There is a connection to the word nesa meaning subject to public ridicule/failure/shame, i.e. Odin hung on the Tree of Knowledge for nine days in order to gain wisdom.īeowulf 10: "In the end, each clan on the outlying coasts beyond the whale-road had to yield to him and begin to pay tribute" See the separate page List of names of Odin for more Odin kennings. Hrungnir was a giant whose head was smashed by a blow from Mjollnir. The kenning derives from the story in which all plants and creatures swore never to harm Baldr save mistletoe, which, when it was overlooked, Loki used to bring about Baldr's death by tricking Hodur. Loki was the father of Jörmungandr, the Midgard serpent Hrólf Kraki.ĭerived from the story of when Freyja could not find Óðr, her husband, the tears she shed were gold, and the trees which her tears fell upon were transmuted into amber.Īn allusion to Loki's fathering of Fenrir Can also be used to imply generosity q.v. Hrólf Kraki spread gold on the Fyris Wolds to distract the men of the Swedish king. In order to amend his crime, Loki had the dwarf Dvalin make new hair for Sif, a wig of gold that grew like normal hair.
Serpents (and dragons) were reputed to lie upon gold in their nests.ĭerived from the story of when Loki cut off Sif's hair. As Beowulf is in fierce combat with Grendel's Mother, he makes mention of shedding much battle-sweat.Īlludes to a ruler breaking the golden rings upon his arm and using them to reward his followers. One reference for this kenning comes from the epic poem, Beowulf. For a scholarly list of kennings see Meissner's Die Kenningar der Skalden (1921) or some editions of Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál. A few examples of Odin's kennings are given here.
For example, the Odin article links to a list of names of Odin, which include kennings. Kennings for a particular character are listed in that character's article.
This list is not intended to be comprehensive. JSTOR ( December 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī kenning ( Old English kenning, Modern Icelandic ) is a circumlocution, an ambiguous or roundabout figure of speech, used instead of an ordinary noun in Old Norse, Old English, and later Icelandic poetry.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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