‘of the sea’

kennings

flóðs ‘of the sea’

kennings

og ‘and’

rieð ‘decided’

að ‘to’

spyrja ‘ask’

runnu ‘ran’

tár ‘tears’

um ‘from’

hvarma ‘eyelids’

henni ‘her’

hvess ‘What’

kunni ‘accuse’

þier ‘you’

meyna ‘maiden’

þessa ‘this’

Aldri ‘never’

hefir ‘has’

hun ‘She’

yðru ‘your’

veldi ‘realm’

unnið ‘done’

mein ‘harm’

svá ‘insofar’

það ‘that’

megi ‘may’

greina ‘be detected’

grams ‘of the king’

kennings

grams ‘of the king’

kennings

unnarar ‘the lovers’

kennings

gæzku ‘goodness’

sinnar ‘their’

gjalda ‘pay’

frá ‘because of’

þier ‘you’

himna ‘of heaven’

kennings

himna ‘of heaven’

kennings

himna ‘of heaven’

kennings

skjaldar ‘of the shield’

kennings

skjaldar ‘of the shield’

kennings

skjaldar ‘of the shield’

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Kálf Kátr 37^VII