Anon Leið 30VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 30’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 167-8.
Dag ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
réð ‘’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
sinn ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
sigri ‘victory’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory
siklingr ‘prince’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
kennings
Blíðr siklingr sólbryggju‘The joyful prince of the sun-pier ’
= God
the sun-pier → SKY/HEAVEN
The joyful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[2-3] siklingr sólbryggju ‘prince of the sun-pier [SKY/HEAVEN > = God ( = Christ)]’: Cf. 19/1: tyggi tunglbryggju ‘king of the moon-pier’. This model for heaven-kennings is also used in hirðir mánabryggju ‘guardian of the moon-pier’ in Mgr 46/5-6.
blíðr ‘The joyful’
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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy
kennings
Blíðr siklingr sólbryggju‘The joyful prince of the sun-pier ’
= God
the sun-pier → SKY/HEAVEN
The joyful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
sól ‘of the sun-’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < sólbryggja (noun f.)
kennings
Blíðr siklingr sólbryggju‘The joyful prince of the sun-pier ’
= God
the sun-pier → SKY/HEAVEN
The joyful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[2-3] siklingr sólbryggju ‘prince of the sun-pier [SKY/HEAVEN > = God ( = Christ)]’: Cf. 19/1: tyggi tunglbryggju ‘king of the moon-pier’. This model for heaven-kennings is also used in hirðir mánabryggju ‘guardian of the moon-pier’ in Mgr 46/5-6.
sól ‘of the sun-’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < sólbryggja (noun f.)
kennings
Blíðr siklingr sólbryggju‘The joyful prince of the sun-pier ’
= God
the sun-pier → SKY/HEAVEN
The joyful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[2-3] siklingr sólbryggju ‘prince of the sun-pier [SKY/HEAVEN > = God ( = Christ)]’: Cf. 19/1: tyggi tunglbryggju ‘king of the moon-pier’. This model for heaven-kennings is also used in hirðir mánabryggju ‘guardian of the moon-pier’ in Mgr 46/5-6.
bryggju ‘pier’
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1. bryggja (noun f.; °-u; -ur, gen. bryggna): landing, bridge, gangway, quay < sólbryggja (noun f.)
kennings
Blíðr siklingr sólbryggju‘The joyful prince of the sun-pier ’
= God
the sun-pier → SKY/HEAVEN
The joyful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[2-3] siklingr sólbryggju ‘prince of the sun-pier [SKY/HEAVEN > = God ( = Christ)]’: Cf. 19/1: tyggi tunglbryggju ‘king of the moon-pier’. This model for heaven-kennings is also used in hirðir mánabryggju ‘guardian of the moon-pier’ in Mgr 46/5-6.
bryggju ‘pier’
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1. bryggja (noun f.; °-u; -ur, gen. bryggna): landing, bridge, gangway, quay < sólbryggja (noun f.)
kennings
Blíðr siklingr sólbryggju‘The joyful prince of the sun-pier ’
= God
the sun-pier → SKY/HEAVEN
The joyful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
notes
[2-3] siklingr sólbryggju ‘prince of the sun-pier [SKY/HEAVEN > = God ( = Christ)]’: Cf. 19/1: tyggi tunglbryggju ‘king of the moon-pier’. This model for heaven-kennings is also used in hirðir mánabryggju ‘guardian of the moon-pier’ in Mgr 46/5-6.
hratt ‘was ended’
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1. hrinda (verb): launch, propell
[3] hratt: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘hr[...]tt’ B, ‘hrat’ 624
seggja ‘men’s’
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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man
sorg ‘sorrow’
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sorg (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): sorrow, affliction
Jórsala ‘Jerusalem’
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Jórsalir (noun m.): [Jerusalem] < Jórsalaborg (noun f.)
borgar ‘city of ’
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borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold < Jórsalaborg (noun f.)
En ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
ǫðling ‘prince’
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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
kennings
óhræðinn, ríkjan ǫðling lopthjalms.‘the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet.’
= God
the sky-helmet. → SKY/HEAVEN
the fearless, powerful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
ríkjan ‘powerful’
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ríkr (adj.): mighty, powerful, rich
kennings
óhræðinn, ríkjan ǫðling lopthjalms.‘the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet.’
= God
the sky-helmet. → SKY/HEAVEN
the fearless, powerful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
ó ‘the fear’
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ó- ((prefix)): un- < óhræðinn (adj./verb p.p.): [fearless]
kennings
óhræðinn, ríkjan ǫðling lopthjalms.‘the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet.’
= God
the sky-helmet. → SKY/HEAVEN
the fearless, powerful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hræðinn ‘less’
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hræðinn (adj.): [less] < óhræðinn (adj./verb p.p.): [fearless]
kennings
óhræðinn, ríkjan ǫðling lopthjalms.‘the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet.’
= God
the sky-helmet. → SKY/HEAVEN
the fearless, powerful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
lit ‘coloured’
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2. litr (adj.): coloured < litklæði (noun n.)
klæði ‘cloths’
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klæði (noun n.; °-s; -): clothes < litklæði (noun n.)
þar ‘in that’
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þar (adv.): there
vann ‘put’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
lýðr ‘the people’
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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people
á ‘’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
láði ‘country’
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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land
lopt ‘of the sky’
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loft (noun n.): air, sky < lofthjalmr (noun m.)
kennings
óhræðinn, ríkjan ǫðling lopthjalms.‘the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet.’
= God
the sky-helmet. → SKY/HEAVEN
the fearless, powerful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
lopt ‘of the sky’
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loft (noun n.): air, sky < lofthjalmr (noun m.)
kennings
óhræðinn, ríkjan ǫðling lopthjalms.‘the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet.’
= God
the sky-helmet. → SKY/HEAVEN
the fearless, powerful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hjalms ‘helmet’
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet < lofthjalmr (noun m.)
kennings
óhræðinn, ríkjan ǫðling lopthjalms.‘the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet.’
= God
the sky-helmet. → SKY/HEAVEN
the fearless, powerful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hjalms ‘helmet’
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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet < lofthjalmr (noun m.)
kennings
óhræðinn, ríkjan ǫðling lopthjalms.‘the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet.’
= God
the sky-helmet. → SKY/HEAVEN
the fearless, powerful prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
borit ‘’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
palma ‘palms’
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palmi (noun m.; °-a): palm-tree
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The joyful prince of the sun-pier [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ)] rode on his day with victory to the extensive city of Jerusalem — men’s sorrow was ended —, and the people in that country put coloured cloths [and] palms before the fearless, powerful prince of the sky-helmet [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ)].
Sts 30, 31 and 32 describe, respectively, Christ’s entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, his Resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday, and the granting of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles at Pentecost. Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is described in Matt. XXI.1-11, Mark XI.1-10, Luke XIX.28-44 and John XII.12-15. The accounts in Matt. and Mark mention that the crowd spread cloaks and branches on the road before him. — [5-8]: Kock (NN §2561) proposed that óhræðinn ‘unafraid, fearless’ (l. 6) should be taken in apposition to ríkjan ‘powerful’ (l. 5), qualifying ǫðlingr ‘king’ (l. 5). Although there is no reason why the adj., which may be interpreted as nom. or acc. here, should not be taken, as Skj B does, as describing the lýðr ‘people’ (l. 7), it may, as Kock suggests, suit Christ better at this juncture than the people strewing cloths and palms before him. However, it could be argued equally well that the adj. applies to people whose sorrow is said to have been removed from them (ll. 3-4).
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