ÞjóðA Har 6II
Diana Whaley (ed.) 2009, ‘Þjóðólfr Arnórsson, Stanzas about Haraldr Sigurðarson’s leiðangr 6’ 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, pp. 156-7.
Hlés ‘of Læs’
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Hlér (noun m.): Hlér < Hlésey (noun f.): [Læsø, Hlésey]
[1] Hlés‑: ‘Hlæss‑’ H
kennings
hôvan hryngarð Hléseyjar‘the high roaring enclosure of Læsø ’
= SEA
the high roaring enclosure of Læsø → SEA
notes
[1] Hléseyjar ‘of Læsø’: An island in the Kattegat. The p. n. is so specific that it is almost tempting to take it literally, but if the Context of the st. is correct it must be the determinant of a kenning for ‘sea’ in general.
eyjar ‘ø’
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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island < Hlésey (noun f.): [Læsø, Hlésey]
kennings
hôvan hryngarð Hléseyjar‘the high roaring enclosure of Læsø ’
= SEA
the high roaring enclosure of Læsø → SEA
notes
[1] Hléseyjar ‘of Læsø’: An island in the Kattegat. The p. n. is so specific that it is almost tempting to take it literally, but if the Context of the st. is correct it must be the determinant of a kenning for ‘sea’ in general.
hôvan ‘the high’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
kennings
hôvan hryngarð Hléseyjar‘the high roaring enclosure of Læsø ’
= SEA
the high roaring enclosure of Læsø → SEA
hryn ‘roaring’
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hrynja (verb): fall, flow < hryngarðr (noun m.)
[2] hryn‑: hrann F, hrum E, hlym‑ H, hlyn‑ Hr
kennings
hôvan hryngarð Hléseyjar‘the high roaring enclosure of Læsø ’
= SEA
the high roaring enclosure of Læsø → SEA
garð ‘ enclosure’
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garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard < hryngarðr (noun m.)
kennings
hôvan hryngarð Hléseyjar‘the high roaring enclosure of Læsø ’
= SEA
the high roaring enclosure of Læsø → SEA
konungr ‘The king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
barði ‘with the prow’
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barð (noun n.): prow, stern (of a ship)
neytir ‘uses’
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neyta (verb): use, enjoy
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
þrautar ‘the limit’
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þraut (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): struggle
þengill ‘the prince’
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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler
snekkju ‘the warship’s’
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snekkja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): warship
strengja ‘cables’
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strengr (noun m.; °-jar; -ir): string, rope, bow-string
[4] strengja: strengjar E, drengja H, Hr
Eigis ‘Not at all is’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
jarni ‘iron [anchor]’
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járn (noun n.; °-s; -): iron, weapon
indæll ‘easy’
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indæll (adj.): [easy]
kennings
skaði lindis‘the harmer of the lime-tree ’
= WIND
the harmer of the lime-tree → WIND
lindis ‘of the lime-tree’
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2. lindi (noun n.): mast, spear, lime-tree
kennings
skaði lindis‘the harmer of the lime-tree ’
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the harmer of the lime-tree → WIND
notes
[7] gnegr ‘gnaw’: The verb is sg., agreeing with the sg. but collective n. noun grjót ‘rock(s)’. As often in skaldic poetry, another subject (ok in ljótu veðr ‘and the foul weather’) shares the sg. verb (see NS §70).
af ‘at’
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af (prep.): from
gaddi ‘anchor-fluke’
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1. gaddr (noun m.): spike, anchor-fluke
digrum ‘the stout’
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digr (adj.; °digran; compar. digrari, superl. digrastr): fat, large
[7] digrum: so F, E, H, Hr, fǫgrum Kˣ, J2ˣ
ljótu ‘foul’
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ljótr (adj.): ugly
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In the storms (cf. st. 5, Context), Haraldr’s great ship needs secure anchorage.
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