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Anon Pl 41^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 41’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 206-7.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Bôru ‘carried’

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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry

orð* ‘the word’

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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word

[1] orð*: ‘orðr’ 673b

ok ‘and’

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

urðu ‘became’

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1. verða (verb): become, be

[1] urðu: ‘vrþ[...]’ 673b, ‘vrþo’ 673bFJ

odd ‘of the spear’

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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon < oddregn (noun n.)

[2] oddregns: ‘odd[...](e)gns’(?) 673b, ‘oddregns’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

kennings

Hvat*endr oddregns
‘The inciters of the spear-rain ’
= WARRIORS
the spear-rain → BATTLE
The inciters of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

odd ‘of the spear’

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oddr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): point of weapon < oddregn (noun n.)

[2] oddregns: ‘odd[...](e)gns’(?) 673b, ‘oddregns’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

kennings

Hvat*endr oddregns
‘The inciters of the spear-rain ’
= WARRIORS
the spear-rain → BATTLE
The inciters of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

regns ‘rain’

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regn (noun n.; °-s; -): rain < oddregn (noun n.)

[2] oddregns: ‘odd[...](e)gns’(?) 673b, ‘oddregns’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

kennings

Hvat*endr oddregns
‘The inciters of the spear-rain ’
= WARRIORS
the spear-rain → BATTLE
The inciters of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

regns ‘rain’

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regn (noun n.; °-s; -): rain < oddregn (noun n.)

[2] oddregns: ‘odd[...](e)gns’(?) 673b, ‘oddregns’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

kennings

Hvat*endr oddregns
‘The inciters of the spear-rain ’
= WARRIORS
the spear-rain → BATTLE
The inciters of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

hvatendr* ‘The inciters’

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hvatandi (noun m.): inciter, hastener

[2] hvat*endr: ‘huatiendr’ 673b

kennings

Hvat*endr oddregns
‘The inciters of the spear-rain ’
= WARRIORS
the spear-rain → BATTLE
The inciters of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

fegnir ‘glad’

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2. feginn (adj.; °compar. fegnari, superl. fegnastr): glad, happy

heiðins ‘of the heathen’

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heiðinn (adj.): heathen

grams ‘king’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

af ‘in’

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af (prep.): from

hljóði ‘secret’

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hljóðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): silent

hjǫrva ‘of swords’

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hjǫrr (noun m.): sword

kennings

lund hjǫrva.
‘the tree of swords. ’
= WARRIOR
the tree of swords. → WARRIOR

lund ‘the tree’

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1. lundr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ar): grove, tree

kennings

lund hjǫrva.
‘the tree of swords. ’
= WARRIOR
the tree of swords. → WARRIOR

es ‘when’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

fundu ‘found’

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2. finna (verb): find, meet

[4] fundu: ‘[...]ndo’ 673b, ‘fvndo’ 673bÞH, ‘f[...]ndo’ 673bFJ

Hodda ‘of hoards’

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1. hodd (noun f.): gold, treasure

kennings

Hugfylldr Baldr hodda
‘The courage-filled Baldr of hoards ’
= MAN
The courage-filled Baldr of hoards → MAN

Baldr ‘Baldr’

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Baldr (noun m.): [Baldr, Baldur]

kennings

Hugfylldr Baldr hodda
‘The courage-filled Baldr of hoards ’
= MAN
The courage-filled Baldr of hoards → MAN

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

hildar ‘the battle’

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1. hildr (noun f.): battle

hug ‘The courage’

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hugr (noun m.): mind, thought, courage < hugfyldr (adj.): courageous

[6] hugfylldr: ‘hug[...]ylldr’ 673b, ‘[...]ylldr’ 673bÞH, ‘hug fylldr’ 673bFJ

kennings

Hugfylldr Baldr hodda
‘The courage-filled Baldr of hoards ’
= MAN
The courage-filled Baldr of hoards → MAN

fylldr ‘filled’

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fýldr (adj.): [filled] < hugfyldr (adj.): courageous

[6] hugfylldr: ‘hug[...]ylldr’ 673b, ‘[...]ylldr’ 673bÞH, ‘hug fylldr’ 673bFJ

kennings

Hugfylldr Baldr hodda
‘The courage-filled Baldr of hoards ’
= MAN
The courage-filled Baldr of hoards → MAN

koma ‘to come’

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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come

skyldi ‘was’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

alla ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

tígn ‘honour’

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tígn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): honour

ok ‘and’

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

eignask ‘regain’

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eigna (verb; °-að-): acquire

endr ‘previously’

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endr (adv.): formerly, once, again

[8] endr þá: ‘en[...]þa’ 673b, ‘en[...]a’ 673bÞH, ‘endr þa’ 673bFJ

þá ‘the’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[8] endr þá: ‘en[...]þa’ 673b, ‘en[...]a’ 673bÞH, ‘endr þa’ 673bFJ

s ‘which’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

lét ‘’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

af ‘’

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af (prep.): from

hendi ‘abandoned’

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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand

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