SnSt Ht 42III
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2017, ‘Snorri Sturluson, Háttatal 42’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 1151.
notes
[1] alrauðum auði ‘with very red wealth’: That is, with red gold (see also Sturl Hrafn 5/8II).
rauðum ‘ red’
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rauðr (adj.; °compar. -ari): red < alrauðr (adj.)
notes
[1] alrauðum auði ‘with very red wealth’: That is, with red gold (see also Sturl Hrafn 5/8II).
drífr ‘It snows’
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2. drífa (verb; °drífr; dreif, drifu; drifinn): drive, rush
notes
[1] alrauðum auði ‘with very red wealth’: That is, with red gold (see also Sturl Hrafn 5/8II).
ógn ‘the attack’
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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle < ógnrakkr (adj.): battle-bold
kennings
ógnrakkr snerpir hlakkar‘the attack-brave sharpener of battle ’
= WARRIOR
the attack-brave sharpener of battle → WARRIOR
rakkr ‘brave’
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rakkr (adj.; °compar. -ari): bold < ógnrakkr (adj.): battle-bold
[2] ‑rakkr: ‑rakkar U
kennings
ógnrakkr snerpir hlakkar‘the attack-brave sharpener of battle ’
= WARRIOR
the attack-brave sharpener of battle → WARRIOR
firum ‘of men’
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firar (noun m.): men
hlakkar ‘of battle’
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hlǫkk (noun f.): battle
kennings
ógnrakkr snerpir hlakkar‘the attack-brave sharpener of battle ’
= WARRIOR
the attack-brave sharpener of battle → WARRIOR
notes
[2] hlakkar ‘of battle’: See Note to st. 18/1 above.
veitk ‘I know’
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1. vita (verb): know
vals ‘of the falcon’
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2. valr (noun m.; °-s): falcon
kennings
reitu vals‘the lands of the falcon ’
= ARMS
the lands of the falcon → ARMS
á ‘onto’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
reitu ‘the lands’
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reitr (noun m.; °dat. -; -ar/-ir, acc. -a/-u): path, land
kennings
reitu vals‘the lands of the falcon ’
= ARMS
the lands of the falcon → ARMS
verpr ‘throws’
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1. verpa (verb): to throw, cast (up)
hring ‘the ring’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword < hringdropi (noun m.): [ring-drop]
kennings
hringdropa‘the ring-drop ’
= GOLD
the ring-drop → GOLD
notes
[4] hringdropa ‘the ring-drop [GOLD]’: One of the drops (rings) falling from Óðinn’s gold ring Draupnir (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 42 and Note to Anon Bjark 4/7).
dropa ‘drop’
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dropi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): drop < hringdropi (noun m.): [ring-drop]
kennings
hringdropa‘the ring-drop ’
= GOLD
the ring-drop → GOLD
notes
[4] hringdropa ‘the ring-drop [GOLD]’: One of the drops (rings) falling from Óðinn’s gold ring Draupnir (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 42 and Note to Anon Bjark 4/7).
snerpir ‘sharpener’
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snerpir (noun m.): [sharpener]
kennings
ógnrakkr snerpir hlakkar‘the attack-brave sharpener of battle ’
= WARRIOR
the attack-brave sharpener of battle → WARRIOR
Snjallr ‘The wise’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
lætr ‘makes’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
á ‘onto’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
fit ‘the hand’
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2. fit (noun f.; °; -jar): [hand]
notes
[5] fit ‘the hand’: For fit (usually ‘meadow’ or ‘webbed foot of a bird’) in the sense ‘arm, hand’, see Heggstad et al. 2008: fit 5. The words fit ‘hand’ and fit ‘meadow, webbed foot’ are homonyms (see AEW: fit 1-2).
falla ‘fall’
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falla (verb): fall
fagr ‘the fair’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful < fagrregn (noun n.): [fair rain]
kennings
fagrregn hvarma Mardallar‘the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll ’
= GOLD
the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll → GOLD
notes
[6, 8] fagrregn hvarma Mardallar ‘the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD]’: This kenning refers to Freyja weeping tears of gold (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 43 and the extensive use of this imagery in ESk Øxfl 1-3, 9). See also Note to Anon Bjark 5/6. For Freyja’s name Mardǫll, see Note to Þul Ásynja 3/6.
fagr ‘the fair’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful < fagrregn (noun n.): [fair rain]
kennings
fagrregn hvarma Mardallar‘the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll ’
= GOLD
the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll → GOLD
notes
[6, 8] fagrregn hvarma Mardallar ‘the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD]’: This kenning refers to Freyja weeping tears of gold (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 43 and the extensive use of this imagery in ESk Øxfl 1-3, 9). See also Note to Anon Bjark 5/6. For Freyja’s name Mardǫll, see Note to Þul Ásynja 3/6.
