Carolyne Larrington and Peter Robinson (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Sólarljóð 72’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 347.
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
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2. þá (adv.): then
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
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móðir (noun f.): mother
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hafa (verb): have
[2] höfðu: so 214ˣ, 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ, hafa 166bˣ, papp15ˣ, 738ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 1441ˣ
[2] höfðu ‘had’: See Note to 67/2 and 73/6 below. Falk (1914a, 47) and Paasche (1948, 191) compare the Fourth Commandment, the adjuration to honour one’s parents. Cf. Hsv 3, 108.
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
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matr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir): food
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í (prep.): in, into
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
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1. hvíla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): bed
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
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af (prep.): from
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3. á (prep.): on, at
[5] á: so papp15ˣ, 738ˣ, 167b 6ˣ, 214ˣ, 1441ˣ, 10575ˣ, 2797ˣ, af 166bˣ
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky < himingeisli (noun m.)
[5] himin‑: himins‑ 167b 6ˣ
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geisli (noun m.): beam of light < himingeisli (noun m.)
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hefja (verb): lift, start
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hagliga (adv.): easily, comfortably
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