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Anon Pl 47^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 47’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 210-11.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Her ‘of warriors’

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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host < hermaðr (noun m.): warrior

manna ‘’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person < hermaðr (noun m.): warrior

fór ‘went’

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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel

hranna ‘of the waves’

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hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave

[1] hranna: ‘h[...]ɴa’ 673b, ‘hraɴa’ 673bÞH

kennings

Hranna hyrbrjótr
‘fire-destroyer of the waves’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

hranna ‘of the waves’

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hrǫnn (noun f.; °; dat. -um): wave

[1] hranna: ‘h[...]ɴa’ 673b, ‘hraɴa’ 673bÞH

kennings

Hranna hyrbrjótr
‘fire-destroyer of the waves’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

hyr ‘of the fire’

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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrbrjótr (noun m.): fire-breaker

[2] hyrbrjótr liði: ‘hyr[...]iþe’ 673b, ‘hyr[...]e’ 673bÞH, ‘hyr(briotr) liþe’(?) 673bFJ

kennings

Hranna hyrbrjótr
‘fire-destroyer of the waves’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

hyr ‘of the fire’

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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrbrjótr (noun m.): fire-breaker

[2] hyrbrjótr liði: ‘hyr[...]iþe’ 673b, ‘hyr[...]e’ 673bÞH, ‘hyr(briotr) liþe’(?) 673bFJ

kennings

Hranna hyrbrjótr
‘fire-destroyer of the waves’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

brjótr ‘The destroyer’

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brjótr (noun m.): breaker < hyrbrjótr (noun m.): fire-breaker

[2] hyrbrjótr liði: ‘hyr[...]iþe’ 673b, ‘hyr[...]e’ 673bÞH, ‘hyr(briotr) liþe’(?) 673bFJ

kennings

Hranna hyrbrjótr
‘fire-destroyer of the waves’
= GENEROUS MAN
the fire of the waves → GOLD
The destroyer of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN

liði ‘host’

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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop

[2] hyrbrjótr liði: ‘hyr[...]iþe’ 673b, ‘hyr[...]e’ 673bÞH, ‘hyr(briotr) liþe’(?) 673bFJ

at ‘to’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

móti ‘meet’

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1. mót (noun n.; °; -): meeting

samr ‘disposed’

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samr (adj.; °compar. -ari): same

vas ‘was’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

ok ‘’

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

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

[3] í: ok 673b

notes

[3] í ‘in’: Emendation proposed by Louis-Jensen 1998. Finnur retained the ms. ok, but sókn needs a prep. Kock (NN §§1255, 2493A) suggested at.

sókn ‘battle’

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sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight

[3] sókn: ‘so[...]’ 673b

at ‘to’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

fremja ‘distinguish’

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fremja (verb): advance, perform

[3] fremja: ‘f[...]emia’ 673b, ‘[...]mia’ 673bÞH, ‘fremia’ 673bFJ

sik ‘himself’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

Plácitus ‘Plácitus’

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Plácitus (noun m.): Plácitus, Placitus

[4] Plácitus: ‘placit’ abbreviation not visible 673b, ‘placitus’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

miklu ‘a great’

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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large

[4] miklu: ‘m[...]’ 673b, ‘mikli’ or ‘mikla’ 673bSE, ‘[...]’ 673bÞH, ‘miklō’ 673bFJ

Ógn ‘Menace’

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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle

stóð ‘issued’

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standa (verb): stand

angrs ‘of sin’

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2. angr (noun n.): grief, sin

kennings

hegni angrs;
‘the suppressor of sin; ’
= HOLY MAN
the suppressor of sin; → HOLY MAN

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

hegni ‘the suppressor’

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hegnir (noun m.): punisher

kennings

hegni angrs;
‘the suppressor of sin; ’
= HOLY MAN
the suppressor of sin; → HOLY MAN

ulf ‘the wolf’

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1. ulfr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): wolf < ulfgœðandi (noun m.)

kennings

ulfgœðendr
‘the wolf-feeders ’
= WARRIORS
the wolf-feeders → WARRIORS

gœðendr ‘feeders’

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gœðandi (noun m.): [feeders, increaser] < ulfgœðandi (noun m.)

kennings

ulfgœðendr
‘the wolf-feeders ’
= WARRIORS
the wolf-feeders → WARRIORS

þá ‘then’

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2. þá (adv.): then

flœðu ‘fled’

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flœja (verb): flee

þegn ‘retainer’

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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin

kennings

þegn goðs
‘God’s retainer ’
= HOLY MAN
God’s retainer → HOLY MAN

hlaut ‘was able’

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hljóta (verb): alot, gain

goðs ‘God’s’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God

kennings

þegn goðs
‘God’s retainer ’
= HOLY MAN
God’s retainer → HOLY MAN

fyr ‘’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

gagni ‘the victory’

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1. gagn (noun n.): victory

[7] gagni: ‘g[...]gne’ 673b, ‘gegne’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

guðr ‘the battle’

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gunnr (noun f.): battle

[8] guðr: ‘gavtr’ 673b

háðisk ‘was fought’

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2. heyja (verb): fight, wage (battle)

vel ‘well’

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vel (adv.): well, very

ráða ‘to gain’

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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide

[8] ráða: ‘[...]aþa’ 673b, ‘raþa’ 673bÞH

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[5-8]: The wording of this helmingr is much closer to the C text of the prose saga than to the Lat. and A texts (Louis-Jensen 1998, cxxv).

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