regn ‘rain’
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regn (noun n.; °-s; -): rain < fagrregn (noun n.): [fair rain]
kennings
fagrregn hvarma Mardallar‘the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll ’
= GOLD
the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll → GOLD
notes
[6, 8] fagrregn hvarma Mardallar ‘the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD]’: This kenning refers to Freyja weeping tears of gold (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 43 and the extensive use of this imagery in ESk Øxfl 1-3, 9). See also Note to Anon Bjark 5/6. For Freyja’s name Mardǫll, see Note to Þul Ásynja 3/6.
regn ‘rain’
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regn (noun n.; °-s; -): rain < fagrregn (noun n.): [fair rain]
kennings
fagrregn hvarma Mardallar‘the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll ’
= GOLD
the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll → GOLD
notes
[6, 8] fagrregn hvarma Mardallar ‘the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD]’: This kenning refers to Freyja weeping tears of gold (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 43 and the extensive use of this imagery in ESk Øxfl 1-3, 9). See also Note to Anon Bjark 5/6. For Freyja’s name Mardǫll, see Note to Þul Ásynja 3/6.
jǫfurr ‘prince’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
þegnum ‘of his subjects’
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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin
ógn ‘the attack’
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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle < ógnflýtir (noun m.)
kennings
ógnflýtir‘the attack-hastener ’
= WARRIOR
the attack-hastener → WARRIOR
flýtir ‘hastener’
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flýtir (noun m.): hastener < ógnflýtir (noun m.)
[7] ‑flýtir: flýtum W
kennings
ógnflýtir‘the attack-hastener ’
= WARRIOR
the attack-hastener → WARRIOR
verr ‘adorns’
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3. verja (verb): defend
ýtum ‘of people’
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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher
arm ‘the arms’
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1. armr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): arm
notes
[8] arm ‘the arms’: Lit. ‘the arm’ (sg. used collectively; see also st. 45/5).
Mar ‘of Mar’
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(non-lexical) < Mardǫll (noun f.): Mardǫll
kennings
fagrregn hvarma Mardallar‘the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll ’
= GOLD
the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll → GOLD
notes
[6, 8] fagrregn hvarma Mardallar ‘the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD]’: This kenning refers to Freyja weeping tears of gold (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 43 and the extensive use of this imagery in ESk Øxfl 1-3, 9). See also Note to Anon Bjark 5/6. For Freyja’s name Mardǫll, see Note to Þul Ásynja 3/6.
kennings
fagrregn hvarma Mardallar‘the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll ’
= GOLD
the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll → GOLD
notes
[6, 8] fagrregn hvarma Mardallar ‘the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD]’: This kenning refers to Freyja weeping tears of gold (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 43 and the extensive use of this imagery in ESk Øxfl 1-3, 9). See also Note to Anon Bjark 5/6. For Freyja’s name Mardǫll, see Note to Þul Ásynja 3/6.
hvarma ‘of the eyelids’
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hvarmr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): eyelid
kennings
fagrregn hvarma Mardallar‘the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll ’
= GOLD
the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll → GOLD
notes
[6, 8] fagrregn hvarma Mardallar ‘the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD]’: This kenning refers to Freyja weeping tears of gold (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 43 and the extensive use of this imagery in ESk Øxfl 1-3, 9). See also Note to Anon Bjark 5/6. For Freyja’s name Mardǫll, see Note to Þul Ásynja 3/6.
hvarma ‘of the eyelids’
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hvarmr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): eyelid
kennings
fagrregn hvarma Mardallar‘the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll ’
= GOLD
the fair rain of the eyelids of Mardǫll → GOLD
notes
[6, 8] fagrregn hvarma Mardallar ‘the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD]’: This kenning refers to Freyja weeping tears of gold (see SnE 1998, I, 40, 43 and the extensive use of this imagery in ESk Øxfl 1-3, 9). See also Note to Anon Bjark 5/6. For Freyja’s name Mardǫll, see Note to Þul Ásynja 3/6.
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Alrauðum drífr auði; |
It snows with very red wealth; I know where the attack-brave sharpener of battle [WARRIOR] throws the ring-drop [GOLD] onto the lands of the falcon [ARMS] of men. The wise prince makes the fair rain of the eyelids [TEARS] of Mardǫll <= Freyja> [GOLD] fall onto the hand of his subjects; the attack-hastener [WARRIOR] adorns the arms of people.
The dróttkvætt variant is called rétthent ‘consistently rhymed’. The rhymes in both odd and even lines are aðalhendingar.
It is not uncommon for odd dróttkvætt lines to have aðalhending rather than skothending (see also SnE 2007, 82). — The heading in Tˣ is 34.
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