Please note that the lexical concordance has not been reviewed and should not be referenced as a definitive and accurate concordance to the poetic corpus. Dates in particular may be taken from earlier editions and should be checked.
ONP:[3] inn mæri: inn meiri Tˣ
T Nema sua at god ens gialla gi| old baug navads uildi meiuar holls inn meiri maugr sigrdar haugna.
...ræðr at meira lofi. ‘...gains the greater praise.’
925...ǫrvir jǫfrar meira veg, frama ... ‘...princes know of greater honour, fame ...’
925notes...sús mest of lǫ́.... ‘...that is the greatest surf....’
936...oddvita eða meira; síð man ... ‘...of a leader or more; such a man ...’
938...†verbergi† ok mest of studdi ... ‘...... and most supported ...’
960...víta lítlu meira vítis, ef ... ‘...bring about somewhat more punishment, if he ...’
963...þeir ala meira ǫfund of ... ‘...they nourish greater envy over ...’
963...borða. Því meira skalk unna ... ‘...of dulse all the more as they ...’
963...mér miklu mest manna; hefk ... ‘...men by far the most; I have lost ...’
963...þeira varð meiri. Vasat at ... ‘...they drew the better lot. I was not ...’
963...fjǫrðhjǫrðu. Mest selda ek ... ‘...fjord-herds. Most of all I sold ...’
970notes...vápna af meiri hvǫt; eldr ... ‘...of weapons with greater alacrity; the fire ...’
984...mik: sék meira lið þeira; ... ‘...I see their larger following; may ...’
984[1] Mœra: meira 325VIII 1
986[1] Ok til móts: hitt var meir F
986...gerðisk gramr mest at morði. ... ‘...then the ruler eagerly set out for ...’
986Jarl fór*at meiri tírarfǫr at ... ‘The jarl did not make a greater expedition of glory in ...’
987...Eiðsfjarðar hlaut meira ógndjarfan ... ‘...of Eidsfjorden got even more battle-daring ...’
1000...Ullar laust mest nestum meina ... ‘...the provisions of harm with full force down into ...’
1000...Hitt vas mest hvarkunnt orð, ... ‘...That was the most widely-known report, ...’
1001[1] meira: meiri 53
1001...of bíða meira stríð. Oss ... ‘...suffer greater grief. It would be ...’
1001...Ormi eða meira hlut; mǫrg ... ‘...Ormr (‘Serpent’) and the better lot; many ...’
1001notes...flestum [e]s mest vil ok ... ‘...to most it [that hope] is the greatest wilfulness and ...’
1001notes...malmar brustu mest, þótt smátt ... ‘...metal weapons clashed most, though little ...’
1001[4] mest gótt: mestr fljótt Flat
1001...hann vas mest gótt mennskra ... ‘...he was the greatest good among human ...’
1001notes...uggik ógnir mestu. Enn víg, ...
1003...vissak mér mest alls fallinn ... ‘...amongst men who had fallen the most on ...’
1003...hafði sér meira í hug ... ‘Eiríkr had more in ...’
1014...dǫrrum dreif mest at Ôleifi. ... ‘...spears drove most against Óláfr. ...’
1015[1] Mœra: meira Bb
1015...verði it mesta. ‘...avenged very greatly. ’
1015...fekk miklu meira lið til ... ‘...[Óláfr] gained a much greater force for ...’
1016Getk þess meir, at harða ... ‘I declare this, moreover, that very ...’
1016notes...varða oss mest alls, konungr, ... ‘...of greatest importance to us [me], king, ...’
1018...mér in meira í stað ... ‘...mean all the more to me in ...’
1019...hitt alls mest, at hverr ... ‘...I fear this above all, that ...’
1019[5] mér: mest 61
61 Dríug gengit varð drengium | drengr magnar lof þengils . æztr til io᷎fra þrystis . eiða skogs ꜳ leiðum | selldir mest aðr milldan . minn drottinn kem ek finna . hlunz af hil | mis runnvm . hneckt dyrliga beckiar .
...munka es mestr; goð aflar ... ‘...of monks is greatest; God brings ...’
1020...þinn fannsk meir an þeira. ... ‘...courage was more in evidence than theirs. ...’
1023notes...es mær; meir sék þar ... ‘...is slender; later I will look for ...’
1023notes...þing mín meiri. Stjóri markar ... ‘...my position [to have been] greater. The ruler of the forest ...’
