Anon Pl 15VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 15’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 191.
Réð ‘left’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
ór ‘’
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3. ór (prep.): out of
Rúms ‘city of Rome’
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Róm (noun n.): Rome < Rúmsborg (noun f.)
notes
[1] Rúmsborg ‘city of Rome’: The C text echoes this p. n.; both the Lat. and other ON texts state only that Plácitus and his family set out for Egypt (see Louis-Jensen 1998, cxxiii).
borg ‘’
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borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold < Rúmsborg (noun f.)
notes
[1] Rúmsborg ‘city of Rome’: The C text echoes this p. n.; both the Lat. and other ON texts state only that Plácitus and his family set out for Egypt (see Louis-Jensen 1998, cxxiii).
víðri ‘the great’
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víðr (adj.): far
rausnar ‘of splendour’
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1. rausn (noun f.): magnificence
kennings
Valdr rausnar‘The possessor of splendour ’
= NOBLEMAN
The possessor of splendour → NOBLEMAN
valdr ‘The possessor’
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valdr (noun m.): ruler
kennings
Valdr rausnar‘The possessor of splendour ’
= NOBLEMAN
The possessor of splendour → NOBLEMAN
at ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
halda ‘’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
hǫppum ‘with victories’
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happ (noun n.; °-s; *-): fortune, luck
kennings
hringþollr hǫppum reifðr‘the ring-fir, blessed with victories, ’
= MAN
the ring-fir, blessed with victories, → MAN
reifðr ‘blessed’
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reifðr (adj./verb p.p.): endowed, enriched
kennings
hringþollr hǫppum reifðr‘the ring-fir, blessed with victories, ’
= MAN
the ring-fir, blessed with victories, → MAN
þá ‘when’
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2. þá (adv.): then
s ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
hafði ‘had’
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hafa (verb): have
hring ‘the ring’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword < hringþollr (noun m.)
kennings
hringþollr hǫppum reifðr‘the ring-fir, blessed with victories, ’
= MAN
the ring-fir, blessed with victories, → MAN
þollr ‘fir’
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þollr (noun m.): fir-tree < hringþollr (noun m.)
kennings
hringþollr hǫppum reifðr‘the ring-fir, blessed with victories, ’
= MAN
the ring-fir, blessed with victories, → MAN
skaða ‘injury’
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skaði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): harm, damage
fingit ‘received’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
notes
[5] fóru ‘went’: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887.
*braut ‘abroad’
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1. braut (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; -ir): path, way; away
[5] *braut: ‘abrot’ touched up by a later hand 673b
notes
[5] *braut ‘abroad’: Emendation proposed by Jón Helgason 1932-3.
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
beiti ‘steerer’
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beitir (noun m.): steerer
kennings
fróðum beiti byrstóðs.‘the wise steerer of the wind-horse.’
= SEAFARER
the wind-horse. → SHIP
the wise steerer of the SHIP → SEAFARER
byr ‘of the wind’
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byrr (noun m.; °-jar/-s; -ir, acc. -i/-u(SigrVal 188¹³)): favourable wind < byrstóð (noun n.)
kennings
fróðum beiti byrstóðs.‘the wise steerer of the wind-horse.’
= SEAFARER
the wind-horse. → SHIP
the wise steerer of the SHIP → SEAFARER
byr ‘of the wind’
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byrr (noun m.; °-jar/-s; -ir, acc. -i/-u(SigrVal 188¹³)): favourable wind < byrstóð (noun n.)
kennings
fróðum beiti byrstóðs.‘the wise steerer of the wind-horse.’
= SEAFARER
the wind-horse. → SHIP
the wise steerer of the SHIP → SEAFARER
stóðs ‘horse’
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2. stóð (noun n.; °-s): stud-horse < byrstóð (noun n.)
kennings
fróðum beiti byrstóðs.‘the wise steerer of the wind-horse.’
= SEAFARER
the wind-horse. → SHIP
the wise steerer of the SHIP → SEAFARER
stóðs ‘horse’
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2. stóð (noun n.; °-s): stud-horse < byrstóð (noun n.)
kennings
fróðum beiti byrstóðs.‘the wise steerer of the wind-horse.’
= SEAFARER
the wind-horse. → SHIP
the wise steerer of the SHIP → SEAFARER
synir ‘sons’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
fróðum ‘the wise’
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fróðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): wise
kennings
fróðum beiti byrstóðs.‘the wise steerer of the wind-horse.’
= SEAFARER
the wind-horse. → SHIP
the wise steerer of the SHIP → SEAFARER
til ‘’
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til (prep.): to < tilstýrandi (noun m.)
[7] tilstýranda: ‘til st[...]randa’ 673b
kennings
tilstýranda tírar‘of the pursuer of renown ’
= NOBLEMAN
the pursuer of renown → NOBLEMAN
stýranda ‘of the pursuer’
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stýrandi (noun m.; °-a; -endr): ruler, steerer < tilstýrandi (noun m.)
[7] tilstýranda: ‘til st[...]randa’ 673b
kennings
tilstýranda tírar‘of the pursuer of renown ’
= NOBLEMAN
the pursuer of renown → NOBLEMAN
tírar ‘of renown’
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tírr (noun m.; °-s): glory, honour
kennings
tilstýranda tírar‘of the pursuer of renown ’
= NOBLEMAN
the pursuer of renown → NOBLEMAN
tveir ‘The two’
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tveir (num. cardinal): two
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
móðir ‘mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
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