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Sturl Hákkv 31II

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Sturla Þórðarson, Hákonarkviða 31’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 722.

Sturla ÞórðarsonHákonarkviða
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Þar ‘There’

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þar (adv.): there

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rann ‘dawned’

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2. renna (verb): run (strong)

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upp ‘’

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upp (adv.): up

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allri ‘for all’

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allr (adj.): all

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mundar ‘of the hand’

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1. mund (noun f.): hand

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dagr mundar
‘the daylight of the hand ’
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the daylight of the hand → GOLD
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dagr ‘the daylight’

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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹‡n.); -ar): day

[3] dagr: dags 42ˣ

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dagr mundar
‘the daylight of the hand ’
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the daylight of the hand → GOLD
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á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

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mergs ‘of marrow’

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mergr (noun m.; °-jar; dat. -jum): marrow

[4] mergs: merks 8

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himin mergs
‘the heaven of marrow ’
   = ARM

the heaven of marrow → ARM
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himin ‘the heaven’

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

[4] himin: himni 81a

kennings

himin mergs
‘the heaven of marrow ’
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the heaven of marrow → ARM
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Skein ‘shone’

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skína (verb): shine

[5] Skein: om. F

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arm ‘The arm’

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1. armr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): arm < armsól (noun f.)

[5] arm‑: arin F, ‘ar sin’ 42ˣ

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Armsól
‘The arm-sun ’
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The arm-sun → GOLD
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sól ‘sun’

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

[5] ‑sól: ‑ljós 8

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Armsól
‘The arm-sun ’
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The arm-sun → GOLD
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jöfra ‘of princes’

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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince

[6] jöfra: jöfurs 42ˣ

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stýris jöfra
‘of the controller of princes ’
   = KING

the controller of princes → KING
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stýris ‘of the controller’

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stýrir (noun m.): ruler, controller

[6] stýris: ‘skyris’ 81a

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stýris jöfra
‘of the controller of princes ’
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the controller of princes → KING
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vísa ‘of the leader’s’

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vísi (noun m.; °-a): leader

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of ‘above’

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3. of (prep.): around, from; too

[8] of: á F, 8

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vala ‘of falcons’

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2. valr (noun m.; °-s): falcon

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grundir vala
‘the lands of falcons ’
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the lands of falcons → ARMS
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grundir ‘the lands’

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grund (noun f.): earth, land

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grundir vala
‘the lands of falcons ’
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the lands of falcons → ARMS
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