Anon Pl 50VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 50’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 212-13.
Hús ‘a house’
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hús (noun n.; °-s; -): house
[1] Hús átti: ‘H[...]ti’ 673b, 673bÞH, ‘hus atte’(?) 673bHE, ‘Hus [...]te’ 673bFJ
átti ‘had’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
[1] Hús átti: ‘H[...]ti’ 673b, 673bÞH, ‘hus atte’(?) 673bHE, ‘Hus [...]te’ 673bFJ
sér ‘’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
hættin ‘The virtuous’
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1. hættinn (adj.): virtuous
hress ‘energetic’
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hress (adj.; °superl. -astr): hearty
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
garði ‘orchard’
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garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard
þessum ‘this’
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1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this
[2] þessum: ‘þessu’ 673bFJ
fekk ‘settled’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
[3] fekk strengjar þar: ‘sek [...]giar [...]r’ 673b, ‘seks [...]engiar þar’ 673bÞH, ‘seks þuengiar er’ 673bFJ
notes
[3, 4] fekk sér vistar ‘settled’: Emendation proposed in NN §1256, but already suggested by Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1833) in a note.
strengjar ‘of the ribbon’
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strengr (noun m.; °-jar; -ir): string, rope, bow-string
[3] fekk strengjar þar: ‘sek [...]giar [...]r’ 673b, ‘seks [...]engiar þar’ 673bÞH, ‘seks þuengiar er’ 673bFJ
kennings
Þungra strengjar‘the Þungra of the ribbon ’
= WOMAN
the Þungra of the ribbon → WOMAN
notes
[3] strengjar ‘of the ribbon’: Emendation proposed by Louis-Jensen (1998). Sveinbjörn Egilsson had ‘-s engiar’ and Finnur Jónsson þvengjar (1887, remarking that <þu> is very unclear). The reading þvengjar would produce excessive alliteration (if the following word is þar) and þvengr is not found elsewhere as an element of a kenning for woman. Strengjar seems preferable, although the gen. of this word ends in -s in st. 24.
þar ‘there’
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þar (adv.): there
[3] fekk strengjar þar: ‘sek [...]giar [...]r’ 673b, ‘seks [...]engiar þar’ 673bÞH, ‘seks þuengiar er’ 673bFJ
Þungra ‘the Þungra’
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Þungra (noun f.): Þungra
kennings
Þungra strengjar‘the Þungra of the ribbon ’
= WOMAN
the Þungra of the ribbon → WOMAN
Þéopista ‘Theopista’
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Þeópista (noun f.): [Theopista]
sér ‘’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
notes
[3, 4] fekk sér vistar ‘settled’: Emendation proposed in NN §1256, but already suggested by Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1833) in a note.
vistar ‘’
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vist (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): abode, lodging, provisions
notes
[3, 4] fekk sér vistar ‘settled’: Emendation proposed in NN §1256, but already suggested by Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1833) in a note.
síz ‘after’
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síz (conj.): since
jarðar ‘of the earth’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
jarðar ‘of the earth’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
jarðar ‘of the earth’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
firrðisk ‘left’
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2. firra (verb): keep (from), remove
[5] firrðisk: ‘[...]’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘firþisc’ 673bÞH
frán ‘shining’
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2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining < fránbaugr (noun m.)
[6] fránbaugs: ‘fran bavgs’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘stan havgs’ 673bÞH; frán‑: ‘fran’ or ‘stan’ 673bHE
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
frán ‘shining’
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2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining < fránbaugr (noun m.)
[6] fránbaugs: ‘fran bavgs’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘stan havgs’ 673bÞH; frán‑: ‘fran’ or ‘stan’ 673bHE
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
frán ‘shining’
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2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining < fránbaugr (noun m.)
[6] fránbaugs: ‘fran bavgs’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘stan havgs’ 673bÞH; frán‑: ‘fran’ or ‘stan’ 673bHE
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
baugs ‘ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < fránbaugr (noun m.)
[6] fránbaugs: ‘fran bavgs’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘stan havgs’ 673bÞH
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[6] -baugs ‘-ring’: Originally proposed by Finnur Jónsson (1887). Sveinbjörn Egilsson has ‘haugs’. Part of the <b> is, however, visible.
baugs ‘ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < fránbaugr (noun m.)
[6] fránbaugs: ‘fran bavgs’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘stan havgs’ 673bÞH
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[6] -baugs ‘-ring’: Originally proposed by Finnur Jónsson (1887). Sveinbjörn Egilsson has ‘haugs’. Part of the <b> is, however, visible.
baugs ‘ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < fránbaugr (noun m.)
[6] fránbaugs: ‘fran bavgs’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘stan havgs’ 673bÞH
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
notes
[6] -baugs ‘-ring’: Originally proposed by Finnur Jónsson (1887). Sveinbjörn Egilsson has ‘haugs’. Part of the <b> is, however, visible.
s ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
tók ‘taken’
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2. taka (verb): take
hána ‘her’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
undins ‘of the twisted’
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undinn (adj./verb p.p.): twisted
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
undins ‘of the twisted’
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undinn (adj./verb p.p.): twisted
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
undins ‘of the twisted’
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undinn (adj./verb p.p.): twisted
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
látrs ‘of the ground’
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látr (noun n.; °; dat. -um): lair
[7] látrs: ‘lat[...]s’ 673b, ‘sætes’ 673bÞH, ‘ætes’ 673bHE, ‘latrs’ 673bFJ
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
látrs ‘of the ground’
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látr (noun n.; °; dat. -um): lair
[7] látrs: ‘lat[...]s’ 673b, ‘sætes’ 673bÞH, ‘ætes’ 673bHE, ‘latrs’ 673bFJ
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
ítrum ‘the glorious’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
endr ‘once’
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endr (adv.): formerly, once, again
Plácito ‘Placitus’
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Plácitus (noun m.): Plácitus, Placitus
sendir ‘the distributor’
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sendir (noun m.): sender, distributor
kennings
sendir látrs undins fránbaugs jarðar,‘the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth, ’
= GENEROUS MAN
the twisted shining ring of the earth, → Miðgarðsormr
the ground of MIÐGARÐSORMR → GOLD
the distributor of the GOLD → GENEROUS MAN
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Hús átti sér hættin |
The virtuous, energetic Theopista had a house in this orchard; the Þungra <= Freyja> of the ribbon [WOMAN] settled there after the distributor of the ground of the twisted shining ring of the earth [= Miðgarðsormr > GOLD > GENEROUS MAN], the one who had once taken her from the glorious Placitus, left this life.
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