Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 8

Kirsten Wolf

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Kálf Kátr 8^VII

Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 8’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 937.

Kálfr Hallsson Kátrínardrápa

7 8 9

kennings

deili báls hrannar,
‘the distributor of the fire of the wave, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the wave, → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

heldur ‘rather’

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heldr (adv.): rather

líttu ‘look’

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líta (verb): look, see; appear

á ‘at’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

himin ‘the sky’

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

og ‘and’

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

öldu ‘wave’

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aldr (noun m.; °aldrs, dat. aldri; aldrar): life, age

hrannar ‘of the wave’

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hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave

kennings

deili báls hrannar,
‘the distributor of the fire of the wave, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the wave, → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

hrannar ‘of the wave’

(not checked:)
hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave

kennings

deili báls hrannar,
‘the distributor of the fire of the wave, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the wave, → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

báls ‘of the fire’

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bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire

kennings

deili báls hrannar,
‘the distributor of the fire of the wave, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the wave, → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

báls ‘of the fire’

(not checked:)
bál (noun n.; °-s; -): fire

kennings

deili báls hrannar,
‘the distributor of the fire of the wave, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the wave, → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

og ‘and’

(not checked:)
3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

sól ‘sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

gjört ‘made’

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1. gera (verb): do, make

manna ‘of men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

Þjóðar ‘of people’

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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people

hygg ‘consider’

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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider

þú ‘’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

að ‘’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

þessu ‘this’

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1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

smíði ‘work’

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2. smíði (noun n.; °-s; -): well-made, -crafted

þeingils ‘of the king’

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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler

kennings

þeingils helgra eingla;
‘of the king of holy angels; ’
= God
the king of holy angels; → God

fylkir ‘King’

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fylkir (noun m.): leader

helgra ‘of holy’

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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred

kennings

þeingils helgra eingla;
‘of the king of holy angels; ’
= God
the king of holy angels; → God

eingla ‘angels’

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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel

kennings

þeingils helgra eingla;
‘of the king of holy angels; ’
= God
the king of holy angels; → God

mildingr ‘the prince’

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mildingr (noun m.; °-s): ruler, generous one

kennings

mildingr foldar mána
‘the prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

skrýddi ‘adorned’

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2. skrýða (verb): adorn, clothe

mána ‘of the moon’

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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon

kennings

mildingr foldar mána
‘the prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

mána ‘of the moon’

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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon

kennings

mildingr foldar mána
‘the prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

foldar ‘of the land’

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fold (noun f.): land

[7] foldar: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘fo[...]’ 713, fold 920ˣ

kennings

mildingr foldar mána
‘the prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

foldar ‘of the land’

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fold (noun f.): land

[7] foldar: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘fo[...]’ 713, fold 920ˣ

kennings

mildingr foldar mána
‘the prince of the land of the moon ’
= God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

mannligu ‘human’

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mannligr (adj.): human

holdi ‘flesh’

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hold (noun n.; °-s; -): flesh

guð ‘God’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God < guðdómr (noun m.): God’s dominion

dóm ‘head’

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dómr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): judgement; court; -dom, -ness (suffix) < guðdómr (noun m.): God’s dominion

sannan ‘true’

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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true

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‘Undraz þarftu ei hofið með höndum’,
heilög mær talar slíkt við deili,
‘heldur líttu á himin og öldu’,
hrannar báls, ‘og sól, gjört manna.
Þjóðar, hygg þú að þessu smíði
þeingils, fylkir, helgra eingla;
mildingr skrýddi mána foldar
mannligu holdi guð dóm sannan.

Heilög mær talar slíkt við deili báls hrannar, ‘þarftu ei undraz hofið gjört með höndum manna; heldur líttu á himin og öldu og sól. Fylkir þjóðar, hygg þú að þessu smíði þeingils helgra eingla; mildingr foldar mána skrýddi sannan guð dóm mannligu holdi.

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Kálf Kátr 8VII

Undraz ‘admire’

þarftu ‘You need’

ei ‘not’

hofið ‘the temple’

með ‘by’

höndum ‘hands’

heilög ‘holy’

mær ‘maiden’

talar ‘speaks’

slíkt ‘thus’

við ‘to’

deili ‘the distributor’

kennings

heldur ‘rather’

líttu ‘look’

á ‘at’

himin ‘the sky’

og ‘and’

öldu ‘wave’

hrannar ‘of the wave’

kennings

hrannar ‘of the wave’

kennings

báls ‘of the fire’

kennings

báls ‘of the fire’

kennings

og ‘and’

sól ‘sun’

gjört ‘made’

manna ‘of men’

Þjóðar ‘of people’

hygg ‘consider’

þú ‘’

að ‘’

þessu ‘this’

smíði ‘work’

þeingils ‘of the king’

kennings

fylkir ‘King’

helgra ‘of holy’

kennings

eingla ‘angels’

kennings

mildingr ‘the prince’

kennings

skrýddi ‘adorned’

mána ‘of the moon’

kennings

mána ‘of the moon’

kennings

foldar ‘of the land’

kennings

foldar ‘of the land’

kennings

mannligu ‘human’

holdi ‘flesh’

guð ‘God’

dóm ‘head’

sannan ‘true’

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Kálf Kátr 8^VII