Anon Mfl 2^III

Busti ‘streamed’

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bysja (verb): [streamed, gushes]

beggja ‘of both’

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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both

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[1] beggja rista ‘of both insteps’: So also Skj B and Konráð Gíslason (1895-7, II, 225). Kock (NN §1271) argues that beggja (gen. pl.) ‘of both’ ought to qualify hvarma (gen. pl.) ‘of eyelids’ (l. 2), but such a syntactic arrangement would be highly unusual (see Kuhn 1983, 135; Gade 1995a, 131-4). In Skald Kock indicates that beggja qualifies rista rather than hvarma.

rista ‘insteps’

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2. rist (noun f.; °; ristr): [insteps]

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[1] beggja rista ‘of both insteps’: So also Skj B and Konráð Gíslason (1895-7, II, 225). Kock (NN §1271) argues that beggja (gen. pl.) ‘of both’ ought to qualify hvarma (gen. pl.) ‘of eyelids’ (l. 2), but such a syntactic arrangement would be highly unusual (see Kuhn 1983, 135; Gade 1995a, 131-4). In Skald Kock indicates that beggja qualifies rista rather than hvarma.

barm ‘of the edge’

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barmr (noun m.; °dat. -i; *-um): rim < barmskúr (noun f.)

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[2] hvarma barmskúr ‘the shower of the edge of eyelids [(lit. ‘edge-showers of eyelids’) EYES > TEARS]’: According to Kock (NN §1271), barmr means ‘seething, swelling, fermenting’ here, but his argumentation is not persuasive, and barmr is otherwise not attested in Old Norse in that sense (see also AEW: barmr 2, 3). The present interpretation follows LP: barmskúr.

barm ‘of the edge’

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barmr (noun m.; °dat. -i; *-um): rim < barmskúr (noun f.)

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[2] hvarma barmskúr ‘the shower of the edge of eyelids [(lit. ‘edge-showers of eyelids’) EYES > TEARS]’: According to Kock (NN §1271), barmr means ‘seething, swelling, fermenting’ here, but his argumentation is not persuasive, and barmr is otherwise not attested in Old Norse in that sense (see also AEW: barmr 2, 3). The present interpretation follows LP: barmskúr.

skúr ‘The shower’

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1. skúr (noun f.; °; -ir): shower < barmskúr (noun f.)

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[2] hvarma barmskúr ‘the shower of the edge of eyelids [(lit. ‘edge-showers of eyelids’) EYES > TEARS]’: According to Kock (NN §1271), barmr means ‘seething, swelling, fermenting’ here, but his argumentation is not persuasive, and barmr is otherwise not attested in Old Norse in that sense (see also AEW: barmr 2, 3). The present interpretation follows LP: barmskúr.

ofan ‘down’

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ofan (adv.): down

hvarma ‘of eyelids’

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hvarmr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): eyelid

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[2] hvarma barmskúr ‘the shower of the edge of eyelids [(lit. ‘edge-showers of eyelids’) EYES > TEARS]’: According to Kock (NN §1271), barmr means ‘seething, swelling, fermenting’ here, but his argumentation is not persuasive, and barmr is otherwise not attested in Old Norse in that sense (see also AEW: barmr 2, 3). The present interpretation follows LP: barmskúr.

hvarma ‘of eyelids’

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hvarmr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): eyelid

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[2] hvarma barmskúr ‘the shower of the edge of eyelids [(lit. ‘edge-showers of eyelids’) EYES > TEARS]’: According to Kock (NN §1271), barmr means ‘seething, swelling, fermenting’ here, but his argumentation is not persuasive, and barmr is otherwise not attested in Old Norse in that sense (see also AEW: barmr 2, 3). The present interpretation follows LP: barmskúr.

fljóðs ‘of the woman’

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fljóð (noun n.): woman

á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

frægja ‘the famous’

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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned

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meiða ‘trees’

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meiðr (noun m.): beam, tree

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fjǫlglyggs ‘of the windswept’

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fjǫlglyggr (adj.): [windswept]

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[4] fjǫlglyggs himins ‘of the windswept heaven’: The adj. (nom. fjǫlglyggr) is a hap. leg. derived from the noun glygg ‘wind, storm’, and the gen. ‑glyggs forces the emendation of himin to gen. himins (so also Skj B and Skald). Emended to the cpd himintyggi ‘heaven-lord’ in SnE 1848-87 and in LP: himintyggi.

himins ‘heaven’

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

[4] himins: himin W

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[4] fjǫlglyggs himins ‘of the windswept heaven’: The adj. (nom. fjǫlglyggr) is a hap. leg. derived from the noun glygg ‘wind, storm’, and the gen. ‑glyggs forces the emendation of himin to gen. himins (so also Skj B and Skald). Emended to the cpd himintyggi ‘heaven-lord’ in SnE 1848-87 and in LP: himintyggi.

tyggja ‘of the lord’

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tyggi (noun m.): prince, sovereign

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Vann ‘She’

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2. vinna (verb): perform, work

sús ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

kœnst ‘the wisest’

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2. kœnn (adj.; °superl. kǿnstr/kǿnastr): wise, skilful

es ‘is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

kvenna ‘of women’

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kvenna (noun f.; °-u): woman, wife

kvǫl ‘of the torment’

