Anon Pl 9VII
Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 9’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 187-8.
Hræzkat ‘Do not fear’
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3. hræða (verb): fear, be afraid
vǫrðr ‘keeper’
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vǫrðr (noun m.; °varðar, dat. verði/vǫrð; verðir, acc. vǫrðu): guardian, defender
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
þótt ‘even though’
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þó (adv.): though
verðir ‘you come’
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1. verða (verb): become, be
[1] verðir: ‘verþr’ 673b, ‘verþir’ 673bÞH
vest ‘be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[2] vest: ‘vist[...]’ 673b, ‘vactu’ or ‘vastu’ 673bÞH, ‘vist þu’ 673bFJ
notes
[2] vest ‘be’: Finnur Jónsson (1887) read vist, but noted the i as indistinct; cf. Jón Helgason 1932-3. An extrametrical pronoun, þú, following this verb is noted as indistinct by Finnur Jónsson (1887 and Skj A) and as illegible by Jón Helgason 1932-3.
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
ger ‘act’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
hraustla ‘bravely’
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hraustla (adv.): bravely
[2] hraustla: ‘hrvsla’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘hrvsra’ 673bÞH
fremðar ‘glory’
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fremð (noun f.): honour
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
lystr ‘desiring’
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lystr (adj.): eager
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
freistni ‘trial’
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freistni (noun f.): trial, temptation
frán ‘of the shining’
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2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining < fránskíð (noun n.)2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining < fránskeið (noun n.)
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
frán ‘of the shining’
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2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining < fránskíð (noun n.)2. fránn (adj.): bright, shining < fránskeið (noun n.)
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
skeiðs ‘’
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2. skeið (noun n.; °; -): race, course < fránskeið (noun n.)
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[4] -skíðs ... Vánar ‘-ski ... of Vôn’: Emendations proposed by Finnur Jónsson (1887).
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[4] -skíðs ... Vánar ‘-ski ... of Vôn’: Emendations proposed by Finnur Jónsson (1887).
af ‘through’
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af (prep.): from
mér ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[4] -skíðs ... Vánar ‘-ski ... of Vôn’: Emendations proposed by Finnur Jónsson (1887).
kennings
fremðar lystr vǫrðr fránskíðs Vánar,‘glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn, ’
= SEAFARER
the shining ski of Vôn, → SHIP
glory-desiring keeper of the SHIP → SEAFARER
notes
[4] -skíðs ... Vánar ‘-ski ... of Vôn’: Emendations proposed by Finnur Jónsson (1887).
notes
[5-6] hreinni huggun mun minka trega þinn ‘with pure consolation [I] will lessen your sorrow’: Skj B translates en renere trøst vil forminske din sorg ‘a purer consolation will lessen your sorrow’, but hreinni is dat. The above reading follows NN §2131, which has hreinni as instrumental dat. and reads mun as representing munk. Huggan ‘consolation, comfort’ is an important concept in Pl, and recurs in sts 31/5, 36/6 and 54/7. The only other occurrence of the word in skaldic verse is Gamlkan Jóndr 2/3.
mun ‘I will’
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munu (verb): will, must
notes
[5-6] hreinni huggun mun minka trega þinn ‘with pure consolation [I] will lessen your sorrow’: Skj B translates en renere trøst vil forminske din sorg ‘a purer consolation will lessen your sorrow’, but hreinni is dat. The above reading follows NN §2131, which has hreinni as instrumental dat. and reads mun as representing munk. Huggan ‘consolation, comfort’ is an important concept in Pl, and recurs in sts 31/5, 36/6 and 54/7. The only other occurrence of the word in skaldic verse is Gamlkan Jóndr 2/3.
huggun ‘consolation’
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huggun (noun f.; °hugganar/huggunar; hugganir): comfort
notes
[5-6] hreinni huggun mun minka trega þinn ‘with pure consolation [I] will lessen your sorrow’: Skj B translates en renere trøst vil forminske din sorg ‘a purer consolation will lessen your sorrow’, but hreinni is dat. The above reading follows NN §2131, which has hreinni as instrumental dat. and reads mun as representing munk. Huggan ‘consolation, comfort’ is an important concept in Pl, and recurs in sts 31/5, 36/6 and 54/7. The only other occurrence of the word in skaldic verse is Gamlkan Jóndr 2/3.
