Anon Pl 16VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 16’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 192.
Sik ‘them’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
bað ‘asked’
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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray
[1] bað: ‘[...]’ 673b, ‘baþ’ 673bFJ
stríða ‘of distress’
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2. stríð (noun n.; °-s; -): affliction
kennings
Stǫðvir stríða,‘The calmer of distress, ’
= HOLY MAN
The calmer of distress, → HOLY MAN
stǫðvir ‘The calmer’
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stǫðvir (noun m.): [calmer]
kennings
Stǫðvir stríða,‘The calmer of distress, ’
= HOLY MAN
The calmer of distress, → HOLY MAN
stirðs ‘of harsh’
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stirðr (adj.): stiff
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
stirðs ‘of harsh’
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stirðr (adj.): stiff
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
stirðs ‘of harsh’
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stirðr (adj.): stiff
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
es ‘when’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
at ‘to’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
kom ‘came’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
firði ‘the bay’
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fjǫrðr (noun m.): fjord
hyr ‘of the fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrlundr (noun m.)
[3] hyr‑: ‘h(y)[...]’(?) 673b, ‘hot’ 673bÞH, ‘hyr’ 673bFJ
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
notes
[3] hyrlund ‘fire-tree’: Proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887, who could apparently read the now-illegible letters in the ms.
hyr ‘of the fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrlundr (noun m.)
[3] hyr‑: ‘h(y)[...]’(?) 673b, ‘hot’ 673bÞH, ‘hyr’ 673bFJ
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
notes
[3] hyrlund ‘fire-tree’: Proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887, who could apparently read the now-illegible letters in the ms.
lund ‘the tree’
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1. lundr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ar): grove, tree < hyrlundr (noun m.)
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
notes
[3] hyrlund ‘fire-tree’: Proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887, who could apparently read the now-illegible letters in the ms.
heiðni ‘for paganism’
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heiðni (noun f.; °-): heathendom
kenndan ‘known’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
her ‘army’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host < herleikr (noun m.)
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
her ‘army’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host < herleikr (noun m.)
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
her ‘army’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host < herleikr (noun m.)
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
leiks ‘play’
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1. leikr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar): sport, play < herleikr (noun m.)
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
leiks ‘play’
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1. leikr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar): sport, play < herleikr (noun m.)
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
leiks ‘play’
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1. leikr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar): sport, play < herleikr (noun m.)
kennings
stirðs herleiks hyrlund,‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’
= WARRIOR
harsh army-play, → BATTLE
the fire of the BATTLE → SWORD
the tree of the SWORD → WARRIOR
of ‘over’
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3. of (prep.): around, from; too
sæ ‘the sea’
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sjór (noun m.): sea
Veittit ‘did not provide’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
fremðar ‘of honour’
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fremð (noun f.): honour
kennings
flugstyggum flýti fremðar,‘for the flight-shy begetter of honour,’
= HOLY MAN
for the flight-shy begetter of honour, → HOLY MAN
flýti ‘begetter’
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flýtir (noun m.): hastener
kennings
flugstyggum flýti fremðar,‘for the flight-shy begetter of honour,’
= HOLY MAN
for the flight-shy begetter of honour, → HOLY MAN
flug ‘for the flight’
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2. flug (noun n.): flight, ?precipice < flugstyggr (adj.): flight-shunning
kennings
flugstyggum flýti fremðar,‘for the flight-shy begetter of honour,’
= HOLY MAN
for the flight-shy begetter of honour, → HOLY MAN
styggum ‘shy’
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styggr (adj.): shy < flugstyggr (adj.): flight-shunning
kennings
flugstyggum flýti fremðar,‘for the flight-shy begetter of honour,’
= HOLY MAN
for the flight-shy begetter of honour, → HOLY MAN
al ‘’
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al- ((prefix)): very < aldyggr (adj.): very excellent
dyggva ‘reliable’
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dyggr (adj.; °dyggvan/dyggan; compar. -vari/-ari/-ri, superl. -vastr/-astr/-str): trustworthy < aldyggr (adj.): very excellent
fet ‘paw’
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fet (noun n.; °-s; -): paw, step < fetrjóðr (noun m.)
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
rjóðr ‘reddener’
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1. rjóðr (noun m.): reddener < fetrjóðr (noun m.)
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
Fenris ‘of Fenrir’
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Fenrir (noun m.): Fenrir
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
Fenris ‘of Fenrir’
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Fenrir (noun m.): Fenrir
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
jóða ‘of the offspring’
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jóð (noun n.): child, offspring
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
jóða ‘of the offspring’
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jóð (noun n.): child, offspring
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
farning ‘transportation’
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farning (noun f.; °-ar): [transportation]
inn ‘The’
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2. inn (art.): the
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
bǫl ‘evil’
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bǫl (noun n.; °-s, dat. bǫlvi): evil < bǫlgjarn (adj.)
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
gjarni ‘eager’
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gjarn (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): eager < bǫlgjarn (adj.)
kennings
Inn bǫlgjarni fetrjóðr jóða Fenris‘The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir ’
= WARRIOR
the offspring of Fenrir → WOLVES
The evil-eager paw-reddener of WOLVES → WARRIOR
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The calmer of distress [HOLY MAN], when [he] came to the bay, asked the tree of the fire of harsh army-play [(lit. ‘fire-tree of harsh army-play’) BATTLE > SWORD > WARRIOR], known for paganism, to ferry them over the sea. The evil-eager paw-reddener of the offspring of Fenrir <wolf> [WOLVES > WARRIOR] did not provide reliable transportation for the flight-shy begetter of honour [HOLY MAN],
In the legend, Plácitus and his family seek passage to Egypt with a ship’s captain who is variously described as dominus … barbarus ‘the barbarous master’ and scips drottiɴ …heiþiɴ oc grímr ‘the ship’s captain … heathen and cruel’ (A1) (Tucker 1998, 32). The warrior-kennings in sts 16 and 17 refer to this man, who quickly sees that the family is destitute and decides to seize Theopista, whom he finds very attractive, in payment for the crossing.
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