Kálf Kátr 7VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 7’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 936-7.
Mærin ‘maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
giekk ‘went’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
málma ‘of weapons’
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malmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): metal
kennings
skýran fremjanda málma‘the clever promoter of weapons ’
= WARRIOR
the clever promoter of weapons → WARRIOR
skýran ‘the clever’
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skýrr (adj.): clear
kennings
skýran fremjanda málma‘the clever promoter of weapons ’
= WARRIOR
the clever promoter of weapons → WARRIOR
mæt ‘worthy’
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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected
kennings
skýran fremjanda málma‘the clever promoter of weapons ’
= WARRIOR
the clever promoter of weapons → WARRIOR
spekt ‘wisdom’
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spekð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): wisdom
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
temja ‘practise’
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temja (verb): tame
heilög ‘the holy’
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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred
kennings
heilög skorða báls hrannar‘the holy prop of the fire of the wave ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the wave → GOLD
the holy prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
hilmi ‘king’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
skorða ‘prop’
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1. skorða (noun f.; °-u; -ur): prop
kennings
heilög skorða báls hrannar‘the holy prop of the fire of the wave ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the wave → GOLD
the holy prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
hrannar ‘of the wave’
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hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave
kennings
heilög skorða báls hrannar‘the holy prop of the fire of the wave ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the wave → GOLD
the holy prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
hrannar ‘of the wave’
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hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave
kennings
heilög skorða báls hrannar‘the holy prop of the fire of the wave ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the wave → GOLD
the holy prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
báls ‘of the fire’
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bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire
kennings
heilög skorða báls hrannar‘the holy prop of the fire of the wave ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the wave → GOLD
the holy prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
báls ‘of the fire’
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bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire
kennings
heilög skorða báls hrannar‘the holy prop of the fire of the wave ’
= WOMAN
the fire of the wave → GOLD
the holy prop of the GOLD → WOMAN
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
kveðja ‘address’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
þannveg ‘thus’
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þannig (adv.): thus, there, that way
Dýrka ‘worship’
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dýrka (verb; °-að-): glorify, worship
þú ‘’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
aldri ‘Never’
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aldri (adv.): never
djöful ‘devil’
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djǫfull (noun m.; °djǫfuls, dat. djǫfli; djǫflar/djaflar): devil
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
verki ‘deeds’
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verki (noun m.; °-a): deed, work
döglings ‘king’s’
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dǫglingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
niðr ‘son’
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1. niðr (noun m.; °-s; niðjar/niðir, acc. niði): son, kinsman, relative
eða ‘or’
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eða (conj.): or
bænum ‘prayers’
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bœn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): request, prayer
fögrum ‘beautiful’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
liettu ‘make’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
að ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
blóta ‘sacrificing’
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2. blóta (verb; °-að-): sacrifice
lýða ‘of people’
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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people
ættir ‘families’
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1. ætt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): family
laga ‘of laws’
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lag (noun n.; °-s; *-): layer; (pl.) law
kennings
greinir laga’,‘elucidator of laws’, ’
= RULER
elucidator of laws’, → RULER
greinir ‘elucidator’
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greinir (noun m.): [elucidator]
kennings
greinir laga’,‘elucidator of laws’, ’
= RULER
elucidator of laws’, → RULER
kvað ‘said’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
mærin ‘maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
hreina ‘pure’
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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure
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The worthy maiden went before the clever promoter of weapons [WARRIOR] to practise her wisdom; the holy prop of the fire of the wave [GOLD > WOMAN] prepared to address the king thus: ‘Never worship, king’s son, the devil with deeds or beautiful prayers; make families of people stop sacrificing, elucidator of laws [RULER]’, said the pure maiden.
In the prose saga (Unger 1877, I, 401-5; Wolf 2003, 124-7) Catherine embarks upon a very lengthy sermon-like debate with Maxentius, the substance of which covers sts 7-11, though not in such a direct fashion as in the poem.
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