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kvǫl (noun f.; °-ar; -ar/-ir): torment, torture < kvǫlbannaðr (noun m.): [torment-banisher]

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bannaðar ‘banisher’

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bǫnnuðr (noun m.) < kvǫlbannaðr (noun m.): [torment-banisher]

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manna ‘of men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

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él*um ‘with storms’

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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm

[7] él*um: eljun W

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[7, 8] él*um undirstóla brúna ‘with storms of the support-chairs of brows [EYES > TEARS]’: The ms. reading eljun ‘power, endurance, energy’ cannot be construed to make any sense in the context, and the emendation is in keeping with earlier eds. Both Skj B and Skald print éljum, which is not clear since él is a n. a-stem and not a ja-stem (see AEW: él; Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, II, 226 has élom). The cpd undirstóll ‘support-chair’ (lit. ‘under-chair’, from the adv. undir ‘under, below, beneath’ and stóll ‘chair’) is a hap. leg. In the present context it must refer to the eyes sitting below the eyebrows, but undirstóll brúna is admittedly an odd kenning for ‘eyes’. Konráð Gíslason (loc. cit.) accordingly emends to undirsóla brúna lit. ‘of the under-suns of the brows’, denoting the brightness of the eyes.

undirstóla ‘of the support-chairs’

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undirstóll (noun m.): [support-chairs]

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[7, 8] él*um undirstóla brúna ‘with storms of the support-chairs of brows [EYES > TEARS]’: The ms. reading eljun ‘power, endurance, energy’ cannot be construed to make any sense in the context, and the emendation is in keeping with earlier eds. Both Skj B and Skald print éljum, which is not clear since él is a n. a-stem and not a ja-stem (see AEW: él; Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, II, 226 has élom). The cpd undirstóll ‘support-chair’ (lit. ‘under-chair’, from the adv. undir ‘under, below, beneath’ and stóll ‘chair’) is a hap. leg. In the present context it must refer to the eyes sitting below the eyebrows, but undirstóll brúna is admittedly an odd kenning for ‘eyes’. Konráð Gíslason (loc. cit.) accordingly emends to undirsóla brúna lit. ‘of the under-suns of the brows’, denoting the brightness of the eyes.

undirstóla ‘of the support-chairs’

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undirstóll (noun m.): [support-chairs]

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[7, 8] él*um undirstóla brúna ‘with storms of the support-chairs of brows [EYES > TEARS]’: The ms. reading eljun ‘power, endurance, energy’ cannot be construed to make any sense in the context, and the emendation is in keeping with earlier eds. Both Skj B and Skald print éljum, which is not clear since él is a n. a-stem and not a ja-stem (see AEW: él; Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, II, 226 has élom). The cpd undirstóll ‘support-chair’ (lit. ‘under-chair’, from the adv. undir ‘under, below, beneath’ and stóll ‘chair’) is a hap. leg. In the present context it must refer to the eyes sitting below the eyebrows, but undirstóll brúna is admittedly an odd kenning for ‘eyes’. Konráð Gíslason (loc. cit.) accordingly emends to undirsóla brúna lit. ‘of the under-suns of the brows’, denoting the brightness of the eyes.

il ‘the footsole’

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il (noun f.; °; -jar): footsole < iltún (noun n.): [footsole-yards]

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tún ‘yards’

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tún (noun n.; °-s; -): homefield, enclosure < iltún (noun n.): [footsole-yards]

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þvegit ‘washed’

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1. þvá (verb): wash

brúna ‘of brows’

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brún (noun f.; °; brýnn/-ir): brows

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[7, 8] él*um undirstóla brúna ‘with storms of the support-chairs of brows [EYES > TEARS]’: The ms. reading eljun ‘power, endurance, energy’ cannot be construed to make any sense in the context, and the emendation is in keeping with earlier eds. Both Skj B and Skald print éljum, which is not clear since él is a n. a-stem and not a ja-stem (see AEW: él; Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, II, 226 has élom). The cpd undirstóll ‘support-chair’ (lit. ‘under-chair’, from the adv. undir ‘under, below, beneath’ and stóll ‘chair’) is a hap. leg. In the present context it must refer to the eyes sitting below the eyebrows, but undirstóll brúna is admittedly an odd kenning for ‘eyes’. Konráð Gíslason (loc. cit.) accordingly emends to undirsóla brúna lit. ‘of the under-suns of the brows’, denoting the brightness of the eyes.

brúna ‘of brows’

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brún (noun f.; °; brýnn/-ir): brows

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[7, 8] él*um undirstóla brúna ‘with storms of the support-chairs of brows [EYES > TEARS]’: The ms. reading eljun ‘power, endurance, energy’ cannot be construed to make any sense in the context, and the emendation is in keeping with earlier eds. Both Skj B and Skald print éljum, which is not clear since él is a n. a-stem and not a ja-stem (see AEW: él; Konráð Gíslason 1895-7, II, 226 has élom). The cpd undirstóll ‘support-chair’ (lit. ‘under-chair’, from the adv. undir ‘under, below, beneath’ and stóll ‘chair’) is a hap. leg. In the present context it must refer to the eyes sitting below the eyebrows, but undirstóll brúna is admittedly an odd kenning for ‘eyes’. Konráð Gíslason (loc. cit.) accordingly emends to undirsóla brúna lit. ‘of the under-suns of the brows’, denoting the brightness of the eyes.