Styrkárr Frag 1III
Edith Marold (ed.) 2017, ‘Styrkárr Oddason, Fragment 1’ in Kari Ellen Gade and Edith Marold (eds), Poetry from Treatises on Poetics. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 3. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 395.
Ok ‘And’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
ept ‘after’
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eptir (prep.): after, behind
ítrum ‘the excellent’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
kennings
ítrum støkkvi hyrjar flóðs.‘the excellent scatterer of the flood’s fire. ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the flood’s fire. → GOLD
the excellent scatterer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
støkkvi ‘scatterer’
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støkkvir (noun m.): dispenser, flinger
[1] støkkvi: so W, U, A, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ, om. R, ‘strocqui’ Tˣ
kennings
ítrum støkkvi hyrjar flóðs.‘the excellent scatterer of the flood’s fire. ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the flood’s fire. → GOLD
the excellent scatterer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
ók ‘drove’
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aka (verb; °ekr; ók, óku; ekinn/akiðr(Búal³ 34¹)): drive
Hǫgna ‘Hǫgni’s’
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Hǫgni (noun m.): [Hǫgni, Högni]
lið ‘troop’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
kennings
vǫgnum hlunns‘the launcher’s wagons ’
= SHIPS
the launcher’s wagons → SHIPS
hlunns ‘the launcher’s’
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hlunnr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): roller
kennings
vǫgnum hlunns‘the launcher’s wagons ’
= SHIPS
the launcher’s wagons → SHIPS
á ‘onto’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
Heita ‘of Heiti’
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Heiti (noun m.): Heiti
[3] Heita: so U, heiða R, Tˣ, W, 2368ˣ, 743ˣ, ‘hafar’ A
kennings
fannir Heita‘the snowdrifts of Heiti ’
= WAVES
the snowdrifts of Heiti → WAVES
notes
[3] Heita ‘of Heiti <sea-king>’: For the sea-king Heiti, see Note to Þul Sea-kings l. 3.
fannir ‘the snowdrifts’
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fǫnn (noun f.): snow-drift
kennings
fannir Heita‘the snowdrifts of Heiti ’
= WAVES
the snowdrifts of Heiti → WAVES
hyrjar ‘fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire
kennings
ítrum støkkvi hyrjar flóðs.‘the excellent scatterer of the flood’s fire. ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the flood’s fire. → GOLD
the excellent scatterer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
hyrjar ‘fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire
kennings
ítrum støkkvi hyrjar flóðs.‘the excellent scatterer of the flood’s fire. ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the flood’s fire. → GOLD
the excellent scatterer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
flóðs ‘of the flood’s’
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2. flóð (noun n.): flood
kennings
ítrum støkkvi hyrjar flóðs.‘the excellent scatterer of the flood’s fire. ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the flood’s fire. → GOLD
the excellent scatterer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
flóðs ‘of the flood’s’
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2. flóð (noun n.): flood
kennings
ítrum støkkvi hyrjar flóðs.‘the excellent scatterer of the flood’s fire. ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the flood’s fire. → GOLD
the excellent scatterer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
af ‘in’
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af (prep.): from
móði ‘a rage’
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1. móðr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-): courage
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In both Skm and LaufE, the helmingr is cited to illustrate a kenning for ‘ship’ using vagn ‘wagon’ as a base-word.
The incident alluded to cannot be identified with certainty. Faulkes (SnE 1998, I, 200) suggests that it may belong to the story of Hildr Hǫgnadóttir, related in Skm (SnE 1998, I, 72) and mentioned in Bragi Rdr 8-11, RvHbreiðm Hl 45-6 and SnSt Ht 49. In Snorri’s account, the legendary King Hǫgni pursued by ship and confronted King Heðinn Hjarrandason, who had invaded his kingdom and abducted his daughter Hildr (whose name means ‘battle’), with the consequence that the two kings’ forces are doomed to fight a daily battle (Hjaðningavíg ‘Battle of the Hjaðningar’) to the end of time (see Context to Bragi Rdr 8). If that is the case, the kenning støkkvi hyrjar flóðs ‘scatterer of the flood’s fire [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN]’ (ll. 1, 4) would refer to Heðinn.
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