Anon Pl 3VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 3’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 183-4.
Beiðir ‘Demander’
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beiðir (noun m.): demander
[1] Beiðir: ‘Bei[...]’ 673b, ‘Beiþ’ 673bÞH
kennings
‘Beiðir ormstalls,‘‘Demander of the serpent-lair, ’
= MAN
the serpent-lair, → GOLD
‘Demander of the GOLD → MAN
segðu ‘tell’
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segja (verb): say, tell
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
brúði ‘wife’
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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride
byr ‘of the wind’
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byrr (noun m.; °-jar/-s; -ir, acc. -i/-u(SigrVal 188¹³)): favourable wind < byrskrín (noun n.)
[2] byrskríns: ‘byrscrns’ 673b
kennings
stillir byrskríns,‘the ruler of the wind-shrine, ’
= God
the wind-shrine, → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
byr ‘of the wind’
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byrr (noun m.; °-jar/-s; -ir, acc. -i/-u(SigrVal 188¹³)): favourable wind < byrskrín (noun n.)
[2] byrskríns: ‘byrscrns’ 673b
kennings
stillir byrskríns,‘the ruler of the wind-shrine, ’
= God
the wind-shrine, → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
skríns ‘shrine’
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skrín (noun n.; °-s; -): shrine < byrskrín (noun n.)
[2] byrskríns: ‘byrscrns’ 673b
kennings
stillir byrskríns,‘the ruler of the wind-shrine, ’
= God
the wind-shrine, → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
skríns ‘shrine’
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skrín (noun n.; °-s; -): shrine < byrskrín (noun n.)
[2] byrskríns: ‘byrscrns’ 673b
kennings
stillir byrskríns,‘the ruler of the wind-shrine, ’
= God
the wind-shrine, → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
sonum ‘sons’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
þínum ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
ǫll ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
vil ‘will’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
k ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
yðr ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
kvað ‘said’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
stillir ‘the ruler’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
kennings
stillir byrskríns,‘the ruler of the wind-shrine, ’
= God
the wind-shrine, → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
orm ‘of the serpent’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent < ormstallr (noun m.)
kennings
‘Beiðir ormstalls,‘‘Demander of the serpent-lair, ’
= MAN
the serpent-lair, → GOLD
‘Demander of the GOLD → MAN
orm ‘of the serpent’
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ormr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): serpent < ormstallr (noun m.)
kennings
‘Beiðir ormstalls,‘‘Demander of the serpent-lair, ’
= MAN
the serpent-lair, → GOLD
‘Demander of the GOLD → MAN
stalls ‘lair’
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stallr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): seat, stall, support < ormstallr (noun m.)
kennings
‘Beiðir ormstalls,‘‘Demander of the serpent-lair, ’
= MAN
the serpent-lair, → GOLD
‘Demander of the GOLD → MAN
stalls ‘lair’
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stallr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): seat, stall, support < ormstallr (noun m.)
kennings
‘Beiðir ormstalls,‘‘Demander of the serpent-lair, ’
= MAN
the serpent-lair, → GOLD
‘Demander of the GOLD → MAN
í ‘to’
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í (prep.): in, into
trú ‘the faith’
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trú (noun f.; °-ar): faith, belief
kalla ‘call’
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kalla (verb): call
Hyr ‘of the fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrsløngvir (noun m.)
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
Hyr ‘of the fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrsløngvir (noun m.)
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
sløngvir ‘Flinger’
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sløngvir (noun m.): slinger < hyrsløngvir (noun m.)
