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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Anon Mv II 1VII

[6] megna ‘glorify’: The verb megna usually means ‘strengthen, increase’, but appears to be used here in the sense of Lat. magnificare ‘praise highly, esteem greatly’ (see NN §3350). Skj B and Wrightson treat the word as the adj. megna (f. acc. sg.) ‘powerful’, which is construed with jartegn (f. acc. sg.) ‘miracle’. That interpretation is less preferable because of the close proximity of the auxiliary vil ‘wish’ and megna (here: inf. ‘glorify’).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. Skj B = Finnur Jónsson, ed. 1912-15b. Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning. B: Rettet tekst. 2 vols. Copenhagen: Villadsen & Christensen. Rpt. 1973. Copenhagen: Rosenkilde & Bagger.
  3. NN = Kock, Ernst Albin. 1923-44. Notationes Norrœnæ: Anteckningar till Edda och skaldediktning. Lunds Universitets årsskrift new ser. 1. 28 vols. Lund: Gleerup.

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