ǪrvOdd Ævdr 59VIII (Ǫrv 129)
Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 129 (Ǫrvar-Oddr, Ævidrápa 59)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 935.
Unz ‘Until’
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2. unz (conj.): until
mik ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
Hildir ‘Hildir’
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Hildir (noun m.)
hafði ‘took’
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hafa (verb): have
rísi ‘giant’
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risi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): [giant]
ramligr ‘the strong’
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rammligr (adj.): strong
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
róðraskútu ‘his rowing boat’
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róðraskúta (noun f.)
Lét ‘allowed’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
mik ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
veitir ‘The granter’
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veitir (noun m.): giver
kennings
Veitir elda Vimrar‘The granter of the fires of Vimur <mythical river> ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fires of Vimur <mythical river> → GOLD
The granter of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
Vimrar ‘of Vimur <mythical river>’
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Vimur (noun f.): Vimur
[6] Vimrar: ‘vimra’ 343a, 173ˣ, Rínar 471
kennings
Veitir elda Vimrar‘The granter of the fires of Vimur <mythical river> ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fires of Vimur <mythical river> → GOLD
The granter of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[6] Vimrar ‘of Vimur <mythical river>’: Vimur is the name of a mythical river, which the god Þórr had to cross on his way to the abode of the giant Geirrøðr (cf. SnE 1998, I, 17, 24-5). The text must be emended here to give a gen. sg. of this f. noun; 471’s Rínar ‘of the Rhine’ does not alliterate and is a lectio facilior. The river-name forms the determinant of a regular gold-kenning.
Vimrar ‘of Vimur <mythical river>’
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Vimur (noun f.): Vimur
[6] Vimrar: ‘vimra’ 343a, 173ˣ, Rínar 471
kennings
Veitir elda Vimrar‘The granter of the fires of Vimur <mythical river> ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fires of Vimur <mythical river> → GOLD
The granter of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[6] Vimrar ‘of Vimur <mythical river>’: Vimur is the name of a mythical river, which the god Þórr had to cross on his way to the abode of the giant Geirrøðr (cf. SnE 1998, I, 17, 24-5). The text must be emended here to give a gen. sg. of this f. noun; 471’s Rínar ‘of the Rhine’ does not alliterate and is a lectio facilior. The river-name forms the determinant of a regular gold-kenning.
elda ‘of the fires’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
[6] elda: eldi 471
kennings
Veitir elda Vimrar‘The granter of the fires of Vimur <mythical river> ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fires of Vimur <mythical river> → GOLD
The granter of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
elda ‘of the fires’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
[6] elda: eldi 471
kennings
Veitir elda Vimrar‘The granter of the fires of Vimur <mythical river> ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fires of Vimur <mythical river> → GOLD
The granter of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
tólf ‘twelve’
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tolf (num. cardinal): twelve
mánaði ‘months’
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mánuðr (noun m.; °-aðar; -aðir/-uðir): month
sér ‘him’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
hvílaz ‘to stay’
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2. hvíla (verb): rest
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Oddr, imprisoned in the vulture’s nest as fodder for its young, is rescued by a giant, Hildir, rowing a stone boat (steinnǫkkvi), who has come in search of the fresh, cooked meat the vulture has been stealing from him for some time (Ǫrv 1888, 120-1). The giant rescues Oddr, whom he regards as an intelligent child, on account of his small size but good advice, and takes him home for his daughter, Hildigunnr, to have as a plaything; see the following stanza and Ǫrv 30.
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