Anon Pl 58VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 58’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 219.
Né ‘not’
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né (conj.): nor
víg ‘battle’
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víg (noun n.; °-s; -): battle < víghress (adj.)
hressa ‘zealous’
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hress (adj.; °superl. -astr): hearty < víghress (adj.)
vissi ‘know’
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1. vita (verb): know
†vel… ‘…’
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[2] †vel… …is†: ‘uel[...]is’ 673b, ‘uel[...]s’ 673bÞH, ‘uel[...]eldes’ 673bFJ, ‘(u)el[...]tis’ 673bJH
…is† ‘…’
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[2] †vel… …is†: ‘uel[...]is’ 673b, ‘uel[...]s’ 673bÞH, ‘uel[...]eldes’ 673bFJ, ‘(u)el[...]tis’ 673bJH
tír ‘the gloriously’
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tírr (noun m.; °-s): glory, honour < tírmildr (adj.)
mildr ‘merciful’
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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous < tírmildr (adj.)
tiggja ‘prince’
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tiggi (noun m.; °-ja): king
Trájánus ‘Trajan’
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Trajanus (noun m.): [Trajan]
[4] Trájánus …: ‘trai[...]r’ 673b, 673bFJ, 673bJH, ‘trau[...]’ 673bÞH
… ‘…’
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[4] Trájánus …: ‘trai[...]r’ 673b, 673bFJ, 673bJH, ‘trau[...]’ 673bÞH
Óþǫrfu ‘with a harmful’
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óþarfr (adj.): harmful
bað ‘gave orders’
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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray
erfi ‘funeral feast’
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erfi (noun n.; °-s): funeral feast
ítr ‘The magnificently’
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ítr (adj.): glorious < ítrstyrkr (adj.)
[6] ítrstyrkr …: ‘itr str[...]r[...]ur[...]a’ 673b, ‘itr str [...] urþa’ 673bÞH, ‘itr str[...]r[...]sika’ 673bFJ, ‘it(r) str(k)r [...]yr(k)a’(?) 673bJH
styrkr ‘powerful’
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2. styrkr (adj.): powerful, strong < ítrstyrkr (adj.)
[6] ítrstyrkr …: ‘itr str[...]r[...]ur[...]a’ 673b, ‘itr str [...] urþa’ 673bÞH, ‘itr str[...]r[...]sika’ 673bFJ, ‘it(r) str(k)r [...]yr(k)a’(?) 673bJH
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[6] ítrstyrkr …: ‘itr str[...]r[...]ur[...]a’ 673b, ‘itr str [...] urþa’ 673bÞH, ‘itr str[...]r[...]sika’ 673bFJ, ‘it(r) str(k)r [...]yr(k)a’(?) 673bJH
kennings
… móts ǫrva‘… of the meeting of arrows ’
= WARRIOR
the meeting of arrows → BATTLE
… of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
andrán ‘the death’
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andrán (noun n.): [life, death]
Adriánus ‘Hadrian’
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Adríánus (noun m.): [Hadrian]
ǫrva ‘of arrows’
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ǫr (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; ǫrvar/ǫrar): arrow
kennings
… móts ǫrva‘… of the meeting of arrows ’
= WARRIOR
the meeting of arrows → BATTLE
… of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
ǫrva ‘of arrows’
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ǫr (noun f.; °dat. -/-u; ǫrvar/ǫrar): arrow
kennings
… móts ǫrva‘… of the meeting of arrows ’
= WARRIOR
the meeting of arrows → BATTLE
… of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
móts ‘of the meeting’
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1. mót (noun n.; °; -): meeting
[8] móts …: ‘mots [...]’ 673b, ‘mets [...]’ 673bÞH, ‘m[...]ts [...]’ 673bFJ
kennings
… móts ǫrva‘… of the meeting of arrows ’
= WARRIOR
the meeting of arrows → BATTLE
… of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
móts ‘of the meeting’
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1. mót (noun n.; °; -): meeting
[8] móts …: ‘mots [...]’ 673b, ‘mets [...]’ 673bÞH, ‘m[...]ts [...]’ 673bFJ
kennings
… móts ǫrva‘… of the meeting of arrows ’
= WARRIOR
the meeting of arrows → BATTLE
… of the BATTLE → WARRIOR
… ‘…’
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[8] móts …: ‘mots [...]’ 673b, ‘mets [...]’ 673bÞH, ‘m[...]ts [...]’ 673bFJ
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At this point in the prose versions, the Emperor Trajan dies and the new Emperor, Hadrian, orders the preparation of a pagan funeral feast involving sacrifices.
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