1023notes...mik máli mest á skǫmmu ... ‘...me of speech most in a short ...’
1025...eggjaðr á meiri hvǫt, varð ... ‘...egged on to a greater vengeance, became ...’
1025...af fári, meira an Hô... ‘...out of rage, to a greater degree than Há...’
1026...mǫrk eða meira golls ok ... ‘...a mark or more of gold and ...’
1026...þyrrit. En meiri virðir geirs, ... ‘...did not let up. And a greater appreciator of the spear, ...’
1029...seggr bar mest þrek sinn ... ‘...man deployed his stamina to the utmost ...’
1029...þeirs kunna mestar skynjar mun... ‘Those who comprehend the greatest knowledge of the delightful ...’
1035...Hón olli mest, með môttkum ... ‘...son. She was the main reason, with ...’
1036...heilrôð, deila meir við hættna ... ‘...have dealt, fully decisive, better with the daring ...’
1036...Þrœndir hǫfðu meira lið; snerra, ... ‘...Þrœndir had more troops; the fight ...’
1040...til Heljar; mest bǫl vas ... ‘...to Hel; the greatest harm was ...’
1040...hlenna, fœddi mest varga; hann ... ‘...fed wolves the most; he cut down ...’
1040...mínn gingu mest framm fyrri, ...
1040...fregit gǫrva meiri geirhríð?... ‘...have heard of a greater spear-storm ...’
1045...merkjendr munðut meiri orrostu; herr ... ‘...maiden did not remember a greater battle; the army ...’
1045...sem môttu mest, grjóts ok ... ‘...meat. Men made the best use ...’
1045...Magnús, gekk meir at morði ... ‘...Magnús, went further into the slaughter ...’
1045...þinn verði meiri an þeira, ... ‘...success be greater than theirs, ...’
1046...síðan við meira sigri. ‘...then a greater victory.’
1046...lið þeira meira. ‘...that their host was larger. ’
1050...þingat við meira helming. Þunngǫr ... ‘...there with a larger force. Slender-wrought ...’
1055...þrifusk at meiri. Sær blezk, ... ‘...grew the more. The sea churned, ...’
1055...kvǫddusk tveir meiri fullhugar oddum; ... ‘...Never did two more valiant ones greet each other ...’
1062...né kømr meira valfall of ... ‘...the Ouse, and never will greater slaughter come ...’
1067...mildings køru meir heldr falla ... ‘...prince chose much rather to fall ...’
1067...heimi. Gat mest ert, óslætt ...
1067notes...hverr orkar meira, jǫfnum þrek; ... ‘...who will achieve more, equal feats of strength; ...’
1067...borð fœrðu meira lið út ... ‘...ships brought more troops out [to ...’
1070...sverði með mestum frama. ‘...sword with the greatest glory.’
1104...jǫfri, vas mestr ofrhugi. ‘...princes, was the most courageous.’
1104...sás mátti meira flestum jǫfri, ... ‘...who could do more than most princes, ...’
1104...minni ok mest annat manvit; ... ‘...other common sense to the highest degree; flaws did not ...’
1104...élfestir, mestum þrek; gagnprúðr ... ‘...of Áli’s shirt, the greatest deed of courage; victory-splendid ...’
1120...réð vestr mestum helmingi; marr ... ‘...went west with the largest unit; the horse ...’
1125...sás vas mestr fullhugi manna, ... ‘...who was the most high-mettled of men, ...’
1140...s stýrir mestum veg, kvezk ... ‘... possesses very great honour, said that ...’
1145notes...of vann mesta hildi, ef ... ‘...waged the greatest war if ...’
1145...stórum mun meira, an væri ... ‘...a great deal more than would be ...’
1148...Þreksterkr konungr, meir nauðr, an ... ‘...Courage-strong king, a greater need than ...’
1150notes...hann vas mestr konungr flestra; ... ‘...he was the greatest king among most [rulers]; may ...’
1153...af slíku; mest mærð mildings ... ‘...from such things; the greatest praise of the king ...’
1153Mest veldi, Mikla... ‘Most of the kingdom, Constantinople...’
1153...sína alls mest. Nú lifir ... ‘...of his friends very frequently. Now ...’
1153...næst í mestri mannraun. ... ‘...immediately into the greatest ordeal. ...’
1160...gerði fúss mestan veg hring... ‘...eagerly bestowed the greatest honour on the ring-...’
1160...verðr ey meiri ógn, nema ... ‘...will always increase unless we keep ...’
