Anon Leið 36VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 36’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 172.
Dag ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
notes
[1] dag metr sinn: Note the deliberate similarity to the opening ll. of sts. 30 – Dag reið sinn – and 31 – Dag reis sinn.
metr ‘rates’
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2. meta (verb): measure, value, assess
notes
[1] dag metr sinn: Note the deliberate similarity to the opening ll. of sts. 30 – Dag reið sinn – and 31 – Dag reis sinn.
sinn ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
notes
[1] dag metr sinn: Note the deliberate similarity to the opening ll. of sts. 30 – Dag reið sinn – and 31 – Dag reis sinn.
at ‘in’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
sǫnnu ‘truth’
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1. sannr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i;): true
snjallastr ‘The most valiant’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
kennings
Snjallastr konungr allra,‘The most valiant king of all, ’
= God
The most valiant king of all, → God
konungr ‘king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
kennings
Snjallastr konungr allra,‘The most valiant king of all, ’
= God
The most valiant king of all, → God
allra ‘of all’
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allr (adj.): all
kennings
Snjallastr konungr allra,‘The most valiant king of all, ’
= God
The most valiant king of all, → God
eljun ‘for his energy’
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eljun (noun f.; °eljunar): energy < eljunkunnr (adj.)
kuðr ‘known’
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kunnr (adj.): known (?) < eljunkunnr (adj.)
of ‘higher than’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
aðrar ‘other’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
al ‘most’
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al- ((prefix)): very < alfríðr (adj.): very fine
[4] alfríðar: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘alf[...]dar’ B
fríðar ‘glorious’
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fríðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): beautiful, fair < alfríðr (adj.): very fine
[4] alfríðar: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘alf[...]dar’ B
hátíðir ‘festivals’
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hátíð (noun f.): feast, festival
Dýrka ‘celebrate’
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dýrka (verb; °-að-): glorify, worship
dýrligs ‘of the glorious’
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dýrligr (adj.; °compar. -ri, superl. -astr/-(a)st-): glorious, precious
kennings
dýrligs dáðsterks dróttins himintǫrgu;‘of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield; ’
= God
the heaven-shield; → SKY/HEAVEN
the glorious, deed-strong lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
verka ‘of deeds’
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verk (noun n.; °-s; -): deed
kennings
Drjúgmǫrg hǫfuðmerki verka‘Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds ’
= HOLY WRITINGS
Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds → HOLY WRITINGS
dáð ‘deed’
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dáð (noun f.; °; -ir): feat, deed < dáðsterkr (adj.)
kennings
dýrligs dáðsterks dróttins himintǫrgu;‘of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield; ’
= God
the heaven-shield; → SKY/HEAVEN
the glorious, deed-strong lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
sterks ‘strong’
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sterkr (adj.): strong < dáðsterkr (adj.)
kennings
dýrligs dáðsterks dróttins himintǫrgu;‘of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield; ’
= God
the heaven-shield; → SKY/HEAVEN
the glorious, deed-strong lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hǫfuð ‘chief’
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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head < hǫfuðmerki (noun n.)
kennings
Drjúgmǫrg hǫfuðmerki verka‘Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds ’
= HOLY WRITINGS
Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds → HOLY WRITINGS
merki ‘testimonies’
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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign < hǫfuðmerki (noun n.)
kennings
Drjúgmǫrg hǫfuðmerki verka‘Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds ’
= HOLY WRITINGS
Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds → HOLY WRITINGS
rétt ‘correctly’
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3. réttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): right, straight, direct
segjum ‘we [I] tell’
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segja (verb): say, tell
dag ‘the day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
dróttins ‘lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
dýrligs dáðsterks dróttins himintǫrgu;‘of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield; ’
= God
the heaven-shield; → SKY/HEAVEN
the glorious, deed-strong lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
drjúg ‘Very’
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drjúgr (adj.; °compar. -ari (drýgari [$1033$] ms. 56v, superl. -astr): very, excessive < drjúgmargr (adj.)
kennings
Drjúgmǫrg hǫfuðmerki verka‘Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds ’
= HOLY WRITINGS
Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds → HOLY WRITINGS
mǫrg ‘numerous’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many < drjúgmargr (adj.)
kennings
Drjúgmǫrg hǫfuðmerki verka‘Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds ’
= HOLY WRITINGS
Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds → HOLY WRITINGS
himin ‘of the heaven’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky < himintarga (noun f.)
kennings
dýrligs dáðsterks dróttins himintǫrgu;‘of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield; ’
= God
the heaven-shield; → SKY/HEAVEN
the glorious, deed-strong lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
himin ‘of the heaven’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky < himintarga (noun f.)
kennings
dýrligs dáðsterks dróttins himintǫrgu;‘of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield; ’
= God
the heaven-shield; → SKY/HEAVEN
the glorious, deed-strong lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
tǫrgu ‘shield’
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targa (noun f.; °*-u; *-ur): shield < himintarga (noun f.)
kennings
dýrligs dáðsterks dróttins himintǫrgu;‘of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield; ’
= God
the heaven-shield; → SKY/HEAVEN
the glorious, deed-strong lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
tǫrgu ‘shield’
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targa (noun f.; °*-u; *-ur): shield < himintarga (noun f.)
kennings
dýrligs dáðsterks dróttins himintǫrgu;‘of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield; ’
= God
the heaven-shield; → SKY/HEAVEN
the glorious, deed-strong lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
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Dag metr sinn at sǫnnu |
The most valiant king of all [= God], known for his energy, rates his day in truth higher than other most glorious festivals. Very numerous chief testimonies of deeds [HOLY WRITINGS] celebrate the day of the glorious, deed-strong lord of the heaven-shield [SKY/HEAVEN > = God]; we [I] tell it correctly.
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