hreinni ‘With pure’
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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure
notes
[5-6] hreinni huggun mun minka trega þinn ‘with pure consolation [I] will lessen your sorrow’: Skj B translates en renere trøst vil forminske din sorg ‘a purer consolation will lessen your sorrow’, but hreinni is dat. The above reading follows NN §2131, which has hreinni as instrumental dat. and reads mun as representing munk. Huggan ‘consolation, comfort’ is an important concept in Pl, and recurs in sts 31/5, 36/6 and 54/7. The only other occurrence of the word in skaldic verse is Gamlkan Jóndr 2/3.
hers ‘of war’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
kennings
ôrr skins hers,‘messenger of the shine of war, ’
= WARRIOR
the shine of war, → SWORD
messenger of the SWORD → WARRIOR
hers ‘of war’
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herr (noun m.; °-s/-jar, dat. -; -jar, gen. -ja/herra): army, host
kennings
ôrr skins hers,‘messenger of the shine of war, ’
= WARRIOR
the shine of war, → SWORD
messenger of the SWORD → WARRIOR
skins ‘of the shine’
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skin (noun n.; °-s): gleam, shine
kennings
ôrr skins hers,‘messenger of the shine of war, ’
= WARRIOR
the shine of war, → SWORD
messenger of the SWORD → WARRIOR
skins ‘of the shine’
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skin (noun n.; °-s): gleam, shine
kennings
ôrr skins hers,‘messenger of the shine of war, ’
= WARRIOR
the shine of war, → SWORD
messenger of the SWORD → WARRIOR
trega ‘sorrow’
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tregi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): sorrow
notes
[5-6] hreinni huggun mun minka trega þinn ‘with pure consolation [I] will lessen your sorrow’: Skj B translates en renere trøst vil forminske din sorg ‘a purer consolation will lessen your sorrow’, but hreinni is dat. The above reading follows NN §2131, which has hreinni as instrumental dat. and reads mun as representing munk. Huggan ‘consolation, comfort’ is an important concept in Pl, and recurs in sts 31/5, 36/6 and 54/7. The only other occurrence of the word in skaldic verse is Gamlkan Jóndr 2/3.
minka ‘lessen’
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minnka (verb): diminish, decrease
notes
[5-6] hreinni huggun mun minka trega þinn ‘with pure consolation [I] will lessen your sorrow’: Skj B translates en renere trøst vil forminske din sorg ‘a purer consolation will lessen your sorrow’, but hreinni is dat. The above reading follows NN §2131, which has hreinni as instrumental dat. and reads mun as representing munk. Huggan ‘consolation, comfort’ is an important concept in Pl, and recurs in sts 31/5, 36/6 and 54/7. The only other occurrence of the word in skaldic verse is Gamlkan Jóndr 2/3.
enn ‘yet’
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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again
skalt ‘you shall’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
ór ‘’
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3. ór (prep.): out of
ôrr ‘messenger’
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1. árr (noun m.; °dat. ár; ǽrir/árar, acc. áru): messenger
[7] ôrr: ór 673b
kennings
ôrr skins hers,‘messenger of the shine of war, ’
= WARRIOR
the shine of war, → SWORD
messenger of the SWORD → WARRIOR
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
þinnar ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
ást ‘by love’
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ást (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): love < ástskýrðr (adj.)
skýrðr ‘purified’
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1. skýra (verb): explain, interpret < ástskýrðr (adj.)
koma ‘come’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
dýrðar ‘glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
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‘Do not fear, glory-desiring keeper of the shining ski of Vôn <river> [SHIP > SEAFARER], even though you come into trial through me; be confident and act bravely. With pure consolation I will lessen your sorrow; messenger of the shine of war [SWORD > WARRIOR], yet you shall come, purified by love, to your glory.’
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