1180...við inn mesta ugg. ‘...with the greatest terror.’
1180...s ǫnnur meiri ógn ó... ‘...Many another greater terror for dis...’
1180...síðan mun meiri várkunnir malm... ‘...have considerably greater compassion for sword-...’
1180...ák at meira biðja þik ... ‘...you the more for peace for my...’
1180...mik heldr meir af þinni ... ‘...me rather more out of your ...’
1180...mann án mesta miskunn þína, ... ‘...without your very great mercy, sorrow-...’
1180...dreyra! Drepum meira hlut þeira!... ‘...gore! Let’s kill the greater part of them!...’
1187...hljóta víst mest angr af ... ‘...certainly gain the greatest sorrow from ...’
1190...oss at mestum hlut, hvé ... ‘...us [me] advice, for the most part, about how ...’
1190...á óði; mest hóf þarf ... ‘...from the poem; the greatest moderation is needed ...’
1190...eptir miklu meiri hlutr þess ... ‘Yet there is a much greater part left ...’
1190...einarðlynds, verða mest runna Mistar, ... ‘...the faithful-minded one, are the greatest of the shrubs of Mist, ...’
1190...þanns stýrir mestum mætti, beina* ... ‘...he who wields most power, to set ...’
1190[4] mest*: mestr Bb
Bb Borít hefi ek hrodr enn hiorvi hof sęmdi vel | lofa ellda þeys fyrir áso itr mestr at hlvt | flestvm adr mvn oss enn gloda ellris þreck at verkvm || greppr megi ollvm yppa orn fliotr at brag þriota |
...þeys hjǫrva; mest* hóf sœmði ... ‘...of the breeze of swords; the greatest restraint suited ...’
1190notes...þats vas mestr skǫrungr skalda ... ‘...who was the greatest champion among skalds ...’
1190...andaðs dr*úpa mest; skyldi kaupa ... ‘...of a dead man droop the most; one should buy ...’
1200...rak vestr mestan hernað allra ... ‘...pursued in the west the greatest raiding campaign of any ...’
1200...bjóðr [e]s meiri á hvern ... ‘...of Alden is greater in every ...’
1200...fólka fest mest gjald; hǫfundr ... ‘...had to guarantee the greatest payment to the strengthener ...’
1221...þrǫngt; þars mestr frami inni. ... ‘...inside there is the greatest glory. ’
1221...hǫpp hrest; mest dáð fylgir ... ‘...successes flourish; the greatest achievement accompanies ...’
1221...kosti alls meira af hreinum ... ‘...strive all the more out of pure ...’
1240...hjálms lýsti mesta miskunn, þá ... ‘...helmet showed the greatest mercy ...’
1240...raunar veldr mest mín mildi ... ‘...your sins most cause it, ...’
1240...hlotit önnur meiri gæði þín, ... ‘...received other and greater blessings from you, ...’
1240...afli, af meira drengskap; hvǫss ... ‘...fought with more bravery; the fierce ...’
1240[2] mæzti: mestr 166bˣ, papp15ˣ, 738ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 214ˣ, 1441ˣ
1255[3] máttugra mann: meiri menn 624
624 aflli deila þv skalt alldri þier uid meiri menn at hafa | afgan skaltv vid allt hafa ʀæktv þier hus ok hív·
[2] eigi við: eigi við þér meira mann eða 624
624 þrætta eda þiar | ka skaltv eigi vid þier meira mann eda þina lika væg þv firer uinum sanna elskv giorír sam | þycki enn þverud af þrættv uex ·
...þú megir meira; hverr fyrða, ... ‘...you may be capable of more; every man ...’
1258...hann megi meira; opt hefniz ... ‘...he may be stronger; often ...’
1258...þrætur, sem mest megi, þvít ... ‘...disputes as much as he can, because ...’
1258Getr eigi meiri manndáð ... ‘There is no greater act of prowess ...’
1258...hefja upp meiri iðn, en ... ‘...start a bigger business than ...’
1258[3] við villu varaz: varaz villu mest 723aˣ
723a þad skalltu gióra þier gegner vel, og varast | villu mest, milldur af þurftum skallt i morgum h[...]|tum, gott er dyggum ad duga.
...tóktu af mestri mildi við ... ‘...you received with the greatest generosity ...’
1262...tíri ok mestum veg; hvatir ... ‘...honour and the greatest glory; bold ...’
1264...Máría, ert meira metin betri ... ‘...Mary, are more valued [and you are] better ...’
