Anon Heildr 2VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilags anda drápa 2’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 452-3.
text and translation
Fæsk, en frá líða lestir,
friðr, þeim er synda iðrask;
hljóta menn af mætum
miskunn lífsins brunni.
Greindr skínn orð ok andi
…
Friðr fæsk, þeim er iðrask synda, en lestir líða frá; menn hljóta miskunn af mætum brunni lífsins. Greindr andi skínn ok orð …
‘Peace is obtained for those who who repent their sins, and flaws pass away; men receive mercy from the worthy spring of life. The discerning spirit shines and the word …’
notes and context
readings
- [2] iðrask: so 399a‑bˣ, BFJ, ‘i[...]’ B, ‘id[...](z)’(?) BRydberg
- [5] Greindr: so 399a‑bˣ, BRydberg, BFJ, ‘Gr[...]índr’ B
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 757 a 4° (B) — 10r/2 - 10r/3
imagesFæsk, en frá líða lestir,
friðr, þeim er synda †i[...]†;
hljóta menn af mætum
miskunn lífsins brunni.
†Gr[...]índr† skínn orð ok andi
…Fezt en fra lida lester fridr þeim er synda i… | hlíotr menn af metum miskunn lífsens brunne. Gr…índr skínn ord ok annde.
(EB)
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JS 399 a-b 4°x (399a-bx)
Fæsk, en frá líða lestir,
friðr, þeim er synda iðrask;
hljóta menn af mætum
miskunn lífsins brunni.
Greindr skínn orð ok andi
…
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], C. [3]. Heilags anda vísur 2: AII, 160, BII, 175, Skald II, 92, NN §§2335, 2336, 3157; Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1844, 52, Rydberg 1907, 1, 45, Attwood 1996, 55, 151.
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