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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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ESk Geisl 3VII/3 — annars ‘of another’

Siðar heilags brá sólar
— setrs vas þat fyr betra
auðfinnǫndum annars
ómjós rǫðuls — ljósi.
Œztr þrifnuðr réð efnask
oss, þás líf á krossi
jarðar allra fyrða
ónauðigr tók dauða.

Ljósi sólar heilags siðar brá; þat vas auðfinnǫndum fyr betra ómjós setrs annars rǫðuls. Œztr þrifnuðr réð efnask oss, þás tók ónauðigr líf allra fyrða jarðar dauða á krossi.

The light of the sun of holy faith [= God > = Christ] was extinguished; for finders of riches [MEN] that preceded the better [light] of the not-small abode of another sun [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ)]. The best prosperity decided to bring itself to us when he, willing, won the life of all the men of earth through death on a cross.

notes

[2, 4, 3] betra ómjós setrs annars rǫðuls ‘the better [light] of the not-small abode of another sun’: This kenning is likely to refer to the new and more powerful light of the resurrected Christ by contrast with the kenning ljósi sólar heilags siðar ‘the light of the sun of holy faith’ in ll. 1, 4 where the reference is to Christ’s death at the Crucifixion. Alternatively, the phrase vas fyrir could mean ‘heralded’ and its object be understood simply as ‘the better light of heaven’ (so Skj B).

kennings

grammar

case: gen.
gender: m.
number: sg.

Strong form: Annarr

Annarr is always strong.

masc.fem.neut.
sing. N
A
G
D
annarr
annan
annars
ǫðrum
ǫnnur
aðra
annarrar
annarri
annat
annat
annars
ǫðru
pl. N
A
G
D
aðrir
aðra
annarra
ǫðrum
aðrar
aðrar
annarra
ǫðrum
ǫnnur
ǫnnur
annarra
ǫðrum
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