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Anon Pl 51^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 51’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 213-14.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Ok ‘And’

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

inn ‘in’

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1. inn (adv.): in, inside

í ‘to’

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í (prep.): in, into

sal ‘hall’

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1. salr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; dat. sǫlum): hall

sinnar ‘their’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

sið ‘in religion’

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siðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/-i; -ir, acc. -u): faith, morals < siðfróðr (adj.)

fróðastir ‘very well instructed’

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fróðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): wise < siðfróðr (adj.)

móður ‘mother’s’

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móðir (noun f.): mother

brœðr ‘the brothers’

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bróðir (noun m.; °bróður/brǿðr/bróðurs, dat. bróður/brǿðr/breðr, acc. bróður/brǿðr; brǿðr/bróðr/breðr (brǿðrirnir Jvs291 75¹⁴), gen. brǿ---): brother

hlutu ‘received’

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hljóta (verb): alot, gain

œzta ‘the best’

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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher

[3, 4] œzta blíðu brynþings: ‘øtsta [...] þ[...]gs’ 673b, ‘østrar iþ(io) en(gg)is [...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘øtstan [...]gs’ 673bFJ

blíðu ‘hospitality’

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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy

[3, 4] œzta blíðu brynþings: ‘øtsta [...] þ[...]gs’ 673b, ‘østrar iþ(io) en(gg)is [...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘øtstan [...]gs’ 673bFJ

bryn ‘of the mailcoat’

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1. brynja (noun f.; °-u (dat. brynnoni Gibb 38⁹); -ur): mailcoat < brynþing (noun n.): byrnie-assembly

[3, 4] œzta blíðu brynþings: ‘øtsta [...] þ[...]gs’ 673b, ‘østrar iþ(io) en(gg)is [...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘øtstan [...]gs’ 673bFJ

kennings

viðir brynþings,
‘the trees of the mailcoat-assembly, ’
= WARRIORS
the mailcoat-assembly, → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

bryn ‘of the mailcoat’

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1. brynja (noun f.; °-u (dat. brynnoni Gibb 38⁹); -ur): mailcoat < brynþing (noun n.): byrnie-assembly

[3, 4] œzta blíðu brynþings: ‘øtsta [...] þ[...]gs’ 673b, ‘østrar iþ(io) en(gg)is [...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘øtstan [...]gs’ 673bFJ

kennings

viðir brynþings,
‘the trees of the mailcoat-assembly, ’
= WARRIORS
the mailcoat-assembly, → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

þings ‘assembly’

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þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly < brynþing (noun n.): byrnie-assembly

[3, 4] œzta blíðu brynþings: ‘øtsta [...] þ[...]gs’ 673b, ‘østrar iþ(io) en(gg)is [...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘øtstan [...]gs’ 673bFJ

kennings

viðir brynþings,
‘the trees of the mailcoat-assembly, ’
= WARRIORS
the mailcoat-assembly, → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

þings ‘assembly’

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þing (noun n.; °-s; -): meeting, assembly < brynþing (noun n.): byrnie-assembly

[3, 4] œzta blíðu brynþings: ‘øtsta [...] þ[...]gs’ 673b, ‘østrar iþ(io) en(gg)is [...]egs’ 673bÞH, ‘øtstan [...]gs’ 673bFJ

kennings

viðir brynþings,
‘the trees of the mailcoat-assembly, ’
= WARRIORS
the mailcoat-assembly, → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

viðir ‘the trees’

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1. viðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -u/-i): wood, tree

kennings

viðir brynþings,
‘the trees of the mailcoat-assembly, ’
= WARRIORS
the mailcoat-assembly, → BATTLE
the trees of the BATTLE → WARRIORS

gingu ‘went’

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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

en ‘but’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

ítr ‘of the glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious < ítrfold (noun f.)

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

ítr ‘of the glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious < ítrfold (noun f.)

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

ítr ‘of the glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious < ítrfold (noun f.)

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

foldar ‘ground’

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fold (noun f.): land < ítrfold (noun f.)

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

foldar ‘ground’

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fold (noun f.): land < ítrfold (noun f.)

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

foldar ‘ground’

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fold (noun f.): land < ítrfold (noun f.)

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

elda ‘of the fires’

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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire

[5, 6] elda Endils sonu: ‘e(l)[...] s[...]o’(?) 673b, ‘elld[...]o’ 673bÞH, ‘elld[...]livo’ 673bHE

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

elda ‘of the fires’

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eldr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-(HómÍsl¹(1993) 24v²⁴); -ar): fire

[5, 6] elda Endils sonu: ‘e(l)[...] s[...]o’(?) 673b, ‘elld[...]o’ 673bÞH, ‘elld[...]livo’ 673bHE

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

Endils ‘of Endill’

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Endill (noun m.): Endill

[5, 6] elda Endils sonu: ‘e(l)[...] s[...]o’(?) 673b, ‘elld[...]o’ 673bÞH, ‘elld[...]livo’ 673bHE

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

notes

[6] Endils sonu: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887.

Endils ‘of Endill’

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Endill (noun m.): Endill

[5, 6] elda Endils sonu: ‘e(l)[...] s[...]o’(?) 673b, ‘elld[...]o’ 673bÞH, ‘elld[...]livo’ 673bHE

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

notes

[6] Endils sonu: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887.

Endils ‘of Endill’

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Endill (noun m.): Endill

[5, 6] elda Endils sonu: ‘e(l)[...] s[...]o’(?) 673b, ‘elld[...]o’ 673bÞH, ‘elld[...]livo’ 673bHE

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

notes

[6] Endils sonu: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887.

sonu ‘sons’

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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son

[5, 6] elda Endils sonu: ‘e(l)[...] s[...]o’(?) 673b, ‘elld[...]o’ 673bÞH, ‘elld[...]livo’ 673bHE

notes

[6] Endils sonu: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887.

kenndit ‘did not recognise’

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kenna (verb): know, teach

hirði ‘the nursing’

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hirðir (noun m.; °hirðis/hirðirs, dat. & acc. hirði; hirðar/hirðir): guardian, keeper, pastor < hirðigátt (noun f.)

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

gôtt ‘tree’

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gátt (noun f.): door, gate < hirðigátt (noun f.)

kennings

hirðigôtt elda ítrfoldar Endils
‘the nursing-tree of the fires of the glorious ground of Endill ’
= WOMAN
the glorious ground of Endill → SEA
the fires of the SEA → GOLD
the nursing-tree of the GOLD → WOMAN

þótt ‘although’

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þó (adv.): though

hitti ‘met’

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hitta (verb): meet, encounter

[7, 8] hitti h…ðir: ‘hit[...]þer’ 673b, ‘hitte h[...]þer’ 673bÞH, ‘hitte [...]þer’ 673bFJ

h…ðir ‘…’

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(non-lexical)

[7, 8] hitti h…ðir: ‘hit[...]þer’ 673b, ‘hitte h[...]þer’ 673bÞH, ‘hitte [...]þer’ 673bFJ

notes

[8] h…ðir: The ‘h’ is predicted by the alliteration. Jón Helgason (1932-3) suggested several possibilities for filling this l., including hǫlðar fróðir ‘the wise men’ and harða fróðir ‘the very wise ones’ but recommended hljóðlundaðir ‘the quiet-minded ones’; Kock (NN §2556) suggested hróðrglýjaðir ‘the fame-glad ones’.

móður ‘mother’

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móðir (noun f.): mother

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