Anon Pl 42VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 42’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 207.
Brátt ‘at once’
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bráðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): quick(ly)
rézk ‘set out’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
í ‘on’
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í (prep.): in, into
fǫr ‘the journey’
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fǫr (noun f.): journey, fate; movement
flýtir ‘The hastener’
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flýtir (noun m.): hastener
kennings
Flýtir elds flœðar‘The hastener of the fire of the flood ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the flood → GOLD
The hastener of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
flœðar ‘of the flood’
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flœð (noun f.): flood, sea
kennings
Flýtir elds flœðar‘The hastener of the fire of the flood ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the flood → GOLD
The hastener of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
flœðar ‘of the flood’
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flœð (noun f.): flood, sea
kennings
Flýtir elds flœðar‘The hastener of the fire of the flood ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the flood → GOLD
The hastener of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
elds ‘of the fire’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
kennings
Flýtir elds flœðar‘The hastener of the fire of the flood ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the flood → GOLD
The hastener of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
elds ‘of the fire’
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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire
kennings
Flýtir elds flœðar‘The hastener of the fire of the flood ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the flood → GOLD
The hastener of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
maðr ‘man’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
kunni ‘could’
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kunna (verb): know, can, be able
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
manni ‘man’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
megin ‘the important ’
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meginn (adj.; °megnan; compar. megnari, superl. megnastr): strength < megintíðendi (noun n.)
tíðendi ‘news’
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tíðendi (noun n.; °; -): news < megintíðendi (noun n.)
at ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
segja ‘tell’
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segja (verb): say, tell
Sóttu ‘sought’
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sœkja (verb): seek, attack
fund ‘a meeting’
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fundr (noun m.): discovery, meeting
es ‘when’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
fák ‘of the horse’
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fákr (noun m.; °; -ar): horse < fákríðandi (noun m.)
[6] fák‑: ‘f[...]’ 673b, ‘farɴer’ 673bÞH, ‘fark’ 673bFJ
kennings
víðis fákríðanda,‘horse-rider of the ocean’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the ocean → SHIP
the rider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
fák ‘of the horse’
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fákr (noun m.; °; -ar): horse < fákríðandi (noun m.)
[6] fák‑: ‘f[...]’ 673b, ‘farɴer’ 673bÞH, ‘fark’ 673bFJ
kennings
víðis fákríðanda,‘horse-rider of the ocean’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the ocean → SHIP
the rider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
ríðanda ‘the rider’
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ríðandi (noun m.; °; ríðendr): rider < fákríðandi (noun m.)
kennings
víðis fákríðanda,‘horse-rider of the ocean’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the ocean → SHIP
the rider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
víða ‘’
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víðr (adj.): far
kennings
víðis fákríðanda,‘horse-rider of the ocean’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the ocean → SHIP
the rider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
kennings
víðis fákríðanda,‘horse-rider of the ocean’
= SEAFARER
the horse of the ocean → SHIP
the rider of the SHIP → SEAFARER
lofða ‘of men’
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lofði (noun m.; °; -ar): man
sveit ‘the band’
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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company
at ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
lifði ‘lived’
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lifa (verb): live
lengr ‘still’
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lengr (adv.): for a long time
[8] lengr: ‘lengr’ or ‘lengi’ 673b, ‘lengi’ 673bÞH, ‘[...]ngi’ 673bFJ
Plácitus ‘Plácitus’
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Plácitus (noun m.): Plácitus, Placitus
[8] Plácitus: ‘pl[...]us’ 673b, ‘placidus’ 673bÞH, ‘placitus’ 673bFJ
drengir ‘Men’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
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Brátt rézk í fǫr flýtir |
The hastener of the fire of the flood [GOLD > GENEROUS MAN] set out at once on the journey with the brothers; [each] man could then tell [the other] man the important news. Men sought a meeting with the rider of the horse of the ocean [(lit. ‘horse-rider of the ocean’) SHIP > SEAFARER] when the band of men heard that Plácitus still lived.
All emendations in this st. were originally proposed by Finnur Jónsson (1887).
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