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Anon Pl 27^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 27’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 198.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Hyr ‘of the fire’

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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrgeymir (noun m.)

[1] Hyrgeymi: ‘Hurg(e)y[...]’(?) 673b, 673bHE, ‘Hurgdys’ 673bÞH, ‘Hurgeyme’ 673bFJ

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

Hyr ‘of the fire’

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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrgeymir (noun m.)

[1] Hyrgeymi: ‘Hurg(e)y[...]’(?) 673b, 673bHE, ‘Hurgdys’ 673bÞH, ‘Hurgeyme’ 673bFJ

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

geymi ‘the keeper’

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geymir (noun m.): guardian, keeper < hyrgeymir (noun m.)

[1] Hyrgeymi: ‘Hurg(e)y[...]’(?) 673b, 673bHE, ‘Hurgdys’ 673bÞH, ‘Hurgeyme’ 673bFJ

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

frá ‘have heard’

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1. fregna (verb): hear of

k ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

heima ‘at home’

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2. heima (adv.): at home

hans ‘him’

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

vitjuðu ‘visited’

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vitja (verb): visit

sitja ‘sat’

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sitja (verb): sit

kvôn ‘wife’

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kván (noun f.; °-ar): wife

vas ‘was’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

hǫlds ‘the man’s’

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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

hônum ‘him’

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

hauk ‘of the hawk’

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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukborð (noun n.)

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

hauk ‘of the hawk’

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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukborð (noun n.)

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

hauk ‘of the hawk’

(not checked:)
1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukborð (noun n.)

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

borðs ‘table’

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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table < haukborð (noun n.)

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

borðs ‘table’

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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table < haukborð (noun n.)

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

borðs ‘table’

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borð (noun n.; °-s; -): side, plank, board; table < haukborð (noun n.)

kennings

haukborðs hyrgeymi
‘fire-keeper of the hawk-table’
= MAN
the hawk-table → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the keeper of the GOLD → MAN

vinir ‘friends’

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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend

[4] vinir: ‘viþ[...]’ 673b, ‘viþa’ or ‘viþir’, ‘vinir’ 673bÞH, ‘viþa’ 673bFJ

notes

[3] vinir forðum ‘friends ... in days gone by’: Skj B takes forðum with the cl. ... sitja heim, which creates a tripartite l. The present reading was suggested by Kock (NN §1248).

forðum ‘in days gone by’

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forðum (adv.): formerly, once

notes

[3] vinir forðum ‘friends ... in days gone by’: Skj B takes forðum with the cl. ... sitja heim, which creates a tripartite l. The present reading was suggested by Kock (NN §1248).

Ek ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

em ‘am’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

í ‘into’

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í (prep.): in, into

útlegð ‘outlawry’

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útlegð (noun f.): [outlawry]

stokkinn ‘driven’

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stokkinn (adj./verb p.p.): spattered, splattered

afkárr ‘distraught’

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afkárr (adj.): difficult, distraught

notes

[6] afkárr ‘distraught’: This word is defined variously as ‘?difficult, contrary’ (ONP); vanskelig at komme tilrette med ‘difficult to come to agreement with’ (Fritzner); meget kraftig, ... voldsom ‘very strong, ... violent’ (LP); ‘strange, prodigious’ (CVC).

vinum ‘from my friends’

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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend

fjarri ‘far’

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fjarri (adv.): far, far from it, unlikely

kvôn ‘my wife’

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kván (noun f.; °-ar): wife

s ‘has been’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

braut ‘taken’

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1. braut (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; -ir): path, way; away

frá ‘from’

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frá (prep.): from

mér ‘me’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

mína ‘my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

[7] mína: ‘m[...](a)’(?) 673b

men ‘’

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2. men (noun n.; °; dat. menjum): neck-ring < mendýr (noun n.)

mein ‘fierce’

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meinn (adj.; °compar. meinni, superl. meinstr): [fierce] < meindýr (noun n.)

[8] meindýr: mendýr 673b

dýr ‘beasts’

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1. dýr (noun n.; °-s (spec.: dyʀiɴs KonrA 66⁴, etc., cf. Seip 1955 188-189); -): animal < meindýr (noun n.)1. dýr (noun n.; °-s (spec.: dyʀiɴs KonrA 66⁴, etc., cf. Seip 1955 188-189); -): animal < mendýr (noun n.)

[8] meindýr: mendýr 673b

gripu ‘have seized’

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grípa (verb): seize, grasp

[8] gripu: om. 673b

notes

[8] gripu ‘have seized’: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887. Kock suggested rifu ‘have torn (up)’ (NN §2135B), citing the more common collocation of the verb rífa with animals. Jón Helgason, however, pointed out that grípa matches the prose text (cf. Tucker 1998, 39); in any case, the prose and poetic texts are all clear that the boys survive.

sveina ‘sons’

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sveinn (noun m.; °sveins; sveinar): boy, servant, attendant

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As all versions of the prose text make clear (Tucker 1998, 38-9), Plácitus is here making an unfavourable comparison between his own sad condition and that of Job, arguing to God that his own trials have been far worse than that of the biblical figure.

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