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Anon Leið 33^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 33’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 170.

Anonymous Poems Leiðarvísan

Gefr ‘gives’

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gefa (verb): give

sá ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

s ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

ǫllum ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

efri ‘higher’

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efri (adj. comp.; °superl. efstr/øfstr (eft- [$1653$] 13r²³, etc.)): higher, highest

ǫðlingr ‘The prince’

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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler

kennings

Ǫðlingr salar rǫðla,
‘The prince of the hall of heavenly bodies, ’
= God
the hall of heavenly bodies, → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[2] ǫðlingr salar rǫðla ‘prince of the hall of heavenly bodies [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. Has 16/6: ǫðlingr, hefik, rǫðla. The same rhyming pair also appears elsewhere in Þjsk Sveindr^I and in Mgr 3/2.

salar ‘of the hall’

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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall

kennings

Ǫðlingr salar rǫðla,
‘The prince of the hall of heavenly bodies, ’
= God
the hall of heavenly bodies, → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[2] ǫðlingr salar rǫðla ‘prince of the hall of heavenly bodies [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. Has 16/6: ǫðlingr, hefik, rǫðla. The same rhyming pair also appears elsewhere in Þjsk Sveindr^I and in Mgr 3/2.

salar ‘of the hall’

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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall

kennings

Ǫðlingr salar rǫðla,
‘The prince of the hall of heavenly bodies, ’
= God
the hall of heavenly bodies, → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[2] ǫðlingr salar rǫðla ‘prince of the hall of heavenly bodies [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. Has 16/6: ǫðlingr, hefik, rǫðla. The same rhyming pair also appears elsewhere in Þjsk Sveindr^I and in Mgr 3/2.

rǫðla ‘of heavenly bodies’

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rǫðull (noun m.; °dat. rǫðli): heavenly body

kennings

Ǫðlingr salar rǫðla,
‘The prince of the hall of heavenly bodies, ’
= God
the hall of heavenly bodies, → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[2] ǫðlingr salar rǫðla ‘prince of the hall of heavenly bodies [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. Has 16/6: ǫðlingr, hefik, rǫðla. The same rhyming pair also appears elsewhere in Þjsk Sveindr^I and in Mgr 3/2.

rǫðla ‘of heavenly bodies’

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rǫðull (noun m.; °dat. rǫðli): heavenly body

kennings

Ǫðlingr salar rǫðla,
‘The prince of the hall of heavenly bodies, ’
= God
the hall of heavenly bodies, → SKY/HEAVEN
The prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[2] ǫðlingr salar rǫðla ‘prince of the hall of heavenly bodies [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]’: Cf. Has 16/6: ǫðlingr, hefik, rǫðla. The same rhyming pair also appears elsewhere in Þjsk Sveindr^I and in Mgr 3/2.

goð ‘God’

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

magnar ‘strengthens’

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magna (verb): strengthen, increase

þrif ‘the prosperity’

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þrif (noun n.; °; -): prosperity

þegna ‘of his servants’

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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin

þjóðum ‘to people’

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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people

[4] þjóðum: so 624, 399a‑bˣ, ‘þi[...]um’ B

allt ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

it ‘that is’

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2. inn (art.): the

góða ‘good’

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góðr (adj.): good

Gramr ‘The king’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

kennings

Gramr hreggranns
‘The king of the storm-house ’
= God
the storm-house → SKY/HEAVEN
The king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

skóp ‘made’

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2. skapa (verb): form

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

hauðr ‘land’

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hauðr (noun n.): earth, ground

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

ok ‘and’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

himna ‘skies’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

hregg ‘of the storm’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

kyn ‘the race’

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1. kyn (noun n.; °-s; -): kin

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

seggja ‘of men’

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seggr (noun m.; °; -ir): man

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

einn ‘alone’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

s ‘is’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

sal ‘of the hall’

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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall < salkonungr (noun m.): hall-king

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

kennings

snjallr sólar salkonungr
‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → HEAVEN
the excellent king of the HEAVEN → God

sal ‘of the hall’

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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall < salkonungr (noun m.): hall-king

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

kennings

snjallr sólar salkonungr
‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → HEAVEN
the excellent king of the HEAVEN → God

konungr ‘king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king < salkonungr (noun m.): hall-king

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

kennings

snjallr sólar salkonungr
‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → HEAVEN
the excellent king of the HEAVEN → God

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

kennings

snjallr sólar salkonungr
‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → HEAVEN
the excellent king of the HEAVEN → God

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

kennings

snjallr sólar salkonungr
‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → HEAVEN
the excellent king of the HEAVEN → God

snjallr ‘the excellent’

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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

kennings

snjallr sólar salkonungr
‘hall-king of the sun’
= God
the hall of the sun → HEAVEN
the excellent king of the HEAVEN → God

hjalpari ‘the helper’

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hjalpari (noun m.; °-a; dat. -um): helper

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

allra ‘of all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Gramr skop h.’ B, ‘Gramur’ 624

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[5-8]: The third and final iteration of the second refrain, with which the stefjabálkr of Leið concludes. B marks the stef with an obelos in the right-hand margin.

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