Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 13

Jonna Louis-Jensen

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Pl 13^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 13’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 190.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

12 13 14

[3, 4] bôru þeir aura ǫldur‑: ‘bor[...]alldor’ 673b, ‘bore[...]alldor’ 673bÞH, ‘boro þeir avra ølldor’ 673bFJ

þeir ‘they’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

[3, 4] bôru þeir aura ǫldur‑: ‘bor[...]alldor’ 673b, ‘bore[...]alldor’ 673bÞH, ‘boro þeir avra ølldor’ 673bFJ

aura ‘valuables’

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Aurar (noun f.): [valuables]

[3, 4] bôru þeir aura ǫldur‑: ‘bor[...]alldor’ 673b, ‘bore[...]alldor’ 673bÞH, ‘boro þeir avra ølldor’ 673bFJ

ǫldur ‘the noble’

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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age < ǫldurmaðr (noun m.): [leaders]

[3, 4] bôru þeir aura ǫldur‑: ‘bor[...]alldor’ 673b, ‘bore[...]alldor’ 673bÞH, ‘boro þeir avra ølldor’ 673bFJ

notes

[4] ǫldurmanns ‘the nobleman’s’: A loan word from English (cf. OE aldormann, ealdormann, OED: alderman 1a), found in skaldic verse only here and in two poems where Anglophone influence is also likely, Bjbp Jóms 11/2^I and GunnLeif Merl I 63/4^VIII. This word is not used in any of the prose versions of the legend.

manns ‘man’s’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person < ǫldurmaðr (noun m.): [leaders]

notes

ór ‘of’

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3. ór (prep.): out of

ranni ‘house’

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rann (noun n.): house, hall

Ǫll ‘for all’

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allr (adj.): all

réð ‘gave’

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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide

flærðar ‘falsehood’

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flærð (noun f.): falsehood, deceit

[5] flærðar: ‘flęrþ(a)[...]’(?) 673b, ‘flęrþar’ 673bÞH

kennings

Fellir ljóna flærðar
‘The destroyer of men’s falsehood ’
= HOLY MAN
The destroyer of men’s falsehood → HOLY MAN

fellir ‘The destroyer’

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fellir (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i): slayer, feller

kennings

Fellir ljóna flærðar
‘The destroyer of men’s falsehood ’
= HOLY MAN
The destroyer of men’s falsehood → HOLY MAN

fé ‘’

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fé (noun n.; °fjár/féar; -): cattle, money < fétjón (noun n.)

tjón ‘losses’

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2. tjón (noun n.; °-s; -): loss < fétjón (noun n.)

þau ‘the’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

s ‘which’

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

beið ‘suffered’

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bíða (verb; °bíðr; beið, biðu; beðit): wait, suffer, experience

ljóna ‘of men’s’

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ljónar (noun m.): men

kennings

Fellir ljóna flærðar
‘The destroyer of men’s falsehood ’
= HOLY MAN
The destroyer of men’s falsehood → HOLY MAN

snauðr ‘bereft’

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snauðr (adj.): bereft, poor

varðr ‘’

varð* ‘became’

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1. verða (verb): become, be

[7] varð*: varðr 673b

ôrr ‘the messenger’

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1. árr (noun m.; °dat. ár; ǽrir/árar, acc. áru): messenger

kennings

ôrr unnblakks
‘the messenger of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARER
the wave-horse → SHIP
the messenger of the SHIP → SEAFARER

at ‘of’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

auði ‘wealth’

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Auði (noun m.): [wealth]

und ‘’

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1. und (noun f.; °; -ir): wound < undblakkr (noun m.)

unn ‘of the wave’

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2. unnr (noun f.): wave < unnblakkr (noun m.)

[8] unn‑: und 673b

kennings

ôrr unnblakks
‘the messenger of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARER
the wave-horse → SHIP
the messenger of the SHIP → SEAFARER

unn ‘of the wave’

(not checked:)
2. unnr (noun f.): wave < unnblakkr (noun m.)

[8] unn‑: und 673b

kennings

ôrr unnblakks
‘the messenger of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARER
the wave-horse → SHIP
the messenger of the SHIP → SEAFARER

blakks ‘horse’

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1. blakkr (noun m.): horse < unnblakkr (noun m.)1. blakkr (noun m.): horse < undblakkr (noun m.)

kennings

ôrr unnblakks
‘the messenger of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARER
the wave-horse → SHIP
the messenger of the SHIP → SEAFARER

blakks ‘horse’

(not checked:)
1. blakkr (noun m.): horse < unnblakkr (noun m.)1. blakkr (noun m.): horse < undblakkr (noun m.)

kennings

ôrr unnblakks
‘the messenger of the wave-horse ’
= SEAFARER
the wave-horse → SHIP
the messenger of the SHIP → SEAFARER

goði ‘to God’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God

þakka ‘thanks’

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þǫkk (noun f.; °þakkar; þakkar/þakkir): thanks

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For verbal correspondences between sts 12 and 13 and the C text of the prose saga, see Louis-Jensen 1998, cxxii-iii.

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Anon Pl 13VII

Hús ‘the house’

brutu ‘broke into’

heip*tar ‘for harm’

fúsir ‘eager’

hófsk ‘began’

freistni ‘the trial’

svá ‘thus’

þjófar ‘Thieves’

út ‘out’

bôru ‘carried’

þeir ‘they’

aura ‘valuables’

ǫldur ‘the noble’

notes

manns ‘man’s’

notes

ór ‘of’

ranni ‘house’

Ǫll ‘for all’

réð ‘gave’

flærðar ‘falsehood’

kennings

fellir ‘The destroyer’

kennings

fé ‘’

tjón ‘losses’

þau ‘the’

s ‘which’

beið ‘suffered’

ljóna ‘of men’s’

kennings

snauðr ‘bereft’

varðr ‘’

varð* ‘became’

ôrr ‘the messenger’

kennings

at ‘of’

auði ‘wealth’

und ‘’

unn ‘of the wave’

kennings

unn ‘of the wave’

kennings

blakks ‘horse’

kennings

blakks ‘horse’

kennings

goði ‘to God’

þakka ‘thanks’

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Anon Pl 13^VII

heiptar* ‘for harm’