Anon Leið 8VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 8’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 147.
Sagði ‘told’
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segja (verb): say, tell
bréf ‘The letter’
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bréf (noun n.; °-s; -): letter
hvat ‘what’
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hvat (pron.): what
notes
[1] hvat ‘what’: Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) emends B’s ‘huad’ to hver, considering the phrase hver bitr fár to be pl. and the verb brygði (l. 1) also pl., translating hvilke bitre mén skadede mændenes lykke ‘what bitter injuries damaged peoples’ good fortune’. Brygði can also be 3rd pers. sg. pret. subj. and could thus have a sg. subject. Kock (NN §2140) reads hvat bitr fár (sg.) with a sg. verb, and this reading is followed here.
brygði ‘could alter’
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bregða (verb; °bregðr/brigðr; brá, brugðu; brugðinn/brogðinn): pull, jerk, break; change
bitr ‘bitter’
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bitr (adj.; °bitran; superl. bitrastr): sharp, biting
fár ‘harm’
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2. fár (noun n.; °-s): harm, danger
gumna ‘’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
ári ‘the good fortune’
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2. ár (noun n.; °-s; -): year, year’s abundance
blakks ‘of the horse’
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1. blakkr (noun m.): horse
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
blakks ‘of the horse’
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1. blakkr (noun m.): horse
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
skreytendum ‘the furnishers’
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skreytandi (noun m.): adorner
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
brautar ‘of the path’
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1. braut (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; -ir): path, way; away
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
brautar ‘of the path’
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1. braut (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; -ir): path, way; away
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
brautar ‘of the path’
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1. braut (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; -ir): path, way; away
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
borð ‘’
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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table
borðs ‘of the plank’
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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table
[4] borðs: borð B, 624
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
borðs ‘of the plank’
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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table
[4] borðs: borð B, 624
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
borðs ‘of the plank’
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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table
[4] borðs: borð B, 624
kennings
skreytendum blakks brautar borðs‘the furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank ’
= SEAFARER
the path of the plank → SEA
the horse of the SEA → SHIP
the furnishers of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[3-4] skreytendum blakks brautar borðs ‘furnishers of the horse of the path of the plank [SEA > SHIPS > SEAFARERS]’: That the apparent retention of B’s reading borð nom. or acc. ‘plank’ in Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s 1844 edn is a misprint is confirmed by Lbs. 1152 8°ˣ (Sveinbjörn’s print copy) which has borðs gen. Sveinbjörn himself first suggested the emendation to borðs in a note to 444ˣ.
frá ‘about’
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frá (prep.): from
dróttins ‘the Lord’s’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
orðum ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
Hljóta ‘gain’
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hljóta (verb): alot, gain
víst ‘certainly’
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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)
kvað ‘said’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
veitir ‘giver’
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veitir (noun m.): giver
kennings
Vegfróðr veitir góðra hluta‘The way-wise giver of good things ’
= God
The way-wise giver of good things → God
veg ‘The way’
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1. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-; -ar/-ir, gen. -a/-na, acc. -a/-i/-u): way, path, side < vegfróðr (adj.)
kennings
Vegfróðr veitir góðra hluta‘The way-wise giver of good things ’
= God
The way-wise giver of good things → God
fróðr ‘wise’
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fróðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): wise < vegfróðr (adj.)
kennings
Vegfróðr veitir góðra hluta‘The way-wise giver of good things ’
= God
The way-wise giver of good things → God
hluta ‘things’
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hlutr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -i/-u): part, thing
kennings
Vegfróðr veitir góðra hluta‘The way-wise giver of good things ’
= God
The way-wise giver of good things → God
góðra ‘of good’
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góðr (adj.): good
kennings
Vegfróðr veitir góðra hluta‘The way-wise giver of good things ’
= God
The way-wise giver of good things → God
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
s ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
minn ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
dag ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
vinna ‘work’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
mest ‘the greatest’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
angr ‘sorrow’
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1. angr (noun m.; °angrs, dat. angri/angr): grief
[8] angr: so 624, 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]gr’ B
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
flestir ‘Most’
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
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