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Anon Pl 40^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 40’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 205-6.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Hugðu ‘considered’

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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider

brœðr ‘The brothers’

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bróðir (noun m.; °bróður/brǿðr/bróðurs, dat. bróður/brǿðr/breðr, acc. bróður/brǿðr; brǿðr/bróðr/breðr (brǿðrirnir Jvs291 75¹⁴), gen. brǿ---): brother

at ‘’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

beiði ‘the demander’

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beiðir (noun m.): demander

kennings

beiði brandéls —
‘the demander of the sword-storm — ’
= WARRIOR
the sword-storm — → BATTLE
the demander of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

brand ‘of the sword’

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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire < brandél (noun n.): sword-storm

[2] brandéls: ‘br[...]e[...]s’ 673b, ‘br[...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘bran[...]e[...]s’ 673bFJ

kennings

beiði brandéls —
‘the demander of the sword-storm — ’
= WARRIOR
the sword-storm — → BATTLE
the demander of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

brand ‘of the sword’

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brandr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sword, prow; fire < brandél (noun n.): sword-storm

[2] brandéls: ‘br[...]e[...]s’ 673b, ‘br[...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘bran[...]e[...]s’ 673bFJ

kennings

beiði brandéls —
‘the demander of the sword-storm — ’
= WARRIOR
the sword-storm — → BATTLE
the demander of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

éls ‘storm’

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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm < brandél (noun n.): sword-storm

[2] brandéls: ‘br[...]e[...]s’ 673b, ‘br[...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘bran[...]e[...]s’ 673bFJ

kennings

beiði brandéls —
‘the demander of the sword-storm — ’
= WARRIOR
the sword-storm — → BATTLE
the demander of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

éls ‘storm’

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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm < brandél (noun n.): sword-storm

[2] brandéls: ‘br[...]e[...]s’ 673b, ‘br[...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘bran[...]e[...]s’ 673bFJ

kennings

beiði brandéls —
‘the demander of the sword-storm — ’
= WARRIOR
the sword-storm — → BATTLE
the demander of the BATTLE → WARRIOR

megin ‘care’

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1. megin (noun n.; °-s, dat. magni/megni/megin(HirðB 398¹⁹); -): might, strength; very < meginvandla (adv.)

vandla ‘fully’

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vandla (adv.): completely, skilfully < meginvandla (adv.)

þóttusk ‘thought’

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2. þykkja (verb): seem, think

mildi ‘for generosity [or piety]’

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mildi (noun f.): generosity, mercy

mætan ‘renowned’

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

[3] mætan: ‘mæ[...]’ 673b, ‘mæra’ 673bÞH, ‘metan’ 673bFJ

menn ‘the men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

Plácitus ‘Plácitus’

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Plácitus (noun m.): Plácitus, Placitus

kenna ‘they recognised’

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kenna (verb): know, teach

unz ‘until’

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2. unz (conj.): until

hyr ‘of the fire’

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

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

hyr ‘of the fire’

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

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

Þróttar ‘the Þróttar’

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2. Þróttr (noun m.): Þróttr < hyrþróttr (noun m.)

[5] ‑Þróttar: ‘þrotta[...]’ 673b, ‘þrottar’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

hittu ‘met’

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hitta (verb): meet, encounter

hjaldr ‘of the war’

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2. hjaldr (noun n.): battle < hjaldrserkr (noun m.)

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

hjaldr ‘of the war’

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2. hjaldr (noun n.): battle < hjaldrserkr (noun m.)

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

hjaldr ‘of the war’

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2. hjaldr (noun n.): battle < hjaldrserkr (noun m.)

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

serks ‘shirt’

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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt < hjaldrserkr (noun m.)

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

serks ‘shirt’

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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt < hjaldrserkr (noun m.)

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

serks ‘shirt’

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1. serkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): shirt < hjaldrserkr (noun m.)

kennings

hjaldrserks hyr-Þróttar
‘the fire-Þróttar of the war shirt’
= WARRIORS
the war-shirt → MAIL-SHIRT
the fire of the MAIL-SHIRT → SWORD
the Þróttar of the SWORD → WARRIORS

… ‘…’

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(non-lexical)

[6] …: ‘[...]ar[...]’ 673b, ‘kloker[...]’ 673bFJ

hǫfðu ‘had’

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hafa (verb): have

[7] hǫfðu: ‘[...]þv’ 673b

hodd ‘the gold’

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1. hodd (noun f.): gold, treasure < hoddsendir (noun m.)

kennings

hoddsendi.
‘the gold-distributor.’
= GENEROUS MAN
the gold-distributor. → GENEROUS MAN

sendi ‘distributor’

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sendir (noun m.): sender, distributor < hoddsendir (noun m.)

kennings

hoddsendi.
‘the gold-distributor.’
= GENEROUS MAN
the gold-distributor. → GENEROUS MAN

rétt ‘correctly’

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3. réttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): right, straight, direct

kenndan ‘recognised’

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kenna (verb): know, teach

[8] kenndan: ‘[...]endan’ 673b, ‘kendan’ 673bFJ

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