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Anon Leið 17^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 17’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 156.

Anonymous Poems Leiðarvísan

Hás ‘of the high’

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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high

kennings

Jǫfurr hás hreggranns
‘The prince of the high storm-house ’
= God
the high storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

Hás ‘of the high’

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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high

kennings

Jǫfurr hás hreggranns
‘The prince of the high storm-house ’
= God
the high storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ræðr ‘rules’

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

heimi ‘world’

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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world

þessum ‘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

hregg ‘storm’

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hregg (noun n.): storm < hreggrann (noun m.): storm-house

kennings

Jǫfurr hás hreggranns
‘The prince of the high storm-house ’
= God
the high storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hregg ‘storm’

(not checked:)
hregg (noun n.): storm < hreggrann (noun m.): storm-house

kennings

Jǫfurr hás hreggranns
‘The prince of the high storm-house ’
= God
the high storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ranns ‘house’

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rann (noun n.): house, hall < hreggrann (noun m.): storm-house

kennings

Jǫfurr hás hreggranns
‘The prince of the high storm-house ’
= God
the high storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ranns ‘house’

(not checked:)
rann (noun n.): house, hall < hreggrann (noun m.): storm-house

kennings

Jǫfurr hás hreggranns
‘The prince of the high storm-house ’
= God
the high storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

jǫfurr ‘The prince’

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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince

[2] jǫfurr: ‘io᷎fu[...]’ B, ‘iofur’ 624

kennings

Jǫfurr hás hreggranns
‘The prince of the high storm-house ’
= God
the high storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

seggjum ‘for men’

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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man

goð ‘God’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God

lætr ‘makes it possible’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

gótt ‘a good’

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góðr (adj.): good

líf ‘life’

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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life

ǫðlask ‘to achieve’

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ǫðla (verb): gain

gœzku ‘of grace’

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gœzka (noun f.): goodness < gœzkufimr (adj.)

fimr ‘agile’

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fimr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): agile, deft < gœzkufimr (adj.)

sem ‘as well as’

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sem (conj.): as, which

himnum ‘the heavens’

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

Lúta ‘bow down’

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1. lúta (verb): (strong)

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

englar ‘Angels’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

ítrum ‘the glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

ótt ‘fear’

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ótti (noun m.; °-a): fear < óttlauss (adj.): fearless

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

laust ‘lessly’

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lauss (adj.; °compar. lausari): loose, free, without < óttlauss (adj.): fearless

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

ok ‘and’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

lið ‘people’

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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

dróttni ‘Lord’

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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

einn ‘alone’

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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

es ‘is’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

siklingr ‘the king’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

sunnu ‘of the sun’

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sunna (noun f.): sun

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

sunnu ‘of the sun’

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sunna (noun f.): sun

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

setrs ‘of the seat’

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setr (noun n.; °-s; -): seat, abode

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

setrs ‘of the seat’

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setr (noun n.; °-s; -): seat, abode

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hvívetna ‘than everything else’

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hvívetna (adv.): everything else

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

betri ‘better’

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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. góðr adj.): better, best

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itrum’ B, 624

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[5-8]: First repetition of the first stef, indicated by an obelos in the left-hand margin of fol. 10v.

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