Anon Mgr 13VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 13’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 769.
Lausnara ‘the redeemer’
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lausnari (noun m.; °-a;): saviour, redeemer
[1] Lausnara: so 1032ˣ, ‘Lausn[...]’ 713, ‘....’ 920ˣ
kennings
lausnara lofts og himna‘the redeemer of the air and the heavens ’
= Christ
the redeemer of the air and the heavens → Christ
kennings
lausnara lofts og himna‘the redeemer of the air and the heavens ’
= Christ
the redeemer of the air and the heavens → Christ
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
kennings
lausnara lofts og himna‘the redeemer of the air and the heavens ’
= Christ
the redeemer of the air and the heavens → Christ
himna ‘the heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
lausnara lofts og himna‘the redeemer of the air and the heavens ’
= Christ
the redeemer of the air and the heavens → Christ
leit ‘saw’
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líta (verb): look, see; appear
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
vísliga ‘certainly’
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vísliga (adv.): [certainly, wisely]
[2] vísliga: so 920ˣ, ‘uíslíga’ or ‘uístlíga’ 713, vístliga 1032ˣ
bera ‘carry’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
píslar ‘the torment’
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písl (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(Maurit 650²²)): torture
hjálpar ‘of salvation’
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hjǫlp (noun f.; °hjalpar; hjalpir/hjalpar): help, salvation
kennings
stólpa hjálpar‘the pillar of salvation ’
= CROSS
the pillar of salvation → CROSS
sier ‘his’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
herðum ‘shoulders’
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herðr (noun f.; °-ar(Thom² 447¹³); -ar): shoulder
[3] herðum stólpa: so 1032ˣ, ‘herdum [...]dum [...]’ 713, ‘........’ 920ˣ
stólpa ‘the pillar’
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stolpi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): pillar
[3] herðum stólpa: so 1032ˣ, ‘herdum [...]dum [...]’ 713, ‘........’ 920ˣ
kennings
stólpa hjálpar‘the pillar of salvation ’
= CROSS
the pillar of salvation → CROSS
hölda ‘of men’
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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man
[4] hölda trie: so 1032ˣ, 920ˣ, ‘[...]’ 713
kennings
trie hölda,‘the tree of men, ’
= CROSS
the tree of men, → CROSS
trie ‘the tree’
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tré (noun n.; °-s; tré/trjó, gen. trjá, dat. trjóm/trjám): tree
[4] hölda trie: so 1032ˣ, 920ˣ, ‘[...]’ 713
kennings
trie hölda,‘the tree of men, ’
= CROSS
the tree of men, → CROSS
er ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
Júðar ‘the Jews’
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júði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): Jew
völdu ‘selected’
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velja (verb): choose
Lietta ‘relieved’
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létta (verb): to relieve, lighten
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
honum ‘him’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
sem ‘as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
mest ‘best’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
mátta ‘could’
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mega (verb): may, might
mundum ‘hands’
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1. mund (noun f.): hand
[6] mundum tók eg krossinn: so 1032ˣ, ‘mun[...]ok [...]ssenn’ 713, ‘mu....... ..krossinn’ 920ˣ
tók ‘grasped’
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2. taka (verb): take
[6] mundum tók eg krossinn: so 1032ˣ, ‘mun[...]ok [...]ssenn’ 713, ‘mu....... ..krossinn’ 920ˣ
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
[6] mundum tók eg krossinn: so 1032ˣ, ‘mun[...]ok [...]ssenn’ 713, ‘mu....... ..krossinn’ 920ˣ
krossinn ‘the Cross’
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kross (noun m.; °-, dat. -i; -ar): cross, crucifix
[6] mundum tók eg krossinn: so 1032ˣ, ‘mun[...]ok [...]ssenn’ 713, ‘mu....... ..krossinn’ 920ˣ
undir ‘beneath’
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undir (prep.): under
helgum ‘holy’
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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred
guði ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
fús ‘eager’
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fúss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): eager, willing
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
fylgja ‘follow’
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2. fylgja (verb): follow, accompany
fram ‘forward’
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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away
mínum ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
staðarins ‘the place’
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1. staðr (noun m.; °-ar/-s; -ir): place
pínu ‘of torture’
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1. pína (noun f.; °-u; -ur): torment
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‘I certainly saw the redeemer of the air and the heavens [= Christ] himself carry the pillar of salvation [CROSS] on his shoulders to the torment, the tree of men [CROSS], which the Jews selected. I relieved him as best I could; I grasped beneath the Cross with my hands; I was eager to follow my holy God forward to the place of torture.
Cf. Mar (1871, 1006): Eptir bodi Pilati uar honum feinginn sialfs sins kross at bera til skemdar til krossfestingarstadar, ok ek lypti under, sem ek matti ‘In accordance with the command of Pilate his own Cross was given to him to carry for humiliation to the place of crucifixion, and I lifted beneath as best I could’.
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