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Anon Leið 4^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 4’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 143-4.

Anonymous Poems Leiðarvísan

Víst ‘Truly’

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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)

emk ‘I am’

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

fúss ‘eager’

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fúss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): eager, willing

at ‘to’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

freista ‘try’

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freista (verb): attempt, tempt

fæk ‘I can’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

ljósum ‘the bright’

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ljóss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bright

brag ‘poem’

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bragr (noun m.; °-ar): poem, poetry

hrósat ‘praise’

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hrósa (verb): praise

láðs ‘land’

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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land

kennings

lyptimeiðum linns láðs;
‘the lifting-poles of the serpent’s land; ’
= MEN
the serpent’s land; → GOLD
the lifting-poles of the GOLD → MEN

láðs ‘land’

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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land

kennings

lyptimeiðum linns láðs;
‘the lifting-poles of the serpent’s land; ’
= MEN
the serpent’s land; → GOLD
the lifting-poles of the GOLD → MEN

fyr ‘before’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

lypti ‘the lifting’

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lyfta (verb): lift, raise < lyftimeiðr (noun m.)

kennings

lyptimeiðum linns láðs;
‘the lifting-poles of the serpent’s land; ’
= MEN
the serpent’s land; → GOLD
the lifting-poles of the GOLD → MEN

meiðum ‘poles’

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meiðr (noun m.): beam, tree < lyftimeiðr (noun m.)

kennings

lyptimeiðum linns láðs;
‘the lifting-poles of the serpent’s land; ’
= MEN
the serpent’s land; → GOLD
the lifting-poles of the GOLD → MEN

linns ‘of the serpent’s’

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linnr (noun m.): snake

kennings

lyptimeiðum linns láðs;
‘the lifting-poles of the serpent’s land; ’
= MEN
the serpent’s land; → GOLD
the lifting-poles of the GOLD → MEN

linns ‘of the serpent’s’

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linnr (noun m.): snake

kennings

lyptimeiðum linns láðs;
‘the lifting-poles of the serpent’s land; ’
= MEN
the serpent’s land; → GOLD
the lifting-poles of the GOLD → MEN

orð ‘word’

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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word < orðspeki (noun f.)

speki ‘wisdom’

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speki (noun f.; °-): wisdom < orðspeki (noun f.)

minnar ‘my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

[4] minnar: minni B, 624

notes

[4] minnar ‘my’: Skj B and Skald emend to minnar to agree with orðspeki ‘word-wisdom’ f. gen. sg., since freista (l.1) takes a gen. object.

Því ‘For that purpose’

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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

hefr ‘has’

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hafa (verb): have

hregg ‘of the storm-’

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hregg (noun n.): storm < hreggþjalmi (noun m.)

kennings

hreinlyndr hilmir hreggþjalma
‘the pure-minded prince of the storm-enclosure ’
= God
the storm-enclosure → SKY/HEAVEN
the pure-minded prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hregg ‘of the storm-’

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hregg (noun n.): storm < hreggþjalmi (noun m.)

kennings

hreinlyndr hilmir hreggþjalma
‘the pure-minded prince of the storm-enclosure ’
= God
the storm-enclosure → SKY/HEAVEN
the pure-minded prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

þjalma ‘enclosure’

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þjalmi (noun m.; °; -ar): [enclosure] < hreggþjalmi (noun m.)

kennings

hreinlyndr hilmir hreggþjalma
‘the pure-minded prince of the storm-enclosure ’
= God
the storm-enclosure → SKY/HEAVEN
the pure-minded prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

þjalma ‘enclosure’

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þjalmi (noun m.; °; -ar): [enclosure] < hreggþjalmi (noun m.)

kennings

hreinlyndr hilmir hreggþjalma
‘the pure-minded prince of the storm-enclosure ’
= God
the storm-enclosure → SKY/HEAVEN
the pure-minded prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hilmir ‘prince’

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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector

kennings

hreinlyndr hilmir hreggþjalma
‘the pure-minded prince of the storm-enclosure ’
= God
the storm-enclosure → SKY/HEAVEN
the pure-minded prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hrein ‘the pure’

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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure < hreinlyndr (adj.)

kennings

hreinlyndr hilmir hreggþjalma
‘the pure-minded prince of the storm-enclosure ’
= God
the storm-enclosure → SKY/HEAVEN
the pure-minded prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

lyndr ‘minded’

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lyndr (adj.; °superl. -astr): minded < hreinlyndr (adj.)

kennings

hreinlyndr hilmir hreggþjalma
‘the pure-minded prince of the storm-enclosure ’
= God
the storm-enclosure → SKY/HEAVEN
the pure-minded prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

gefit ‘given’

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gefa (verb): give

eina ‘only’

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

oss ‘us [me]’

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

til ‘for’

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til (prep.): to

óðar ‘poem’

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1. óðr (noun m.): poem

þessa ‘this’

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1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

orð ‘word-’

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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word < orðgnótt (noun f.): wealth of words

gnótt ‘abundance’

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gnótt (noun f.): abundance < orðgnótt (noun f.): wealth of words

at ‘so that’

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4. at (conj.): that

skalk ‘I can’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

njóta ‘use’

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njóta (verb): enjoy, use

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