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Anon Sól 63VII

Carolyne Larrington and Peter Robinson (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Sólarljóð 63’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 341.

Anonymous PoemsSólarljóð
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Menn ‘men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

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‘saw’

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2. sjá (verb): see

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þá ‘then’

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2. þá (adv.): then

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er ‘who’

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

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mörgum ‘in many’

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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

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hlutum ‘things’

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hlutr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -i/-u): part, thing

[2] hlutum: hlut 1441ˣ

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viltu ‘’

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vilja (verb): want, intend

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véltu ‘had defrauded’

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véla (verb): betray, trick

[3] véltu: so papp15ˣ, 1441ˣ, 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ, viltu 166bˣ, 738ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 214ˣ

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[3] véltu ‘they defrauded’: The mss are divided on whether the verb is véltu from véla ‘to defraud, betray’ or viltu from villa ‘to lead astray, falsify, wilfully destroy’. In the last sense viltu would fit the present context, and is chosen by some eds (e.g. Skj B); véltu is the choice of Björn M. Ólsen, Skald, Fidjestøl and Njörður Njarðvík.

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um ‘’

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1. um (prep.): about, around

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eign ‘of property’

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eign (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): property

[3] eign: so papp15ˣ, 10575ˣ, eigu 166bˣ, 738ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 214ˣ, 1441ˣ, 2797ˣ

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[3] eign ‘property’: The mss again divide between eign f. and eigu from eiga f., both with the same sense. Although eiga is attested in poetry, e.g. Lok 65 and Sigsk 47, eign is to be preferred here because it produces a metrical l., whereas eigu does not.

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flokkum ‘in crowds’

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flokkr (noun m.): group, flock

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til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

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Fégjarns ‘Fégjarn’s’

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2. Fégjarn (adj.): Fégjarn

[5] Fégjarns: ‘feyg yarns’ 738ˣ, Fégjarns Fégjarns 167b 6ˣ, ‘fegarins’ 214ˣ

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[5] fégjarns (gen. sg.): Lit. ‘eager for money’. Interpreted by all eds as a pers. n. of transparent etymology. Falk (1914a, 41-2) suggests it is a term for Mammon. Cf. Hávm 78’s use of the invented name Fitjungr (Evans 1986, 113). That Fégjarn should possess a fortress where ill-gotten gains are stored is reminiscent of a typical trope of sermon literature. Heito’s Visio Wettini has a sinful monk enclosed within a box of lead inside a castle in Purgatory (Dümmler 1883-4, 270). On avarice cf. in particular Hsv 44; cf also Hsv 22, 73, 96 and 97.

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ok ‘and’

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

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höfðu ‘carried’

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hafa (verb): have

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byrðar ‘burdens’

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byrðr (noun f.; °byrðar, acc. byrði/byrð(GrgKonᴵ 205¹¹); byrðar, acc. byrðar/byrðir): burden, load

[6] byrðar: so 738ˣ, ‘by[...]’ 167b 6ˣ, byrðir 167b 6ˣ, 214ˣ

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af ‘of’

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af (prep.): from

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blýi ‘lead’

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blý (noun n.; °-s): lead

[6] blýi: ‘býi’ papp15ˣ, ‘[…]’ 167b 6ˣ

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[6] blýi ‘lead’: The final –i is unlikely to have been pronounced (ANG §135). The lead is the hellish equivalent of the gold which the avaricious coveted in life.

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Ms. 2797ˣ transposes sts 63 and 64.

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