Anon Pl 55VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 55’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 216-17.
Ok ‘And’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
fjǫl ‘the many’
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2. fjǫl (noun n.): very < fjǫlkostigr (adj.)
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
kostig ‘virtued’
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kostigr (adj.): splendid, virtued < fjǫlkostigr (adj.)
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
fýstisk ‘longed’
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fýsa (verb): desire, encourage
fóstr ‘of her home’
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fóstr (noun n.): foster- < fóstrland (noun n.): native land
[2] fóstrlanda: ‘fost[...] landa’ 673b
landa ‘land’
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land (noun n.; °-s; *-): land < fóstrland (noun n.): native land
[2] fóstrlanda: ‘fost[...] landa’ 673b
til ‘for’
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til (prep.): to
stranda ‘the shores’
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strǫnd (noun f.; °strandar, dat. -u/-; strandir/strendr): beach, shore
[2] stranda: ‘[...]’ 673b, 673bÞH, 673bFJ, ‘branda’(?) 673bSE, ‘stranda’(?) 673bSkjA
notes
[2] stranda (gen. pl.) ‘coast’: Finnur Jónsson in Skj A claimed this reading in the ms. was temlig sikkert ‘fairly certain’, although the transcription in his 1887 edn indicates the ms. was then illegible at this point, as it is now. Sveinbjörn Egilsson read (or conjectured?) branda, but had to emend til to á vit to make sense of the text.
hauka ‘of the hawks’
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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
hauka ‘of the hawks’
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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
hauka ‘of the hawks’
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1. haukr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): hawk
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
klifs ‘of the cliff’
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klif (noun n.; °-s; -): cliff
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
klifs ‘of the cliff’
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klif (noun n.; °-s; -): cliff
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
klifs ‘of the cliff’
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klif (noun n.; °-s; -): cliff
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
þás ‘after’
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2. þá (adv.): then
hafði ‘had’
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hafa (verb): have
hyr ‘of the fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrgrund (noun f.)
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
hyr ‘of the fire’
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hyrr (noun m.): fire < hyrgrund (noun f.)
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
grund ‘ground’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land < hyrgrund (noun f.)
kennings
fjǫlkostig klifs hauka hyrgrund‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’
= WOMAN
the cliff of the hawks → ARM
the fire of the ARM → GOLD
the many-virtued ground of the GOLD → WOMAN
sonu ‘sons’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
[4] sonu: ‘so[...]’ 673b, ‘sono’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ
fundna ‘found’
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2. finna (verb): find, meet
Fljótt ‘quickly’
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2. fljótr (adj.): quick
fylgju ‘escort’
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2. fylgja (verb): follow, accompany
veita ‘to give’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
fen ‘of the fen’
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fen (noun n.; °-s; -): fen < fenglóð (noun f.)
kennings
Tróða fenglóðar‘The stick of the fen-fire ’
= WOMAN
the fen-fire → GOLD
The stick of the GOLD → WOMAN
fen ‘of the fen’
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fen (noun n.; °-s; -): fen < fenglóð (noun f.)
kennings
Tróða fenglóðar‘The stick of the fen-fire ’
= WOMAN
the fen-fire → GOLD
The stick of the GOLD → WOMAN
glóðar ‘fire’
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glóð (noun f.): ember < fenglóð (noun f.)
kennings
Tróða fenglóðar‘The stick of the fen-fire ’
= WOMAN
the fen-fire → GOLD
The stick of the GOLD → WOMAN
glóðar ‘fire’
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glóð (noun f.): ember < fenglóð (noun f.)
kennings
Tróða fenglóðar‘The stick of the fen-fire ’
= WOMAN
the fen-fire → GOLD
The stick of the GOLD → WOMAN
sér ‘her’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
[6] sér tróða: ‘[...]a’ 673b, ‘ser troþa’ 673bSE, 673bFJ
tróða ‘The stick’
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tróð (noun n.): thatch, roof beam, rafter
[6] sér tróða: ‘[...]a’ 673b, ‘ser troþa’ 673bSE, 673bFJ
kennings
Tróða fenglóðar‘The stick of the fen-fire ’
= WOMAN
the fen-fire → GOLD
The stick of the GOLD → WOMAN
liðs ‘of the army’
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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop
hǫfðingja ‘commander’
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hǫfðingi (noun m.; °-ja; -jar): chieftain
leyfðan ‘the esteemed’
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leyfa (verb): permit; praise
Langbarða ‘of the Langobards’
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Langbarðr (noun m.; °; -ar): Langobard
kennings
jarðar Langbarða.‘the land of the Langobards.’
= Italy
the land of the Langobards. → Italy
notes
[8] til jarðar Langbarða ‘to the land of the Langobards [= Italy]’: Langbarða ‘of the Langobards’ occurs elsewhere as a determinant for periphrases referring to Italy. The extent of Lombardy in the C12th was considerably greater than today.
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
[8] til jarðar: ‘[...]’ 673b, 673bÞH, ‘til iarþar’ 673bSE, 673bFJ
notes
[8] til jarðar Langbarða ‘to the land of the Langobards [= Italy]’: Langbarða ‘of the Langobards’ occurs elsewhere as a determinant for periphrases referring to Italy. The extent of Lombardy in the C12th was considerably greater than today.
jarðar ‘the land’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
[8] til jarðar: ‘[...]’ 673b, 673bÞH, ‘til iarþar’ 673bSE, 673bFJ
kennings
jarðar Langbarða.‘the land of the Langobards.’
= Italy
the land of the Langobards. → Italy
notes
[8] til jarðar Langbarða ‘to the land of the Langobards [= Italy]’: Langbarða ‘of the Langobards’ occurs elsewhere as a determinant for periphrases referring to Italy. The extent of Lombardy in the C12th was considerably greater than today.
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Ok fjǫlkostig fýstisk |
And the many-virtued ground of the fire of the cliff of the hawks [(lit. ‘fire-ground of the hawks’ cliff’) ARM > GOLD > WOMAN] longed for the shores of her homeland after she had found her sons. The stick of the fen-fire [GOLD > WOMAN] quickly asked the esteemed commander of the army to give her escort to the land of the Langobards [= Italy].
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