Anon Leið 37VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 37’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 172.
Menn ‘Men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
skulu ‘must’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
œztum ‘the most excellent’
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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher
kennings
œztum hrjóðanda angrs þjóðar‘the most excellent destroyer of the harm of people ’
= God
the harm of people → SIN
the most excellent destroyer of the SIN → God
unna ‘love’
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1. unna (verb): love
angrs ‘of the harm’
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2. angr (noun n.): grief, sin
kennings
œztum hrjóðanda angrs þjóðar‘the most excellent destroyer of the harm of people ’
= God
the harm of people → SIN
the most excellent destroyer of the SIN → God
angrs ‘of the harm’
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2. angr (noun n.): grief, sin
kennings
œztum hrjóðanda angrs þjóðar‘the most excellent destroyer of the harm of people ’
= God
the harm of people → SIN
the most excellent destroyer of the SIN → God
hrjóðanda ‘destroyer’
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hrjóðandi (noun m.): destroyer
kennings
œztum hrjóðanda angrs þjóðar‘the most excellent destroyer of the harm of people ’
= God
the harm of people → SIN
the most excellent destroyer of the SIN → God
þjóðar ‘of people’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
kennings
œztum hrjóðanda angrs þjóðar‘the most excellent destroyer of the harm of people ’
= God
the harm of people → SIN
the most excellent destroyer of the SIN → God
þjóðar ‘of people’
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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people
kennings
œztum hrjóðanda angrs þjóðar‘the most excellent destroyer of the harm of people ’
= God
the harm of people → SIN
the most excellent destroyer of the SIN → God
mér ‘’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
berr ‘comes’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
máls ‘of speech’
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1. mál (noun n.; °-s; -): speech, matter
kennings
stýri máls.‘my rudder of speech. ’
= TONGUE
my rudder of speech. → TONGUE
á ‘to’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
stýri ‘my rudder’
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stýri (noun n.; °-s; -): rudder
kennings
stýri máls.‘my rudder of speech. ’
= TONGUE
my rudder of speech. → TONGUE
mart ‘many’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
af ‘with’
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af (prep.): from
ǫllu ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
hjarta ‘hearts’
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hjarta (noun n.; °-; *-u): heart
Sið ‘The faith’
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siðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/-i; -ir, acc. -u): faith, morals < siðminnigr (adj.)
kennings
Siðminningr Þróttr seima‘The faithful Þróttr of riches ’
= MAN
The faithful Þróttr of riches → MAN
minningr ‘ful’
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minnigr (adj.; °compar. minngari, superl. -astr/minngastr): mindful < siðminnigr (adj.)
kennings
Siðminningr Þróttr seima‘The faithful Þróttr of riches ’
= MAN
The faithful Þróttr of riches → MAN
fær ‘receives’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
sannan ‘true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
seima ‘of riches’
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2. seimr (noun m.; °dat. -i): gold
kennings
Siðminningr Þróttr seima‘The faithful Þróttr of riches ’
= MAN
The faithful Þróttr of riches → MAN
Þróttr ‘Þróttr’
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2. Þróttr (noun m.): Þróttr
kennings
Siðminningr Þróttr seima‘The faithful Þróttr of riches ’
= MAN
The faithful Þróttr of riches → MAN
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
dróttni ‘the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
Kristr ‘Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
gefr ‘gives’
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gefa (verb): give
fyrðum ‘to men’
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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man
fasta ‘strength’
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fasti (noun m.; °; -ar): flame, fire
friðar ‘of peace’
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friðr (noun m.): peace
vôn ‘the hope’
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ván (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): hope, expectation
s ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
ann ‘love’
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1. unna (verb): love
hônum ‘him’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
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[7-8]: Cf. 42/7-8: Kristr gefr fyrðum fastan | frið en ek kunna biðja.
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