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Anon Pl 21^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 21’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 194-5.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Sinn ‘his’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

bar ‘carried’

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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry

of ‘over’

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3. of (prep.): around, from; too

ô ‘the river’

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1. á (noun f.; °-r; -r/-ir (aor nom. pl. Gul315e 41 repræsenterer if. Suppl4, [$1$] & ed. intr. 32 svag bøjning)): river

þás ‘while’

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2. þá (adv.): then

annan ‘the other’

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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second

ást ‘of love’

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ást (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): love < ástvitjuðr (noun m.)

kennings

Ástvitjuðr
‘The seeker of love ’
= HOLY MAN
The seeker of love → HOLY MAN

vitjuðr ‘The seeker’

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-vitjuðr (noun m.): [frequenter, seeker] < ástvitjuðr (noun m.)

kennings

Ástvitjuðr
‘The seeker of love ’
= HOLY MAN
The seeker of love → HOLY MAN

lét ‘left’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

sitja ‘sitting’

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sitja (verb): sit

hraustr ‘the strong’

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hraustr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): strong, valiant

kennings

hraustr hristir skins Hlakkar
‘the strong shaker of the gleam of Hlǫkk ’
= WARRIOR
the gleam of Hlǫkk → SWORD
the strong shaker of the SWORD → WARRIOR

erfingja ‘heir’

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erfingi (noun m.; °-ja; -jar): heir, child

hristir ‘shaker’

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hristir (noun m.): shaker

kennings

hraustr hristir skins Hlakkar
‘the strong shaker of the gleam of Hlǫkk ’
= WARRIOR
the gleam of Hlǫkk → SWORD
the strong shaker of the SWORD → WARRIOR

Hlakkar ‘of Hlǫkk’

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2. Hlǫkk (noun f.): Hlǫkk

kennings

hraustr hristir skins Hlakkar
‘the strong shaker of the gleam of Hlǫkk ’
= WARRIOR
the gleam of Hlǫkk → SWORD
the strong shaker of the SWORD → WARRIOR

Hlakkar ‘of Hlǫkk’

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2. Hlǫkk (noun f.): Hlǫkk

kennings

hraustr hristir skins Hlakkar
‘the strong shaker of the gleam of Hlǫkk ’
= WARRIOR
the gleam of Hlǫkk → SWORD
the strong shaker of the SWORD → WARRIOR

skins ‘of the gleam’

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skin (noun n.; °-s): gleam, shine

kennings

hraustr hristir skins Hlakkar
‘the strong shaker of the gleam of Hlǫkk ’
= WARRIOR
the gleam of Hlǫkk → SWORD
the strong shaker of the SWORD → WARRIOR

skins ‘of the gleam’

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skin (noun n.; °-s): gleam, shine

kennings

hraustr hristir skins Hlakkar
‘the strong shaker of the gleam of Hlǫkk ’
= WARRIOR
the gleam of Hlǫkk → SWORD
the strong shaker of the SWORD → WARRIOR

á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

bakka ‘the bank’

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1. bakki (noun m.; °-a; -ar): bank, slope

Ok ‘And’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

þás ‘when’

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2. þá (adv.): then

annan ‘his other’

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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second

sœkja ‘to fetch’

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sœkja (verb): seek, attack

auð ‘the wealth’

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1. auðr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-): wealth < auðgildir (noun m.)

kennings

auðgildir
‘the wealth-payer ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the wealth-payer → GENEROUS MAN

gildir ‘payer’

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gildir (noun m.): payer, supporter < auðgildir (noun m.)

kennings

auðgildir
‘the wealth-payer ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the wealth-payer → GENEROUS MAN

son ‘son’

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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son

vildi ‘wanted’

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vilja (verb): want, intend

stóð ‘stopped’

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standa (verb): stand

umb ‘about him’

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1. um (prep.): about, around

notes

[7] umb ok ‘about him ... and’: Previous eds have read ‘umb’, but all but the second minim of the ‘u’ is obscured by a hole and the ‘b’ by a fold (cf. Nj 1875-8, II, 302). The addition of ok was originally proposed by Konráð Gíslason (and Eiríkur Jónsson 1875-89, II, 302 and 958) and adopted by Finnur Jónsson in Skj B.

ok ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[7] ok: om. 673b

notes

[7] umb ok ‘about him ... and’: Previous eds have read ‘umb’, but all but the second minim of the ‘u’ is obscured by a hole and the ‘b’ by a fold (cf. Nj 1875-8, II, 302). The addition of ok was originally proposed by Konráð Gíslason (and Eiríkur Jónsson 1875-89, II, 302 and 958) and adopted by Finnur Jónsson in Skj B.

sásk ‘looked’

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2. sjá (verb): see

síðan ‘then’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

sviðr ‘the wise’

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2. svinnr (adj.): wise

þegn ‘man’

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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin

at ‘in’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

[8] at: ‘a[...]’ 673b, ‘at’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

ô ‘of the river’

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1. á (noun f.; °-r; -r/-ir (aor nom. pl. Gul315e 41 repræsenterer if. Suppl4, [$1$] & ed. intr. 32 svag bøjning)): river

miðri ‘the middle’

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miðr (adj.): middle, less, hardly

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