Anon Leið 25VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 25’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 163-4.
Enn ‘Further’
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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again
vilda ‘would like’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
ek ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
annat ‘another’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
al ‘for the altogether’
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al- ((prefix)): very < alfríðr (adj.): very fine
kennings
alfríðustum dróttni gotna himins.‘for the altogether fairest lord of the men of heaven. ’
= God
the men of heaven. → ANGELS
for the altogether fairest lord of ANGELS → God
notes
[2] alfríðustum ‘for the altogether fairest’: See also 9/4 and 36/4. Alfríðr provides the hǫfuðstafr in each case.
fríðustum ‘fairest’
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fríðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): beautiful, fair < alfríðr (adj.): very fine
kennings
alfríðustum dróttni gotna himins.‘for the altogether fairest lord of the men of heaven. ’
= God
the men of heaven. → ANGELS
for the altogether fairest lord of ANGELS → God
notes
[2] alfríðustum ‘for the altogether fairest’: See also 9/4 and 36/4. Alfríðr provides the hǫfuðstafr in each case.
smíða ‘to fashion’
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smíða (verb): craft
hátt ‘exalted’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
[3] hátt: ‘ha[...]’ 624
notes
[3-4] hátt stef ‘exalted refrain’: The identical phrase is used to describe the first refrain in 13/1.
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[3] í sléttum hróðri ‘in the smooth praise-poem’: Cf. the poet’s prayer for a slétt óðarlag ‘smooth poem-form’ in 3/2. These comments on the ‘smoothness’ of the poem are presumably intended to call attention to its apparently effortless artistry, though in fact much about the poem is rather self-conscious. Cf. the introductions to the refrains in 13/1-4 and 25/1-4, the prayers for inspiration and a hearing which occupy almost half of the upphaf and the expression of gratitude to prestr… Rúnolfr in st. 43
hróðri ‘praise-poem’
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hróðr (noun m.): encomium, praise
notes
[3] í sléttum hróðri ‘in the smooth praise-poem’: Cf. the poet’s prayer for a slétt óðarlag ‘smooth poem-form’ in 3/2. These comments on the ‘smoothness’ of the poem are presumably intended to call attention to its apparently effortless artistry, though in fact much about the poem is rather self-conscious. Cf. the introductions to the refrains in 13/1-4 and 25/1-4, the prayers for inspiration and a hearing which occupy almost half of the upphaf and the expression of gratitude to prestr… Rúnolfr in st. 43
sléttum ‘the smooth’
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sléttr (adj.): level, smooth
[3] sléttum: so 624, 399a‑bˣ, ‘sle[...]’ B
notes
[3] í sléttum hróðri ‘in the smooth praise-poem’: Cf. the poet’s prayer for a slétt óðarlag ‘smooth poem-form’ in 3/2. These comments on the ‘smoothness’ of the poem are presumably intended to call attention to its apparently effortless artistry, though in fact much about the poem is rather self-conscious. Cf. the introductions to the refrains in 13/1-4 and 25/1-4, the prayers for inspiration and a hearing which occupy almost half of the upphaf and the expression of gratitude to prestr… Rúnolfr in st. 43
himins ‘of heaven’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
alfríðustum dróttni gotna himins.‘for the altogether fairest lord of the men of heaven. ’
= God
the men of heaven. → ANGELS
for the altogether fairest lord of ANGELS → God
himins ‘of heaven’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
alfríðustum dróttni gotna himins.‘for the altogether fairest lord of the men of heaven. ’
= God
the men of heaven. → ANGELS
for the altogether fairest lord of ANGELS → God
gotna ‘of the men’
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gotnar (noun m.): men
kennings
alfríðustum dróttni gotna himins.‘for the altogether fairest lord of the men of heaven. ’
= God
the men of heaven. → ANGELS
for the altogether fairest lord of ANGELS → God
gotna ‘of the men’
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gotnar (noun m.): men
kennings
alfríðustum dróttni gotna himins.‘for the altogether fairest lord of the men of heaven. ’
= God
the men of heaven. → ANGELS
for the altogether fairest lord of ANGELS → God
stef ‘refrain’
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stef (noun n.; °; -): refrain
notes
[3-4] hátt stef ‘exalted refrain’: The identical phrase is used to describe the first refrain in 13/1.
dróttni ‘lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
alfríðustum dróttni gotna himins.‘for the altogether fairest lord of the men of heaven. ’
= God
the men of heaven. → ANGELS
for the altogether fairest lord of ANGELS → God
Gramr ‘The king’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
kennings
Gramr hreggranns‘The king of the storm-house ’
= God
the storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
skóp ‘created’
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2. skapa (verb): form
hauðr ‘land’
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hauðr (noun n.): earth, ground
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
himna ‘heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
hregg ‘of the storm’
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hregg (noun n.): storm < hreggrann (noun m.): storm-house
kennings
Gramr hreggranns‘The king of the storm-house ’
= God
the storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hregg ‘of the storm’
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hregg (noun n.): storm < hreggrann (noun m.): storm-house
kennings
Gramr hreggranns‘The king of the storm-house ’
= God
the storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
ranns ‘house’
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rann (noun n.): house, hall < hreggrann (noun m.): storm-house
kennings
Gramr hreggranns‘The king of the storm-house ’
= God
the storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
ranns ‘house’
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rann (noun n.): house, hall < hreggrann (noun m.): storm-house
kennings
Gramr hreggranns‘The king of the storm-house ’
= God
the storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
sem ‘as well as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
kyn ‘the race’
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1. kyn (noun n.; °-s; -): kin
seggja ‘of men’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
einn ‘alone’
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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone
s ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
sal ‘of the hall’
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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall < salkonungr (noun m.): hall-king
kennings
snjallr sólar salkonungr‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the excellent king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
sal ‘of the hall’
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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall < salkonungr (noun m.): hall-king
kennings
snjallr sólar salkonungr‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the excellent king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king < salkonungr (noun m.): hall-king
kennings
snjallr sólar salkonungr‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the excellent king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
sólar ‘of the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
kennings
snjallr sólar salkonungr‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the excellent king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
sólar ‘of the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
kennings
snjallr sólar salkonungr‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the excellent king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
snjallr ‘the excellent’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
kennings
snjallr sólar salkonungr‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the excellent king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hjalpari ‘the helper’
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hjalpari (noun m.; °-a; dat. -um): helper
allra ‘of all’
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allr (adj.): all
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Enn vilda ek annat |
Further I would like to fashion another exalted refrain in the smooth praise-poem for the altogether fairest lord of the men of heaven [ANGELS > = God]. The king of the storm-house [SKY/HEAVEN > = God] created land and heavens, as well as the race of men; the excellent king of the hall of the sun [(lit. ‘hall-king of the sun’) SKY/HEAVEN > = God] is alone the helper of all.
[5-8]: The first instance of the second refrain. The opening couplet of this refrain is very similar to that of the first refrain in Has 20/5-6: Ern skóp hauðr ok hlýrni | heims valdr sem kyn beima ‘The powerful ruler of the world [ = God] created earth and heaven as well as the kinsfolk of men’. The helmingr as a whole is similar to one preserved in Skm and attributed there to Markús Skeggjason (d. 1107) (Mark FragIII), probably from a poem about Christ (SnE 1998, I, 77 and 201).
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