Anon Leið 15VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 15’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 154.
Kristr ‘Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
setti ‘established’
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setja (verb): place, set, establish
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
frið ‘peace’
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friðr (noun m.): peace
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
fastan ‘firm’
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fastr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): firm, fast
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
fimr ‘Nimble’
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fimr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): agile, deft
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
meðal ‘between’
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meðal (prep.): between
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
láðs ‘earth’
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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
himna ‘heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
notes
[1-2] fimr Kristr setti fastan frið meðal láðs ok himna ‘nimble Christ established firm peace between earth and heavens’: This event is not directly paralleled in any other version of the Sunday List. It may be an oblique reference to the Fall of Lucifer described in Isa. XIV.12-20.
nauðr ‘necessary’
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neyð (noun f.; °dat. -): need, distress
es ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
þegnum ‘for men’
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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin
þýðask ‘to receive’
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2. þýða (verb): interpret
veg ‘glory’
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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour
goðs ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
manna ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
skreyttan ‘’
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skreyta (verb): adorn
dáð ‘deed’
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dáð (noun f.; °; -ir): feat, deed < dáðskreyttr (adj.)
[5] dáðskreyttan: skreyttan dáð 624
dáð ‘’
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dáð (noun f.; °; -ir): feat, deed
skreyttan ‘adorned’
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skreyta (verb): adorn < dáðskreyttr (adj.)
[5] dáðskreyttan: skreyttan dáð 624
dróttinn ‘lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
snjallr dróttinn dags hallar‘the valiant lord of the day’s hall ’
= God
the day’s hall → SKY/HEAVEN
the valiant lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[5-6] dróttinn dags hallar ‘lord of the day’s hall [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. gramr dags hallar ‘prince of the day’s hall’ in 45/6.
dags ‘of the day’s’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
kennings
snjallr dróttinn dags hallar‘the valiant lord of the day’s hall ’
= God
the day’s hall → SKY/HEAVEN
the valiant lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[5-6] dróttinn dags hallar ‘lord of the day’s hall [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. gramr dags hallar ‘prince of the day’s hall’ in 45/6.
dags ‘of the day’s’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
kennings
snjallr dróttinn dags hallar‘the valiant lord of the day’s hall ’
= God
the day’s hall → SKY/HEAVEN
the valiant lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[5-6] dróttinn dags hallar ‘lord of the day’s hall [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. gramr dags hallar ‘prince of the day’s hall’ in 45/6.
hallar ‘hall’
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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall
kennings
snjallr dróttinn dags hallar‘the valiant lord of the day’s hall ’
= God
the day’s hall → SKY/HEAVEN
the valiant lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[5-6] dróttinn dags hallar ‘lord of the day’s hall [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. gramr dags hallar ‘prince of the day’s hall’ in 45/6.
hallar ‘hall’
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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall
kennings
snjallr dróttinn dags hallar‘the valiant lord of the day’s hall ’
= God
the day’s hall → SKY/HEAVEN
the valiant lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[5-6] dróttinn dags hallar ‘lord of the day’s hall [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. gramr dags hallar ‘prince of the day’s hall’ in 45/6.
frið ‘peace’
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friðr (noun m.): peace
lagði ‘laid down’
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leggja (verb): put, lay
vas ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
sunnudag ‘Sunday’
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sunnudagr (noun m.): Sunday
sinnar ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
snjallr ‘the valiant’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
kennings
snjallr dróttinn dags hallar‘the valiant lord of the day’s hall ’
= God
the day’s hall → SKY/HEAVEN
the valiant lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
meðal ‘throughout’
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meðal (prep.): between
skepnu ‘creation’
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skepna (noun f.; °-u; -ur): creation
[8] skepnu: so 624, ‘skepn[...]’ B
allrar ‘entire’
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allr (adj.): all
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