Anon Pl 10VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 10’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 188-9.
baut ‘’
varf ‘’
notes
[1] varð ‘went’: So emended by Louis-Jensen 1998. Finnur Jónsson (1887 and Skj B) emended to hvarf.
hjǫrtr ‘The hart’
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hjǫrtr (noun m.; °hjartar, dat. hirti (hjǫrt Æv¹ 58²²n.); hirtir, acc. hjǫrtu, (gen. hirta GlossPsalt 9¹²)): hart
frá ‘from’
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frá (prep.): from
hreyti ‘the flinger’
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hreytir (noun m.): flinger
kennings
hreyti seima;‘the flinger of gold; ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the flinger of gold; → GENEROUS MAN
heim ‘home’
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heim (adv.): home, back
fór ‘went’
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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel
at ‘after’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
seima ‘of gold’
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2. seimr (noun m.; °dat. -i): gold
kennings
hreyti seima;‘the flinger of gold; ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the flinger of gold; → GENEROUS MAN
Krist ‘Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
frægr ‘the famous’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
kennings
frægr boði hringa‘the famous offerer of rings ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the famous offerer of rings → GENEROUS MAN
við ‘in the face of’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
freistni ‘trial’
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freistni (noun f.): trial, temptation
[3] freistni: ‘frei’ touched up by a later hand 673b
fultings ‘for help’
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2. fullting (noun n.): help
boði ‘offerer’
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boði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): messenger, breaker
kennings
frægr boði hringa‘the famous offerer of rings ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the famous offerer of rings → GENEROUS MAN
hringa ‘of rings’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
kennings
frægr boði hringa‘the famous offerer of rings ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the famous offerer of rings → GENEROUS MAN
Sagði ‘told’
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segja (verb): say, tell
drengr ‘The man’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
s ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
dugðu ‘were powerful’
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duga (verb; °dugir; dugði; dugat): help, befit
dolg ‘of the battle’
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dolg (noun n.): battle, enemy < dolglinnr (noun m.)
kennings
rǫskr beitir dolglinns*‘the brave handler of the battle-serpent ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-serpent → SWORD
the brave handler of the SWORD → WARRIOR
dolg ‘of the battle’
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dolg (noun n.): battle, enemy < dolglinnr (noun m.)
kennings
rǫskr beitir dolglinns*‘the brave handler of the battle-serpent ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-serpent → SWORD
the brave handler of the SWORD → WARRIOR
linns* ‘-serpent’
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linnr (noun m.): snake < dolglinnr (noun m.)
[6] ‑linns*: ‘‑linnsc’ 673b
kennings
rǫskr beitir dolglinns*‘the brave handler of the battle-serpent ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-serpent → SWORD
the brave handler of the SWORD → WARRIOR
linns* ‘-serpent’
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linnr (noun m.): snake < dolglinnr (noun m.)
[6] ‑linns*: ‘‑linnsc’ 673b
kennings
rǫskr beitir dolglinns*‘the brave handler of the battle-serpent ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-serpent → SWORD
the brave handler of the SWORD → WARRIOR
konu ‘wife’
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kona (noun f.; °-u; -ur/-r(KlmA1980 116¹¹), gen. pl. kvenna/kvinna): woman
sinni ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
rǫskr ‘the brave’
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rǫskr (adj.): brave
kennings
rǫskr beitir dolglinns*‘the brave handler of the battle-serpent ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-serpent → SWORD
the brave handler of the SWORD → WARRIOR
gat ‘received’
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2. geta (verb): to beget, give birth to, mention, speak of; to think well of, like, love
hug ‘courage’
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hugr (noun m.): mind, thought, courage
við ‘against’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
háska ‘danger’
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háski (noun m.; °-a; -ar): danger
heit ‘the promises’
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heit (noun n.; °; -): promise
goðs ‘of God’s’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God < goðsonr (noun m.): [godson]
kennings
goðssonar,‘of God’s son, ’
= Christ
God’s son, → Christ
sonar ‘son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son < goðsonr (noun m.): [godson]
kennings
goðssonar,‘of God’s son, ’
= Christ
God’s son, → Christ
beitir ‘handler’
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beitir (noun m.): steerer
kennings
rǫskr beitir dolglinns*‘the brave handler of the battle-serpent ’
= WARRIOR
the battle-serpent → SWORD
the brave handler of the SWORD → WARRIOR
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The hart went away from the flinger of gold [GENEROUS MAN]; he went home after that; the famous offerer of rings [GENEROUS MAN] asked Christ for help in the face of his trial. The man told his wife the promises of God’s son [= Christ], which were powerful; the brave handler of the battle-serpent [SWORD > WARRIOR] received courage against danger.
For the several verbal echoes between this st. and the C text of the saga, see Louis-Jensen 1998, cxii.
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