Anon Líkn 1VII
George S. Tate (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Líknarbraut 1’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 230.
Einn ‘alone’
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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone
[1] Einn: ‘[...]inn’ B, Ẹinn 399a‑bˣ
notes
[1] einn ‘one, alone’: Restoration based upon 399a-bˣ, supported by the need for vowel alliteration. Despite its presence in 399a-bˣ, the ‘E’ may not actually have been legible to Jón Sigurðsson; as with the beginnings of other poems (except Anon Heildr) in B, space was left in the ms. for a possible rubricated capital which was never supplied.
lúk ‘open’
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1. lúka (verb): end, close
upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
sem ‘as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
ek ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
bæni ‘pray’
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bœna (verb; °-nd-): [pray, requested]
óð ‘poetry’
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1. óðr (noun m.): poem < óðrann (noun n.)
[2] óðrann: óðar rann perceived abbrev. expanded 399a‑bˣ
kennings
óðrann,‘poetry-house, ’
= BREAST
poetry-house, → BREAST
rann ‘house’
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rann (noun n.): house, hall < óðrann (noun n.)
[2] óðrann: óðar rann perceived abbrev. expanded 399a‑bˣ
kennings
óðrann,‘poetry-house, ’
= BREAST
poetry-house, → BREAST
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
gef ‘give’
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gefa (verb): give
sanna ‘true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
mér ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
þú ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
notes
[3] er* ‘who’: All eds emend from ms. ert, an error (verb for rel. particle) following þú.
alls ‘of all’
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allr (adj.): all
átt ‘possess’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
ærit ‘a fullness’
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œrinn (adj.): ample, sufficient
orð ‘word’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word < orðgnótt (noun f.): wealth of words
gnótt ‘abundance’
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gnótt (noun f.): abundance < orðgnótt (noun f.): wealth of words
himins ‘Heaven’s’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
Himins dróttinn,‘Heaven’s Lord, ’
= God
Heaven’s Lord, → God
dróttinn ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
Himins dróttinn,‘Heaven’s Lord, ’
= God
Heaven’s Lord, → God
Þinn ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
vil ‘desire’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
ek ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
kross ‘Cross’
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kross (noun m.; °-, dat. -i; -ar): cross, crucifix
sem ‘as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
kunnum ‘we [I] can’
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kunna (verb): know, can, be able
Kristr ‘Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
[6] Kristr: ‘[...]ristr’ B, 399a‑bˣ
notes
[6] Kristr ‘Christ’: The <k> is lost in a lacuna; required by alliteration and context.
styrki ‘strengthen’
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styrkja (verb): strengthen, assist
mik ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
dýrka ‘to glorify’
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dýrka (verb; °-að-): glorify, worship
örr ‘bountiful’
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ǫrr (adj.): generous, brave
notes
[7] örr sá ‘bountiful that one’: Apo koinou; the ambiguous referent of the adj. and pron. (whether Kristr or kross) may be intentional, evoking the tradition in which the Cross and Christ are so closely identified that the Cross becomes agent rather than merely instrument of salvation (cf. st. 39). Alternatively the final couplet may be subordinate to the interjection: ‘May bountiful Christ, he who removes men from all distress and death, strengthen me’.
sá ‘one’
notes
[7] örr sá ‘bountiful that one’: Apo koinou; the ambiguous referent of the adj. and pron. (whether Kristr or kross) may be intentional, evoking the tradition in which the Cross and Christ are so closely identified that the Cross becomes agent rather than merely instrument of salvation (cf. st. 39). Alternatively the final couplet may be subordinate to the interjection: ‘May bountiful Christ, he who removes men from all distress and death, strengthen me’.
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
ýta ‘men’
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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher
firrir ‘removes’
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2. firra (verb): keep (from), remove
allri ‘from all’
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allr (adj.): all
nauð ‘distress’
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neyð (noun f.; °dat. -): need, distress
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
dauða ‘death’
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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death
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The opening st. in which the poet appeals for divine inspiration in composing his poem, juxtaposes God’s fullness ærit alls ‘a fullness of all’ (l. 3), and the poet’s need as he pleads for the abundance -gnótt (l. 4) he lacks.
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