Anon Pl 36VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 36’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 203.
Værr ‘The peace-loving’
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1. værr (adj.): peace-loving, placid
kennings
Værr sunds viggfinnandi‘the sound’s horse-provider’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the sound → SHIP
The peace-loving provider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
tók ‘began’
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2. taka (verb): take
vegs ‘glory’
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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour
ins ‘his’
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2. inn (art.): the
fyrra ‘former’
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1. fyrri (adj. comp.; °superl. fyrstr): first
vigg ‘of the horse’
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viggr (noun m.): horse < viggfinnandi (noun m.)
kennings
Værr sunds viggfinnandi‘the sound’s horse-provider’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the sound → SHIP
The peace-loving provider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
vigg ‘of the horse’
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viggr (noun m.): horse < viggfinnandi (noun m.)
kennings
Værr sunds viggfinnandi‘the sound’s horse-provider’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the sound → SHIP
The peace-loving provider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
finnandi ‘provider’
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finnandi (noun m.): bestower, finder < viggfinnandi (noun m.)
kennings
Værr sunds viggfinnandi‘the sound’s horse-provider’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the sound → SHIP
The peace-loving provider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
minnask ‘remember’
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1. minna (verb): remind, remember, recall
sunds ‘of the sound’
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sund (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, strait; swimming
kennings
Værr sunds viggfinnandi‘the sound’s horse-provider’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the sound → SHIP
The peace-loving provider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
sunds ‘of the sound’
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sund (noun n.; °-s; -): sound, strait; swimming
kennings
Værr sunds viggfinnandi‘the sound’s horse-provider’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the sound → SHIP
The peace-loving provider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
þás ‘when’
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2. þá (adv.): then
sína ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
kenndi ‘recognised’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
snar ‘the eager’
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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold < snarlundaðr (adj./verb p.p.)
lundaðr ‘minded one’
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lundaðr (adj./verb p.p.): minded < snarlundaðr (adj./verb p.p.)
hús ‘’
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hús (noun n.; °-s; -): house < húskarl (noun m.): retainer
karla ‘retainers’
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karl (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): (old) man < húskarl (noun m.): retainer
Sér ‘for himself’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
leitaði ‘sought’
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leita (verb): seek, look for, attack
[5] leitaði: ‘[...]eitaþe’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘. er aþe’ 673bÞH, ‘leitaþe’ 673bHE
særir ‘harmer’
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særir (noun m.): wounder
kennings
Bilstyggr særir seims‘The delay-shunning harmer of gold ’
= GENEROUS MAN
The delay-shunning harmer of gold → GENEROUS MAN
seims ‘of gold’
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2. seimr (noun m.; °dat. -i): gold
kennings
Bilstyggr særir seims‘The delay-shunning harmer of gold ’
= GENEROUS MAN
The delay-shunning harmer of gold → GENEROUS MAN
huggunar ‘consolation’
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huggun (noun f.; °hugganar/huggunar; hugganir): comfort
beima ‘of mankind’
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beimi (noun m.; °; -ar): man
kennings
dróttni beima‘the lord of mankind ’
= God
the lord of mankind → God
brátt ‘quickly’
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bráðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): quick(ly)
bœn ‘prayer’
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bœn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): request, prayer
dróttni ‘the lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
dróttni beima‘the lord of mankind ’
= God
the lord of mankind → God
bil ‘The delay’
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bil (noun n.): delay < bilstyggr (adj.)
kennings
Bilstyggr særir seims‘The delay-shunning harmer of gold ’
= GENEROUS MAN
The delay-shunning harmer of gold → GENEROUS MAN
styggr ‘shunning’
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styggr (adj.): shy < bilstyggr (adj.)
kennings
Bilstyggr særir seims‘The delay-shunning harmer of gold ’
= GENEROUS MAN
The delay-shunning harmer of gold → GENEROUS MAN
þás ‘as’
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2. þá (adv.): then
tók ‘he began’
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2. taka (verb): take
hryggvask ‘to grow sad’
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hryggja (verb): distress
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Værr tók vegs ins fyrra |
The peace-loving provider of the horse of the sound [(lit. ‘the sound’s horse-provider’) SHIP > SEAFARER] began to remember his former glory, when the eager-minded one recognised his retainers. The delay-shunning harmer of gold [GENEROUS MAN] quickly sought for himself consolation from the lord of mankind [= God] in prayer, as he began to grow sad.
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