1300...hafa ið mesta traust af ... ‘...have the greatest support from ...’
1300...Kristr veitir mesta miskunn. Öll ... ‘...grants the greatest mercy. The whole world ...’
1300...þú líknar mest flestum mönnum; ... ‘...you show mercy exceedingly to most people; ...’
1300...æztr aldar, mestri sæmd; máttigr ... ‘...the foremost of men, with the greatest honour; may the powerful ...’
1300...bíð þú meiri giptu fremðardáða ... ‘...may you receive more good luck in outstanding deeds ...’
1300...bóka unni mest æstri meyju, ... ‘...of books loved most the highest Virgin, ...’
1325...hennar má mest; hyggjum það ... ‘...love may achieve the most; we think that ...’
1325...verðr mönnum mest traust og ... ‘...will be to men the greatest protection and ...’
1325...ljóða eru mest fyrir kveðinn ... ‘...for poems are greatest for a poem [that has been] ...’
1325...guðs móður mest liðs, að ... ‘...God’s mother most for aid, that ...’
1325...eg heit mest að ganga ... ‘...I promise most to oppose...’
1335...branda, örvi mestr, varð til ... ‘...of the high-strider of planks, excelling in generosity, ...’
1340...skyldumz eg meir en nökkurr ... ‘...tongue I am more obliged than ...’
1345...er blíðan mest. ‘...that is the greatest joy.’
1345...er eftir mest að lesti; ... ‘...yet the worst is what comes ...’
1345notes...hann er meiri en gjörvalt ... ‘...it is greater than all ...’
1345...þóttiz þú meiri að mætti, ... ‘...you think yourself greater in strength, ...’
1345...eg mætti meira, margfaldaðan lof... ‘...I could manage more, a manifold song ...’
1345...standa. Varðar mest, að riettlig ... ‘...it would seem to merit. It is of great importance that ...’
1345...hrekkjóttu báli, mest hrunið í ... ‘...has plunged altogether into love’s ...’
1360...spenni sælan mest fyr tólf ... ‘...clasper was blessed most for twelve ...’
1360...kvinnu í mestan veg til ... ‘...woman into the greatest glory to ...’
1375...og postular mæstir, drótt pínuð ... ‘...prophets and greatest Apostles, people ...’
1380...deili aldar; mæstr mildingr foldar ... ‘...of the ruler of people; the greatest prince of the land ...’
1380...deili aldar; mæstr mildingr foldar ... ‘...of the ruler of people; the greatest prince of the land ...’
1380...deili aldar; mæstr mildingr foldar ... ‘...of the ruler of people; the greatest prince of the land ...’
1380...deili aldar; mæstr mildingr foldar ... ‘...of the ruler of people; the greatest prince of the land ...’
1380...deili aldar; mæstr mildingr foldar ... ‘...of the ruler of people; the greatest prince of the land ...’
1380...mág sinn mest manna vestrar ... ‘...her son-in-law most of all men for the worst ...’
1386...mín, treystag mest fulltingi þínum. ... ‘...Mary, I have trusted most of all in your help. ...’
1386...annan miklu meira eld, sveldir ... ‘...another, much larger fire, bloated ...’
1386notes...guðs, minnandi mestrar, minnztu björtum ... ‘...of God, while remembering the greatest one, remember in your ...’
1386...flestir þurfa mest. Aldri muntu ... ‘...they [lit. most] need it the most. Never will you ...’
1386...Máría, veittu meiri miskunn, en ... ‘...Mary, grant more mercy than ...’
1386...freistið fira mest og fáið ... ‘...tempt people the most and are not ...’
1390...maðr Máríu mest fyrir dugnað, ... ‘...loves Mary the most for her help, ...’
1390...frúin; ertu mest hjálp flestra.... ‘...lady; you are the greatest help of most people....’
1390...í musterið mesta; mannfjöldi ... ‘...went into the very great church; ...’
1392...guðs til mestrar mektar. Allr ... ‘...of God the mightiest worship [lit. splendour]. The entire ...’
1392notes...þurfa hennar mest. ‘...need her the most.’
1392...eg ætla meira þier, ítarligr ... ‘...I expect more from you, magnificent ...’
1394notes...eg mátta mest; tók ... ‘...him as best I could; ...’
1394...mína miklu meira en píslir ... ‘...anguish much more than his own ...’
1394...er ber meiri harm en ... ‘...who bears more grief than ...’
