Kálf Kátr 42VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 42’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 958.
Neittu ‘refuse’
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1. neita (verb): refuse
eigi ‘not’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
þiggja ‘accept’
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þiggja (verb): receive, get
Þundr ‘the Þundr’
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Þundr (noun m.): Þundr
kennings
Þundr grundar orma,‘the Þundr of the land of serpents, ’
= WARRIOR
the land of serpents, → GOLD
the Þundr of the GOLD → WARRIOR
mælti ‘spoke’
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1. mæla (verb): speak, say
svá ‘thus’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
orma ‘of serpents’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent
kennings
Þundr grundar orma,‘the Þundr of the land of serpents, ’
= WARRIOR
the land of serpents, → GOLD
the Þundr of the GOLD → WARRIOR
orma ‘of serpents’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent
kennings
Þundr grundar orma,‘the Þundr of the land of serpents, ’
= WARRIOR
the land of serpents, → GOLD
the Þundr of the GOLD → WARRIOR
grundar ‘of the land’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land
kennings
Þundr grundar orma,‘the Þundr of the land of serpents, ’
= WARRIOR
the land of serpents, → GOLD
the Þundr of the GOLD → WARRIOR
grundar ‘of the land’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land
kennings
Þundr grundar orma,‘the Þundr of the land of serpents, ’
= WARRIOR
the land of serpents, → GOLD
the Þundr of the GOLD → WARRIOR
pella ‘of velvet’
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pell (noun n.; °-s; -): velvet
kennings
brík pella’,‘screen of velvet’, ’
= WOMAN
screen of velvet’, → WOMAN
brík ‘screen’
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brík (noun f.; °-ar; -r): plank
kennings
brík pella’,‘screen of velvet’, ’
= WOMAN
screen of velvet’, → WOMAN
notes
[3] að ... ei ‘that ... not’: Additional text suggested by Finnur Jónsson (Skj B), as the l. is defective in all mss.
notes
[3] að ... ei ‘that ... not’: Additional text suggested by Finnur Jónsson (Skj B), as the l. is defective in all mss.
píslir ‘tortures’
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písl (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(Maurit 650²²)): torture
[3] píslir: so 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ, ‘pis[...]er’ 713
stækar ‘violent’
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stækr (adj.): [violent]
pálmar ‘the palm trees’
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palmr (noun m.; °; -ar): palm-tree
[4] pálmar hneitis: ‘[...]iz’ 713, ‘pálm(ar)’(?) followed by an open space 399a‑bˣ, ‘pálm [...] s’ 920ˣ
kennings
pálmar hneitis‘the palm trees of the sword ’
= WARRIORS
the palm trees of the sword → WARRIORS
notes
[4] pálmar hneitis ‘the palm trees of the sword [WARRIORS]’: This emendation was first suggested by Kahle and has been followed by all eds. An aðalhending with veit- is required. The same kenning occurs at 46/5.
hneitis ‘of the sword’
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hneitir (noun m.): sword
[4] pálmar hneitis: ‘[...]iz’ 713, ‘pálm(ar)’(?) followed by an open space 399a‑bˣ, ‘pálm [...] s’ 920ˣ
kennings
pálmar hneitis‘the palm trees of the sword ’
= WARRIORS
the palm trees of the sword → WARRIORS
notes
[4] pálmar hneitis ‘the palm trees of the sword [WARRIORS]’: This emendation was first suggested by Kahle and has been followed by all eds. An aðalhending with veit- is required. The same kenning occurs at 46/5.
þier ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
um ‘on’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
veiti ‘inflict’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
Viela ‘of deceits’
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1. vél (noun f.; °-ar; -ar/-ir): deceit, trick; device < vélamaðr (noun m.)
maðr ‘Man’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person < vélamaðr (noun m.)
kvað ‘said’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
veiti* ‘the offering’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give < veitiselja (noun f.)
[5] veiti*selja: veitis selja all
kennings
veiti*selja víns,‘the offering-willow of wine, ’
= WOMAN
the offering-willow of wine, → WOMAN
selja ‘willow’
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1. selja (noun f.; °-u): willow < veitiselja (noun f.)
[5] veiti*selja: veitis selja all
kennings
veiti*selja víns,‘the offering-willow of wine, ’
= WOMAN
the offering-willow of wine, → WOMAN
víns ‘of wine’
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vín (noun n.; °-s; -): wine
[6] víns: ‘[...]s’ 713, om. 399a‑bˣ, ‘v [...]’ 920ˣ
kennings
veiti*selja víns,‘the offering-willow of wine, ’
= WOMAN
the offering-willow of wine, → WOMAN
frestaðu ‘delay’
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fresta (verb): [delay]
ei ‘not’
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3. ei (adv.): not
dauða ‘death’
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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death
mínum ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
aldri ‘never’
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aldri (adv.): never
skal ‘shall’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
nú ‘now’
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nú (adv.): now
yðru ‘your’
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yðvarr (pron.; °f. yður; pl. yðrir): your
veldi ‘power’
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veldi (noun n.): realm
unna ‘love’
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1. unna (verb): love
dýrka ‘worship’
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dýrka (verb; °-að-): glorify, worship
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
hilmi ‘the king’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
[8] hilmi: ‘hil[...]’ 713, ‘hil(mi)’(?) 399a‑bˣ, ‘hil [...]’ 920ˣ
kennings
hilmi sunnu’.‘the king of the sun’.’
= God
the king of the sun’. → God
sunnu ‘of the sun’
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sunna (noun f.): sun
kennings
hilmi sunnu’.‘the king of the sun’.’
= God
the king of the sun’. → God
Interactive view: tap on words in the text for notes and glosses
’Do not refuse to accept this, screen of velvet [WOMAN]’, thus spoke the Þundr <= Óðinn> of the land of serpents [GOLD > WARRIOR], ‘that the palm trees of the sword [WARRIORS] do not inflict on you violent tortures’. ‘Man of deceits’, said the offering-willow of wine [WOMAN], ‘do not delay my death; I shall now never love your power; I worship the king of the sun [= God]’.
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