Ill Lv 1III
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Illugi bryndœlaskáld, Lausavísa 1’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 266.
Hvít ‘The white’
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hvítr (adj.; °-an; -ari, -astr): white
kennings
Hvít Hlín jótra heiðar‘The white Hlín of the heath’s molars ’
= WOMAN
the heath’s molars → STONES
The white Hlín of STONES → WOMAN
stendr ‘prevents’
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standa (verb): stand
heiðar ‘of the heath’s’
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3. heiðr (noun f.; °heiðar, dat./acc heiði; heiðar): heath
kennings
Hvít Hlín jótra heiðar‘The white Hlín of the heath’s molars ’
= WOMAN
the heath’s molars → STONES
The white Hlín of STONES → WOMAN
notes
[1-2] Hlín jótra heiðar ‘Hlín <goddess> of the heath’s molars [STONES > WOMAN]’: In this woman-kenning, the determinant jótra heiðar ‘heath’s molars [STONES]’ by extension of meaning refers to precious stones worn around a woman’s neck, a determinant often found in woman-kennings (LP: steinn 1, 2).
heiðar ‘of the heath’s’
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3. heiðr (noun f.; °heiðar, dat./acc heiði; heiðar): heath
kennings
Hvít Hlín jótra heiðar‘The white Hlín of the heath’s molars ’
= WOMAN
the heath’s molars → STONES
The white Hlín of STONES → WOMAN
notes
[1-2] Hlín jótra heiðar ‘Hlín <goddess> of the heath’s molars [STONES > WOMAN]’: In this woman-kenning, the determinant jótra heiðar ‘heath’s molars [STONES]’ by extension of meaning refers to precious stones worn around a woman’s neck, a determinant often found in woman-kennings (LP: steinn 1, 2).
jótra ‘molars’
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jótr (noun m.): molar
kennings
Hvít Hlín jótra heiðar‘The white Hlín of the heath’s molars ’
= WOMAN
the heath’s molars → STONES
The white Hlín of STONES → WOMAN
notes
[1-2] Hlín jótra heiðar ‘Hlín <goddess> of the heath’s molars [STONES > WOMAN]’: In this woman-kenning, the determinant jótra heiðar ‘heath’s molars [STONES]’ by extension of meaning refers to precious stones worn around a woman’s neck, a determinant often found in woman-kennings (LP: steinn 1, 2).
jótra ‘molars’
(not checked:)
jótr (noun m.): molar
kennings
Hvít Hlín jótra heiðar‘The white Hlín of the heath’s molars ’
= WOMAN
the heath’s molars → STONES
The white Hlín of STONES → WOMAN
notes
[1-2] Hlín jótra heiðar ‘Hlín <goddess> of the heath’s molars [STONES > WOMAN]’: In this woman-kenning, the determinant jótra heiðar ‘heath’s molars [STONES]’ by extension of meaning refers to precious stones worn around a woman’s neck, a determinant often found in woman-kennings (LP: steinn 1, 2).
Hlín ‘Hlín’
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Hlín (noun f.): Hlín
kennings
Hvít Hlín jótra heiðar‘The white Hlín of the heath’s molars ’
= WOMAN
the heath’s molars → STONES
The white Hlín of STONES → WOMAN
notes
[1-2] Hlín jótra heiðar ‘Hlín <goddess> of the heath’s molars [STONES > WOMAN]’: In this woman-kenning, the determinant jótra heiðar ‘heath’s molars [STONES]’ by extension of meaning refers to precious stones worn around a woman’s neck, a determinant often found in woman-kennings (LP: steinn 1, 2).
fyr ‘’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
gamni ‘pleasure’
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gaman (noun n.): joy, pleasure
mínu ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
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The kenning jótra heiðar ‘of the heath’s molars’ (i.e. ‘of stones’) is given as an example of a viðrkenning (i.e. viðkenning (?)), a description of something in terms of something else, functioning as a metaphor, here, ‘molars’ used metaphorically for ‘stones’.
The motif of poets complaining about women who cause them sorrow is fairly common in skaldic lausavísur. For other women who standa fyr ‘prevent’ a skald’s pleasure (with sexual overtones), see Anon Stríðk, Anon (SnE) 2, Anon (LaufE) 1 and KormǪ Lv 39/3V (Korm 58); for the expression of similar sentiments, see Anon (LaufE) 3, Mgóð Lv 2II and Mberf Lv 3-4II.
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