Anon Pl 44VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 44’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 208.
Enn ‘then’
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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again
[1] Enn: ‘(E)n[...]’(?) 673b, Enn 673bÞH, 673bFJ
ungra ‘of young’
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ungr (adj.): young
manna ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
ítr ‘The glorious’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
gramr ‘king’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
fira ‘the men’
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firar (noun m.): men
samna ‘to gather’
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safna (verb): gather
[2] samna: ‘sam[...]’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘samna’ 673bÞH
fljótt ‘quickly’
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2. fljótr (adj.): quick
[3] fljótt: ‘[...]’ 673b, 673bÞH, ‘fliott’ 673bFJ
ef ‘if’
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3. ef (conj.): if
fá ‘short’
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3. fár (adj.; °compar. fǽrri/fárri(Mág² 11), superl. fǽstr): few < fámennr (adj.)
meðr ‘of men’
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-mennr (adj.): -manned < fámennr (adj.)
þœttisk ‘found himself’
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2. þykkja (verb): seem, think
ferð ‘a troop’
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ferð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-arMork 196¹²)): host, journey
Plácitus ‘Plácitus’
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Plácitus (noun m.): Plácitus, Placitus
verða ‘’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
Svinns ‘of the wise’
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2. svinnr (adj.): wise
[5] Svinns: ‘[...]s’ 673b, 673bÞH, ‘saman’ 673bFJ
kennings
synir svinns sendis seima‘sons of the wise distributor of gold ’
= Agapitus and Theopistus
the wise distributor of gold → GENEROUS MAN
sons of the GENEROUS MAN → Agapitus and Theopistus
notes
[5] svinns ‘of the wise’: Finnur Jónsson (1887 and Skj B) supplied saman, noting the word as indistinct. The -s is, however, visible on an infra-red photograph.
Svinns ‘of the wise’
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2. svinnr (adj.): wise
[5] Svinns: ‘[...]s’ 673b, 673bÞH, ‘saman’ 673bFJ
kennings
synir svinns sendis seima‘sons of the wise distributor of gold ’
= Agapitus and Theopistus
the wise distributor of gold → GENEROUS MAN
sons of the GENEROUS MAN → Agapitus and Theopistus
notes
[5] svinns ‘of the wise’: Finnur Jónsson (1887 and Skj B) supplied saman, noting the word as indistinct. The -s is, however, visible on an infra-red photograph.
kómu ‘came’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
seima ‘of gold’
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2. seimr (noun m.; °dat. -i): gold
kennings
synir svinns sendis seima‘sons of the wise distributor of gold ’
= Agapitus and Theopistus
the wise distributor of gold → GENEROUS MAN
sons of the GENEROUS MAN → Agapitus and Theopistus
seima ‘of gold’
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2. seimr (noun m.; °dat. -i): gold
kennings
synir svinns sendis seima‘sons of the wise distributor of gold ’
= Agapitus and Theopistus
the wise distributor of gold → GENEROUS MAN
sons of the GENEROUS MAN → Agapitus and Theopistus
sendis ‘distributor’
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sendir (noun m.): sender, distributor
kennings
synir svinns sendis seima‘sons of the wise distributor of gold ’
= Agapitus and Theopistus
the wise distributor of gold → GENEROUS MAN
sons of the GENEROUS MAN → Agapitus and Theopistus
sendis ‘distributor’
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sendir (noun m.): sender, distributor
kennings
synir svinns sendis seima‘sons of the wise distributor of gold ’
= Agapitus and Theopistus
the wise distributor of gold → GENEROUS MAN
sons of the GENEROUS MAN → Agapitus and Theopistus
heim ‘home’
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heim (adv.): home, back
né ‘not’
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né (conj.): nor
kenndi ‘recognise’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
hyrjar ‘of the fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire
[7] hyrjar: ‘[...]r’ 673b, ‘[...](i)ar’(?) 673bÞH, ‘hyriar’ 673bFJ
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
hyrjar ‘of the fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire
[7] hyrjar: ‘[...]r’ 673b, ‘[...](i)ar’(?) 673bÞH, ‘hyriar’ 673bFJ
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
lunda ‘the trees’
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1. lundr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ar): grove, tree
[7] lunda: lund 673b
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
at ‘to’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
hǫndum ‘him’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
hauk ‘of the hawk’
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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukláð (noun n.)
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
hauk ‘of the hawk’
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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukláð (noun n.)
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
hauk ‘of the hawk’
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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk < haukláð (noun n.)
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
láðs ‘ground’
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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land < haukláð (noun n.)
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
láðs ‘ground’
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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land < haukláð (noun n.)
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
láðs ‘ground’
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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land < haukláð (noun n.)
kennings
lunda hyrjar haukláðs.‘the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground.’
= MEN
the hawk-ground. → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the trees of the GOLD → MEN
synir ‘sons’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
kennings
synir svinns sendis seima‘sons of the wise distributor of gold ’
= Agapitus and Theopistus
the wise distributor of gold → GENEROUS MAN
sons of the GENEROUS MAN → Agapitus and Theopistus
báðir ‘Both’
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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both
[8] báðir: ‘baþ[...]’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘baþo’ 673bÞH
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Enn bað ungra manna |
The glorious king then asked the men to gather quickly a troop of young men, if Plácitus found himself short of men. Both sons of the wise distributor of gold [GENEROUS MAN > = Agapitus and Theopistus] then came home to him [lit. to his hands]; he did not recognise the trees of the fire of the hawk-ground [ARM > GOLD > MEN].
According to the legend, once Plácitus had been reinstated as commander of the Emperor’s cavalry, he recognised that he needed new recruits, so he sent word to all parts of the empire to summon young men to the army, and his own sons answered the call.
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