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Kálf Kátr 45^VII

Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 45’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 960.

Kálfr Hallsson Kátrínardrápa

Ljóðað ‘composed [a poem]’

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ljóða (verb): compose a poem

hefi ‘have’

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hafa (verb): have

eg ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

[1] eg: om. all

um ‘about’

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1. um (prep.): about, around

líf ‘life’

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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life

[1] líf og dauða: ‘[...]auda’ 713, dauða with blank space in front 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...] dauda’ 920ˣ

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[1] líf og dauða: ‘[...]auda’ 713, dauða with blank space in front 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...] dauda’ 920ˣ

dauða ‘death’

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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death

[1] líf og dauða: ‘[...]auda’ 713, dauða with blank space in front 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...] dauda’ 920ˣ

lims ‘of the limb’

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2. lim (noun n.; °; -): limb

kennings

lims mætiligs gætis aldar;
‘of the limb of the great guardian of people; ’
= HOLY WOMAN = Catherine
the great guardian of people; → God
the limb of GOD → HOLY WOMAN = Catherine

mætiligs ‘of the great’

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mætiligr (adj.): [great]

kennings

lims mætiligs gætis aldar;
‘of the limb of the great guardian of people; ’
= HOLY WOMAN = Catherine
the great guardian of people; → God
the limb of GOD → HOLY WOMAN = Catherine

mætiligs ‘of the great’

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mætiligr (adj.): [great]

kennings

lims mætiligs gætis aldar;
‘of the limb of the great guardian of people; ’
= HOLY WOMAN = Catherine
the great guardian of people; → God
the limb of GOD → HOLY WOMAN = Catherine

aldar ‘of people’

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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age

kennings

lims mætiligs gætis aldar;
‘of the limb of the great guardian of people; ’
= HOLY WOMAN = Catherine
the great guardian of people; → God
the limb of GOD → HOLY WOMAN = Catherine

aldar ‘of people’

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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age

kennings

lims mætiligs gætis aldar;
‘of the limb of the great guardian of people; ’
= HOLY WOMAN = Catherine
the great guardian of people; → God
the limb of GOD → HOLY WOMAN = Catherine

gætis ‘guardian’

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gætir (noun m.): guardian

kennings

lims mætiligs gætis aldar;
‘of the limb of the great guardian of people; ’
= HOLY WOMAN = Catherine
the great guardian of people; → God
the limb of GOD → HOLY WOMAN = Catherine

gætis ‘guardian’

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gætir (noun m.): guardian

kennings

lims mætiligs gætis aldar;
‘of the limb of the great guardian of people; ’
= HOLY WOMAN = Catherine
the great guardian of people; → God
the limb of GOD → HOLY WOMAN = Catherine

djörfung ‘boldness’

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djǫrfung (noun f.; °-ar): [boldness]

mikil ‘great’

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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

er ‘is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

slíkt ‘such’

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2. slíkr (adj.): such

að ‘to’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

starfa ‘do’

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starfa (verb): [do]

spilli ‘destroyer’

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2. spillir (noun m.): destroyer

[4] spilli: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘spill[...]’ 713, 920ˣ

kennings

spilli baugs
‘a destroyer of the ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
a destroyer of the ring → GENEROUS MAN

baugs ‘of the ring’

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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring

kennings

spilli baugs
‘a destroyer of the ring ’
= GENEROUS MAN
a destroyer of the ring → GENEROUS MAN

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

tungu ‘tongue’

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tunga (noun f.; °-u; -ur): tongue, language

illri ‘poor’

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illr (adj.): bad, evil, unwell

Hilding ‘king’

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hildingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler

kennings

hilding himnaveldis,
‘the king of the realm of the heavens ’
= God
the king of the realm of the heavens → God

beiðir ‘asks’

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beiða (verb; °-dd-): ask, request

himna ‘of the heavens’

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

kennings

hilding himnaveldis,
‘the king of the realm of the heavens ’
= God
the king of the realm of the heavens → God

veldis ‘of the realm’

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veldi (noun n.): realm

kennings

hilding himnaveldis,
‘the king of the realm of the heavens ’
= God
the king of the realm of the heavens → God

hneigi ‘giving’

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hneigja (verb): incline, pay homage < hneigiþollr (noun m.)

kennings

Hneigiþollr túna öglis
‘The giving tree of the homefields of the snake ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the homefields of the snake → GOLD
The giving tree of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

þollr ‘tree’

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þollr (noun m.): fir-tree < hneigiþollr (noun m.)

kennings

Hneigiþollr túna öglis
‘The giving tree of the homefields of the snake ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the homefields of the snake → GOLD
The giving tree of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

að ‘to’

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4. at (conj.): that

reiðiz ‘be angered’

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4. reiða (verb): make angry

eigi ‘not’

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3. eigi (adv.): not

öglis ‘of the snake’

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ǫglir (noun m.): hawk

kennings

Hneigiþollr túna öglis
‘The giving tree of the homefields of the snake ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the homefields of the snake → GOLD
The giving tree of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[7] öglis (m. gen. sg.) ‘of the hawk’: See Note to 14/3-4.

öglis ‘of the snake’

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ǫglir (noun m.): hawk

kennings

Hneigiþollr túna öglis
‘The giving tree of the homefields of the snake ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the homefields of the snake → GOLD
The giving tree of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[7] öglis (m. gen. sg.) ‘of the hawk’: See Note to 14/3-4.

túna ‘of the homefields’

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tún (noun n.; °-s; -): homefield, enclosure

kennings

Hneigiþollr túna öglis
‘The giving tree of the homefields of the snake ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the homefields of the snake → GOLD
The giving tree of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

túna ‘of the homefields’

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tún (noun n.; °-s; -): homefield, enclosure

kennings

Hneigiþollr túna öglis
‘The giving tree of the homefields of the snake ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the homefields of the snake → GOLD
The giving tree of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

orðum ‘words’

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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word

mínum ‘by my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

[7] mínum: sínum all

yndi ‘delight’

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ynði (noun n.; °-s): pleasure

mitt ‘my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

hefi ‘have’

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hafa (verb): have

eg ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

lagt ‘taken’

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leggja (verb): put, lay

við ‘in’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

syndir ‘sins’

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synð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): sin

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[1]: Emendations suggested by Finnur Jónsson (Skj B).

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