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Anon Mdr 15^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 15’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 491.

Anonymous Poems Máríudrápa

Hreinn ‘The pure’

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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure

kennings

Hreinn sólstýrir
‘The pure sun-governor ’
= God
The pure sun-governor → God

fremr ‘promotes’

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fremja (verb): advance, perform

[1] fremr sigri: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘fre[...]gre’ B

sigri ‘victory’

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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory

[1] fremr sigri: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘fre[...]gre’ B

sönnum ‘true’

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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true

sól ‘sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun < sólstýrir (noun m.)

kennings

Hreinn sólstýrir
‘The pure sun-governor ’
= God
The pure sun-governor → God

stýrir ‘governor’

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stýrir (noun m.): ruler, controller < sólstýrir (noun m.)

kennings

Hreinn sólstýrir
‘The pure sun-governor ’
= God
The pure sun-governor → God

mey ‘maiden’

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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden

dýra ‘the glorious’

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dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious

víst ‘truly’

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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)

er ‘are’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

lýðr ‘people’

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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

löstum ‘sins’

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last (noun n.; °-): fault, sin, vice

leystr ‘released’

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leysa (verb): release, loosen, redeem

sá ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

er ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

henni ‘her’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

treystir ‘trust’

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treysta (verb): trust, believe in

[4] treystir: ‘treyst[...]’ B, BRydberg, treysti 399a‑bˣ

Blíð ‘The gentle’

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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

blessuð ‘blessed’

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blessa (verb): bless

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

móðir ‘mother’

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móðir (noun f.): mother

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

blóm ‘the flower’

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blóm (noun n.; °-s; -): flower

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

heilagra ‘holy’

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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

dóma ‘judgements’

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dómr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): judgement; court; -dom, -ness (suffix)

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

dugir ‘helps’

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duga (verb; °dugir; dugði; dugat): help, befit

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

himna ‘of the heavens’

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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

guð ‘the God’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

gumnum ‘men’

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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

gjörvallra ‘of all’

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gǫrvallr (adj.): everything

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

má ‘may’

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mega (verb): may, might

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

kallaz ‘be called’

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kalla (verb): call

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Blid ok blezuð moder.’ B

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[5-8]: Repetition of stef 2 (first given at st. 6) is indicated by the obelos in the left margin at 13v, 47.

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