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Anon Pl 29^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 29’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 199-200.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Morð ‘of the war’

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1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle < morðsól (noun f.)

kennings

Meiðir morðsólar
‘The destroyer of the war-sun ’
= WARRIOR
the war-sun → SHIELD
The destroyer of the SHIELD → WARRIOR

Morð ‘of the war’

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1. morð (noun n.; °-s; -): killing, battle < morðsól (noun f.)

kennings

Meiðir morðsólar
‘The destroyer of the war-sun ’
= WARRIOR
the war-sun → SHIELD
The destroyer of the SHIELD → WARRIOR

sólar ‘sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < morðsól (noun f.)

kennings

Meiðir morðsólar
‘The destroyer of the war-sun ’
= WARRIOR
the war-sun → SHIELD
The destroyer of the SHIELD → WARRIOR

sólar ‘sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < morðsól (noun f.)

kennings

Meiðir morðsólar
‘The destroyer of the war-sun ’
= WARRIOR
the war-sun → SHIELD
The destroyer of the SHIELD → WARRIOR

veik ‘broke off’

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víkja (verb): turn

máli ‘his speech’

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1. mál (noun n.; °-s; -): speech, matter

meiðir ‘The destroyer’

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meiðir (noun m.): destroyer, harmer

kennings

Meiðir morðsólar
‘The destroyer of the war-sun ’
= WARRIOR
the war-sun → SHIELD
The destroyer of the SHIELD → WARRIOR

sinnar ‘his’

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

leiðar ‘way’

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leið (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir/-ar): path, way

gekk ‘went’

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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

ramms ‘of the fierce’

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rammr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): mighty

kennings

hǫtuðr ramms rógs rekka
‘the hater of the fierce strife of men ’
= HOLY MAN
the fierce strife of men → SIN
the hater of the SIN → HOLY MAN

ramms ‘of the fierce’

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rammr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): mighty

kennings

hǫtuðr ramms rógs rekka
‘the hater of the fierce strife of men ’
= HOLY MAN
the fierce strife of men → SIN
the hater of the SIN → HOLY MAN

hǫtuðr ‘the hater’

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hǫtuðr (noun m.): hater

kennings

hǫtuðr ramms rógs rekka
‘the hater of the fierce strife of men ’
= HOLY MAN
the fierce strife of men → SIN
the hater of the SIN → HOLY MAN

rekka ‘of men’

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rekkr (noun m.; °; -ar): man, champion

kennings

hǫtuðr ramms rógs rekka
‘the hater of the fierce strife of men ’
= HOLY MAN
the fierce strife of men → SIN
the hater of the SIN → HOLY MAN

rekka ‘of men’

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rekkr (noun m.; °; -ar): man, champion

kennings

hǫtuðr ramms rógs rekka
‘the hater of the fierce strife of men ’
= HOLY MAN
the fierce strife of men → SIN
the hater of the SIN → HOLY MAN

rógs ‘strife’

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róg (noun n.; °-s): strife, slander

kennings

hǫtuðr ramms rógs rekka
‘the hater of the fierce strife of men ’
= HOLY MAN
the fierce strife of men → SIN
the hater of the SIN → HOLY MAN

rógs ‘strife’

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róg (noun n.; °-s): strife, slander

kennings

hǫtuðr ramms rógs rekka
‘the hater of the fierce strife of men ’
= HOLY MAN
the fierce strife of men → SIN
the hater of the SIN → HOLY MAN

í ‘into’

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í (prep.): in, into

þorp ‘a village’

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þorp (noun n.; °-s; -): village

ór ‘from’

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3. ór (prep.): out of

skógi ‘the forest’

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skógr (noun m.; °-ar/-s, dat. -i; -ar): forest

Men ‘neckring’

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2. men (noun n.; °; dat. menjum): neck-ring < menfergir (noun m.): necklace-oppressor

kennings

Móthress menfergir
‘The battle-fierce neckring-destroyer ’
= GENEROUS MAN
The battle-fierce neckring-destroyer → GENEROUS MAN

fergir ‘destroyer’

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fergir (noun m.): destroyer < menfergir (noun m.): necklace-oppressor

kennings

Móthress menfergir
‘The battle-fierce neckring-destroyer ’
= GENEROUS MAN
The battle-fierce neckring-destroyer → GENEROUS MAN

vas ‘was’

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

margan ‘many’

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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

mót ‘The battle’

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1. mót (noun n.; °; -): meeting < móthress (adj.)

kennings

Móthress menfergir
‘The battle-fierce neckring-destroyer ’
= GENEROUS MAN
The battle-fierce neckring-destroyer → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[6] móthress ‘brave’: Lit. ‘battle-fierce’. Ms. has mót-; cf. NN §2136; Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1833), Finnur Jónsson (1887 and Skj B) have móð- ‘mind-’ (cf. sit = sið- 31/7).

hress ‘fierce’

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hress (adj.; °superl. -astr): hearty < móthress (adj.)

kennings

Móthress menfergir
‘The battle-fierce neckring-destroyer ’
= GENEROUS MAN
The battle-fierce neckring-destroyer → GENEROUS MAN

notes

[6] móthress ‘brave’: Lit. ‘battle-fierce’. Ms. has mót-; cf. NN §2136; Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1833), Finnur Jónsson (1887 and Skj B) have móð- ‘mind-’ (cf. sit = sið- 31/7).

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

bœ ‘town’

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bœr (noun m.; °-jar/-ar, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja/-a, dat. -jum/-um/bjóm/-am/-m, acc. -i/-ja/-a/bǿ): farm, homestead

þessum ‘that’

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1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

vetr ‘a winter’

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vetr (noun m.; °vetrar/vetrs(HómHauksb³ 173²³), dat. vetri; vetr): winter

ok ‘and’

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

vann ‘earned’

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2. vinna (verb): perform, work

til ‘’

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til (prep.): to

mætrar ‘a good’

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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected

varg ‘the wolf’

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vargr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wolf < vargnistir (noun m.)

kennings

vargnistir
‘the wolf-feeder ’
= WARRIOR
the wolf-feeder → WARRIOR

nistir ‘feeder’

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nistir (noun m.): feeder < vargnistir (noun m.)

kennings

vargnistir
‘the wolf-feeder ’
= WARRIOR
the wolf-feeder → WARRIOR

sér ‘’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

bjargar ‘living’

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bjǫrg (noun f.; °bjargar; bjargir): help, deliverance

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