[5] ‑sløngvir: ‘sclavgvir’ 673b
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
kom ‘come’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
notes
[5] kom ‘come’: Extrametrical þú in ms. has been removed.
hingat ‘here’
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hingat (adv.): (to) here
hval ‘of the whale’
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hvalr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ir/-ar): whale < hvalrann (noun n.): [whale-house]
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
hval ‘of the whale’
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hvalr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ir/-ar): whale < hvalrann (noun n.): [whale-house]
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
hval ‘of the whale’
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hvalr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ir/-ar): whale < hvalrann (noun n.): [whale-house]
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
ranns ‘house’
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rann (noun n.): house, hall < hvalrann (noun n.): [whale-house]
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
ranns ‘house’
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rann (noun n.): house, hall < hvalrann (noun n.): [whale-house]
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
ranns ‘house’
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rann (noun n.): house, hall < hvalrann (noun n.): [whale-house]
kennings
Hvalranns hyrsløngvir,‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’
= GENEROUS MAN
the whale-house, → SEA
the fire of the SEA → GOLD
Flinger of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[6] um: Supplied by Finnur Jónsson (1887). Skj B has ‘of’.
dag ‘tomorrow’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
annan ‘’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
mun ‘will’
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munu (verb): will, must
k ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
yðr ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
s ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
notes
[7-8] ... yfir ‘... about [it]’: Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1833) emended ms. ‘høf.. hvfer’ to ófir, supposedly a variant of váfir (yfir) ‘is imminent, threatens’. Finnur Jónsson read ‘þof..n vfer’ (1887) and later ‘þof..r yfer’ (Skj A), but in Skj B he followed Sveinbjörn in emending the word to ófir and connecting it with yfir. Jón Helgason (1932-3) accepted the older reading ‘høf..’ and explained the <h> in ‘hvfer’ (=yfir) at the beginning of the following l. as an attempt to restore alliteration which had been disturbed by the evidently intrusive ‘h’ in ‘høf..’. While doubting the existence of the form ófir = váfir, Jón offered no alternative explanation. It seems at least as likely that yfir should belong with þegja to form the expression þegja yfir e-u ‘keep silent about something’. Kock suggested høfum = œfum (from Low German oven ‘exercise, do’ [NN §2490]), but one does not expect a Low German loan-word in a text of this date.
yfir ‘about [it]’
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yfir (prep.): over
[7, 8] *… yfir: ‘høf[...] hvfer’ 673b, ‘þof n vfer’ 673bFJ
notes
[7-8] ... yfir ‘... about [it]’: Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1833) emended ms. ‘høf.. hvfer’ to ófir, supposedly a variant of váfir (yfir) ‘is imminent, threatens’. Finnur Jónsson read ‘þof..n vfer’ (1887) and later ‘þof..r yfer’ (Skj A), but in Skj B he followed Sveinbjörn in emending the word to ófir and connecting it with yfir. Jón Helgason (1932-3) accepted the older reading ‘høf..’ and explained the <h> in ‘hvfer’ (=yfir) at the beginning of the following l. as an attempt to restore alliteration which had been disturbed by the evidently intrusive ‘h’ in ‘høf..’. While doubting the existence of the form ófir = váfir, Jón offered no alternative explanation. It seems at least as likely that yfir should belong with þegja to form the expression þegja yfir e-u ‘keep silent about something’. Kock suggested høfum = œfum (from Low German oven ‘exercise, do’ [NN §2490]), but one does not expect a Low German loan-word in a text of this date.
þegjum ‘we are [I am] silent’
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þegja (verb): be silent
nú ‘now’
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nú (adv.): now
segja ‘tell’
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segja (verb): say, tell
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‘Beiðir, segðu ok brúði’, |
‘Demander of the serpent-lair [GOLD > MAN], tell your sons and wife’, said the ruler of the wind-shrine [SKY/HEAVEN > = God], ‘I will call you all to the faith. Flinger of the fire of the whale-house [(lit. ‘fire-flinger of the whale-house’) SEA > GOLD > GENEROUS MAN], come here tomorrow; I will then tell you about that which ...; we are [I am] silent now about [it]’.
On verbal correspondences between this st. and the A and C versions of the prose text, see Louis-Jensen 1998, cxvii.
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