1394...hreinum Kristi, meira en þau ... ‘...the pure Christ, more than those ...’
1394...þá miklu meiri dýrð af ... ‘...received much more glory from ...’
1394...við grimleik mestan; helgir hálsar ... ‘...the deacon [were tormented] with the greatest cruelty; their holy ...’
1400...draga oss mest frá guði ... ... ‘...draw us most from God ... ...’
1400...er kallaz meiri, kvámu nú ... ‘...who are counted in addition, now came ...’
1400...Máríu, elskandi meir en hverja ... ‘...Mary, loving [her, the Virgin Mary] more than any ...’
1410notes...postuli við mestan mildleik, mektar... ‘...John with the greatest mercifulness, in possession of true ...’
1410...Magðaléna þiggr meiri frægðir af ... ‘...Magdalene receives more fame from ...’
1410Maxencíus liet mestar píslir vaxa ... ‘Maxentius had the greatest tortures fall ...’
1410...einn konungr meiri. Val rak ... ‘...a single king was greater. The slain were scattered ...’
?...Kúga; estu meiri hverjum þeira.... ‘...Kúgi; you are more than any of them....’
?...losta, fættiz mest í bý.... ‘...lust, diminished greatly in the town....’
?...kunni mentir mest, dró mann ... ‘...who was most able in skills, ...’
?...því, nema mest hamlan bresti.... ‘...that, unless the greatest obstacle fails....’
?notes...máttr, sem mest tígnarvald, ... ‘...might, as well as the greatest strength of honour ...’
?notes...víst inn mesti ofrhugi. ... ‘...certainly the most daring man. ...’
?...kómu sunnan. Mestr landherr ... ‘...came from the south. The greatest force from the land ...’
?...jarli þǫrfum meiri hugraun; ... ‘...a trial of courage greater than needed; I think ...’
?notes...ór bitu meir en þeira; ... ‘...our swords had more bite than ...’
?...sínum til, mest af móði, ... ‘...sons about it, in the greatest grief. ...’
?notes...Hildar taka mestum glymvindi ... ‘...sail catch the strongest roaring wind ...’
?...Hálfs eru meiri hverjum. Ek ... ‘...champions are superior to everyone. I ...’
?...mega þar meira ok ýmsir ... ‘...snake, now the other has the advantage there; ...’
?...hvíta orms meira en hafði ... ‘...snake will become greater than it had ...’
?...þrima es mest á hjarli. ... ‘...tumult is greatest on the earth. ...’
?...stórum * meira undr á ... ‘...much greater wonder in ...’
?...þá; rignir mest; røkkr at ... ‘...is torn apart; it rains heavily; it grows dark with ...’
?...fyr nefi; meiri var Goðmundr ... ‘...Goðmundr was bigger, born ...’
?...inni, er mestr hafðr í ... ‘...is held the greatest in the memories ...’
?Mest hugðir manna ... ‘Most friendly of [all] men ...’
?notes...nefglita hlær mest at því; ... ‘...nefglita laughs the most about that; ...’
?...víst miklu meiri vísendi í ... ‘...have certainly much more knowledge ...’
?...varðar þik mest. ‘...concerns you most. ’
?...þann inn mesta fulltrúa minn. ... ‘...who was my greatest confidant. ’
?...vígs eru meiri vánir vár ... ‘...of battle there are greater expectations of us ...’
?...dratthala þanninn: ‘Meiri matr er ... ‘...‘There is no more food at ...’
?...þykkir mér meiri, ef men... ‘...The other [fire] seems worse to me, if ...’
?Kálf Kátr 17VII
mæstr mildingr foldar mána
‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon’ = God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
Kálf Kátr 21VII
mæstr mildingr foldar mána
‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon’ = God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
Kálf Kátr 25VII
mæstr mildingr foldar mána
‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon’ = God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
Kálf Kátr 29VII
mæstr mildingr foldar mána
‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon’ = God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
Kálf Kátr 33VII
mæstr mildingr foldar mána
‘the greatest prince of the land of the moon’ = God
the land of the moon → SKY/HEAVEN
the greatest prince of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
ÞjóðA Magnfl 6II
meiri geirhríð
‘a greater spear-storm’ = BATTLE
a greater spear-storm → BATTLE
ESk Frag 4III
mestum glymvindr Gǫndlar
‘the strongest roaring wind of Gǫndul’ = BATTLE
the strongest roaring wind of Gǫndul → BATTLE
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