Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 35

Katrina Attwood

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Anon Leið 35^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 35’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 171.

Anonymous Poems Leiðarvísan

34 35 36

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

myni ‘will’

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munu (verb): will, must

[2] myni: ‘mune’ B, 624

hingat ‘here’

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hingat (adv.): (to) here

lopts ‘of the loft’

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loft (noun n.): air, sky

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

lopts ‘of the loft’

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loft (noun n.): air, sky

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ok ‘and’

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

lýðum ‘people’

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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people

skipta ‘divide’

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skipta (verb): share, divide, exchange

ljóð ‘’

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ljóð (noun n.; °; -): poem < ljóðgim (noun n.)

ljós ‘of the light’

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ljós (noun n.; °ljóss; -): light < ljósgim (noun n.)

[4] ljósgims: ljóðgims B, ‘hliod fims’ 624

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ljós ‘of the light’

(not checked:)
ljós (noun n.; °ljóss; -): light < ljósgim (noun n.)

[4] ljósgims: ljóðgims B, ‘hliod fims’ 624

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ljós ‘of the light’

(not checked:)
ljós (noun n.; °ljóss; -): light < ljósgim (noun n.)

[4] ljósgims: ljóðgims B, ‘hliod fims’ 624

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

gims ‘jewel’

(not checked:)
gim (noun n.): gem, jewel < ljósgim (noun n.)gim (noun n.): gem, jewel < ljóðgim (noun n.)

[4] ljósgims: ljóðgims B, ‘hliod fims’ 624

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

gims ‘jewel’

(not checked:)
gim (noun n.): gem, jewel < ljósgim (noun n.)gim (noun n.): gem, jewel < ljóðgim (noun n.)

[4] ljósgims: ljóðgims B, ‘hliod fims’ 624

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

gims ‘jewel’

(not checked:)
gim (noun n.): gem, jewel < ljósgim (noun n.)gim (noun n.): gem, jewel < ljóðgim (noun n.)

[4] ljósgims: ljóðgims B, ‘hliod fims’ 624

kennings

dǫglingr lopts ljósgims
‘the king of the loft of the light-jewel ’
= God
the light-jewel → SUN
the loft of the SUN → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

koma ‘come’

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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

himnum ‘the heavens’

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

Oss ‘of our’

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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our

skyldi ‘should’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

sú ‘That’

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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

aldri ‘never’

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aldri (adv.): never

ógnar ‘of terror’

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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle < ógnartíð (noun f.)

tíð ‘time’

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1. tíð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time < ógnartíð (noun f.)

in ‘’

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2. inn (art.): the

stríða ‘severe’

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stríðr (adj.): harsh

drótt ‘the people’

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1. drótt (noun f.): troop

biði ‘beg’

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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray

sikling ‘the prince’

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

kennings

sikling sólvangs
‘the prince of the sun-plain ’
= God
the sun-plain → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[7-8] sikling sólvangs ‘the prince of the sun-plain [SKY/HEAVEN > = God ( = Christ)]’: Although sólvangr ‘sun-plain’ is hap. leg., the kenning is reminiscent of siklingr landa sólar ‘prince of the lands of the sun’, used of Christ in 26/1-2. Similar are the God-kennings siklingr bóls sólar ‘prince of the abode of the sun’ in Geisl 67/5-6 and siklingr ranns sólar ‘prince of the house of the sun’ in Gamlkan Jóndr 1/5.

sátta ‘for reconciliation’

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sátt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): settlement

sól ‘of the sun-’

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

kennings

sikling sólvangs
‘the prince of the sun-plain ’
= God
the sun-plain → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

sól ‘of the sun-’

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

kennings

sikling sólvangs
‘the prince of the sun-plain ’
= God
the sun-plain → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

vangs ‘plain’

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1. vangr (noun m.): field, plain < sólvangr (noun m.)

kennings

sikling sólvangs
‘the prince of the sun-plain ’
= God
the sun-plain → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

vangs ‘plain’

(not checked:)
1. vangr (noun m.): field, plain < sólvangr (noun m.)

kennings

sikling sólvangs
‘the prince of the sun-plain ’
= God
the sun-plain → SKY/HEAVEN
the prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

ór ‘out’

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3. ór (prep.): out of

hug ‘minds’

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hugr (noun m.): mind, thought, courage

ganga ‘go’

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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

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St. 35 is the last in 624. — [5-8]: This helmingr is very similar to the account of the Second Coming and Last Judgement in Has 37/5-8.

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Anon Leið 35VII

Þat ‘It’

s ‘is’

rétt ‘true’

at ‘that’

dag ‘day’

dróttins ‘on the Lord’s’

dǫglingr ‘the king’

kennings

myni ‘will’

hingat ‘here’

lopts ‘of the loft’

kennings

lopts ‘of the loft’

kennings

ok ‘and’

lýðum ‘people’

skipta ‘divide’

ljóð ‘’

ljós ‘of the light’

kennings

ljós ‘of the light’

kennings

ljós ‘of the light’

kennings

gims ‘jewel’

kennings

gims ‘jewel’

kennings

gims ‘jewel’

kennings

koma ‘come’

af ‘from’

himnum ‘the heavens’

Oss ‘of our’

skyldi ‘should’

sú ‘That’

aldri ‘never’

ógnar ‘of terror’

tíð ‘time’

in ‘’

stríða ‘severe’

drótt ‘the people’

biði ‘beg’

sikling ‘the prince’

kennings

notes

sátta ‘for reconciliation’

sól ‘of the sun-’

kennings

notes

sól ‘of the sun-’

kennings

notes

vangs ‘plain’

kennings

notes

vangs ‘plain’

kennings

notes

ór ‘out’

hug ‘minds’

ganga ‘go’

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Anon Leið 35^VII