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RvHbreiðm Hl 52^III

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Rǫgnvaldr jarl and Hallr Þórarinsson, Háttalykill 52’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 1059.

Rǫgnvaldr jarl and Hallr Þórarinsson Háttalykill

Réð ‘’

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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide

gunn ‘of the battle’

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gunnr (noun f.): battle < gunnstari (noun m.): battle-starling

kennings

gildi gunnstara,
‘the banquet of the battle-starling, ’
= BLOOD
the battle-starling, → RAVEN
the banquet of the RAVEN → BLOOD

gunn ‘of the battle’

(not checked:)
gunnr (noun f.): battle < gunnstari (noun m.): battle-starling

kennings

gildi gunnstara,
‘the banquet of the battle-starling, ’
= BLOOD
the battle-starling, → RAVEN
the banquet of the RAVEN → BLOOD

stara ‘starling’

(not checked:)
1. stari (noun m.): starling < gunnstari (noun m.): battle-starling

kennings

gildi gunnstara,
‘the banquet of the battle-starling, ’
= BLOOD
the battle-starling, → RAVEN
the banquet of the RAVEN → BLOOD

stara ‘starling’

(not checked:)
1. stari (noun m.): starling < gunnstari (noun m.): battle-starling

kennings

gildi gunnstara,
‘the banquet of the battle-starling, ’
= BLOOD
the battle-starling, → RAVEN
the banquet of the RAVEN → BLOOD

gildi ‘the banquet’

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2. gildi (noun n.): feast, banquet

kennings

gildi gunnstara,
‘the banquet of the battle-starling, ’
= BLOOD
the battle-starling, → RAVEN
the banquet of the RAVEN → BLOOD

Gauts ‘of Gautr’

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2. Gautr (noun m.): Gautr, Óðinn

kennings

Mútari Gauts
‘The hawk of Gautr ’
= RAVEN/EAGLE
The hawk of Gautr → RAVEN/EAGLE

mútari ‘The hawk’

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mútari (noun m.): hawk

kennings

Mútari Gauts
‘The hawk of Gautr ’
= RAVEN/EAGLE
The hawk of Gautr → RAVEN/EAGLE

notes

[2] mútari ‘the hawk’: See Note to Sigv Berv 10/7^II (see also st. 62/2 below).

drekka ‘drank’

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2. drekka (verb; °drekkr; drakk, drukku; drukkinn/drykkinn): drink

þvít ‘because’

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þvít (conj.): because, since

morð ‘of battle’

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1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle < morðhaukr (noun m.): [battle-hawks]

kennings

milsku morðhauka.
‘of the brew of battle-hawks. ’
= BLOOD
battle-hawks. → RAVENS/EAGLES
the brew of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

morð ‘of battle’

(not checked:)
1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle < morðhaukr (noun m.): [battle-hawks]

kennings

milsku morðhauka.
‘of the brew of battle-hawks. ’
= BLOOD
battle-hawks. → RAVENS/EAGLES
the brew of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

hauka ‘hawks’

(not checked:)
1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < morðhaukr (noun m.): [battle-hawks]

kennings

milsku morðhauka.
‘of the brew of battle-hawks. ’
= BLOOD
battle-hawks. → RAVENS/EAGLES
the brew of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

hauka ‘hawks’

(not checked:)
1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < morðhaukr (noun m.): [battle-hawks]

kennings

milsku morðhauka.
‘of the brew of battle-hawks. ’
= BLOOD
battle-hawks. → RAVENS/EAGLES
the brew of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

milsku ‘of the brew’

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1. milska (noun f.; °-u): [brew]

kennings

milsku morðhauka.
‘of the brew of battle-hawks. ’
= BLOOD
battle-hawks. → RAVENS/EAGLES
the brew of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

Muninn ‘Muninn’

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Muninn (noun m.): Muninn

[4] Muninn: mun papp25ˣ, R683ˣ

notes

[4] Muninn ‘Muninn <raven>’: The mss have ‘mun’ which makes no sense in the context (‘may’ (?)) and has been emended to Muninn (one of Óðinn’s ravens) with earlier eds.

kunni ‘knew how’

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kunna (verb): know, can, be able

sér ‘itself’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

notes

[4] nýta sér ‘to avail itself’: See st. 62/1.

nýta ‘to avail’

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nýta (verb): enjoy, use

notes

[4] nýta sér ‘to avail itself’: See st. 62/1.

Ǫl ‘Ale’

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ǫl (noun n.; °-s; -): ale

kennings

Ǫl gagla ógnar
‘Ale of goslings of battle ’
= BLOOD
goslings of battle → RAVENS/EAGLES
Ale of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

vas ‘was’

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

ógnar ‘of battle’

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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle

kennings

Ǫl gagla ógnar
‘Ale of goslings of battle ’
= BLOOD
goslings of battle → RAVENS/EAGLES
Ale of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

ógnar ‘of battle’

(not checked:)
ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle

kennings

Ǫl gagla ógnar
‘Ale of goslings of battle ’
= BLOOD
goslings of battle → RAVENS/EAGLES
Ale of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

gagla ‘of goslings’

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gagl (noun n.): gosling

kennings

Ǫl gagla ógnar
‘Ale of goslings of battle ’
= BLOOD
goslings of battle → RAVENS/EAGLES
Ale of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

gagla ‘of goslings’

(not checked:)
gagl (noun n.): gosling

kennings

Ǫl gagla ógnar
‘Ale of goslings of battle ’
= BLOOD
goslings of battle → RAVENS/EAGLES
Ale of RAVENS/EAGLES → BLOOD

ótrautt ‘unstintingly’

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ótrauðr (adj.): not reluctant

gefit ‘given’

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gefa (verb): give

hrafni ‘to the raven’

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hrafn (noun m.; °hrafns; dat. hrafni; hrafnar): raven

réð ‘’

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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide

ylgjar ‘of the she-wolf’

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ylgr (noun f.; °acc. -i): she-wolf

kennings

mjǫð ylgjar.
‘mead of the she-wolf ’
= BLOOD
mead of the she-wolf → BLOOD

mjǫð ‘mead’

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mjǫðr (noun m.; °dat. miði): mead

kennings

mjǫð ylgjar.
‘mead of the she-wolf ’
= BLOOD
mead of the she-wolf → BLOOD

erni ‘to the eagle’

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1. ǫrn (noun m.; °arnar, dat. erni; ernir, acc. ǫrnu): eagle

ógndjarfr ‘the battle-brave’

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ógndjarfr (adj.): terror-bold

konungr ‘king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

veita ‘gave’

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2. veita (verb): grant, give

[8] veita: ‘veitta’ R683ˣ

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