Kálf Kátr 44VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 44’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 959.
Linna ‘of serpents’
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linnr (noun m.): snake
kennings
Njörðr leitis linna‘The Njörðr of the hill of serpents ’
= MAN
the hill of serpents → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
Linna ‘of serpents’
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linnr (noun m.): snake
kennings
Njörðr leitis linna‘The Njörðr of the hill of serpents ’
= MAN
the hill of serpents → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
huldi ‘buried’
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2. hylja (verb): to bury, cover, inhume
líkam ‘body’
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líkamr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): body
[1] líkam hennar: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘likam [...]’ 713, ‘líka[...]’ 920ˣ
hennar ‘her’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
[1] líkam hennar: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘likam [...]’ 713, ‘líka[...]’ 920ˣ
leitis ‘of the hill’
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leiti (noun n.; °-s; -): mound, hill
kennings
Njörðr leitis linna‘The Njörðr of the hill of serpents ’
= MAN
the hill of serpents → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
leitis ‘of the hill’
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leiti (noun n.; °-s; -): mound, hill
kennings
Njörðr leitis linna‘The Njörðr of the hill of serpents ’
= MAN
the hill of serpents → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
Njörðr ‘Njörðr’
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Njǫrðr (noun m.): Njǫrðr
kennings
Njörðr leitis linna‘The Njörðr of the hill of serpents ’
= MAN
the hill of serpents → GOLD
The Njörðr of the GOLD → MAN
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
grænni ‘green’
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2. grœnn (adj.; °superl. grǿnastr/grǿnstr): green
jörðu ‘earth’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
öndin ‘the soul’
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andi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): spirit, soul
fór ‘went’
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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
einglum ‘angels’
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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel
stýris ‘of the ruler’
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stýrir (noun m.): ruler, controller
kennings
stýris imnasaungs‘of the ruler of hymn-singing ’
= God
the ruler of hymn-singing → God
imnasaungs ‘of hymn-singing’
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hymnasǫngr (noun m.)
kennings
stýris imnasaungs‘of the ruler of hymn-singing ’
= God
the ruler of hymn-singing → God
á ‘to’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
bjarta ‘clear’
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bjartr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bright
himna ‘skies’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
[4] himna: ‘h[...]’ 713, ‘(himna)’(?) 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]’ 920ˣ
Tákna ‘of miracles’
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tákn (noun n.; °-s; -): token
fjöld ‘number’
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fjǫlð (noun f.): multitude
má ‘can’
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mega (verb): may, might
trauðla ‘hardly’
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trauðla (adv.): hardly
reikna ‘count’
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reikna (verb): count, reckon
tunga ‘tongue’
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tunga (noun f.; °-u; -ur): tongue, language
mín ‘My’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
Káterína ‘Catherine’
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Kátrína (noun f.): [Catherine]
vann ‘worked’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
[7] vann: ‘vn[...]’ 713, 920ˣ, unnið 399a‑bˣ
einart ‘incessantly’
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einart (adv.): incessantly
[7] einart: ‘[...]art’ 713, ‘(læ)tur’(?) 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]t’ 920ˣ
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
grundu ‘earth’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land
grænni ‘green’
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2. grœnn (adj.; °superl. grǿnastr/grǿnstr): green
grein ‘fact’
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grein (noun f.): reason, period, branch
sönn ‘true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
kristnum ‘for Christian’
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kristinn (adj.; °superl. kristnastr): Christian
mönnum ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
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The Njörðr <god> of the hill of serpents [GOLD > MAN] buried her body in the green earth; the soul went with the angels of the ruler of hymn-singing [= God] to the clear skies. My tongue can hardly count the number of miracles, which Catherine incessantly worked on the green earth; it is a true fact for Christian men.
[1-2]: There is no parallel for this detail in the prose text, where angels carry off Catherine’s body (see Note to st. 43), nor is the detail of the man who buried her body known from the prose saga.
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