Anon Alpost 13VII
Ian McDougall (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Allra postula minnisvísur 13’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 870-1.
Hieldr ‘holds’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
Matthías ‘Matthias’
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Mathias (noun m.): [Matthias]
notes
[1] Matthías: On S. Matthias the Apostle, see Cross and Livingstone 1983, 892; Widding, Bekker-Nielsen and Shook 1963, 325; Kilström 1966b, 502; Foote 1976, 171; Cormack 1994, 131, 243.
mildi ‘of mercy’
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mildi (noun f.): generosity, mercy
mætr ‘the worthy’
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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected
postuli ‘Apostle’
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postuli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): apostle
sæti ‘the seat’
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2. sæti (noun n.; °-s; -): seat
hlaut ‘got’
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hljóta (verb): alot, gain
notes
[3, 4] hlaut hann það hlutskifti ‘he got that share by lot’: Matthias was chosen by lot to fill the place among the Apostles left vacant by Judas Iscariot; cf. Acts I.26: et dederunt sortes eis et cecidit sors super Matthiam et adnumeratus est cum undecim apostolis ‘and they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles’, and Brev. 4/29-30: Mathias ... pro Iuda Scarioth duodecimus inter apostolos subrogatus, electus sorte ‘Matthias ... substituted for Judas Iscariot as the twelfth among the Apostles, was chosen by lot’. Cf. IO 78; Holm perg 5 fol, 60ra (Foote 1976, 155); cf. JJ SÁM 1 546/1; Mthiasˣ 768/13-17.
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
notes
[3, 4] hlaut hann það hlutskifti ‘he got that share by lot’: Matthias was chosen by lot to fill the place among the Apostles left vacant by Judas Iscariot; cf. Acts I.26: et dederunt sortes eis et cecidit sors super Matthiam et adnumeratus est cum undecim apostolis ‘and they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles’, and Brev. 4/29-30: Mathias ... pro Iuda Scarioth duodecimus inter apostolos subrogatus, electus sorte ‘Matthias ... substituted for Judas Iscariot as the twelfth among the Apostles, was chosen by lot’. Cf. IO 78; Holm perg 5 fol, 60ra (Foote 1976, 155); cf. JJ SÁM 1 546/1; Mthiasˣ 768/13-17.
hlaðinn ‘full’
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2. hlaða (verb): heap, pile
af ‘of’
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af (prep.): from
ítri ‘glorious’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
hlut ‘by lot’
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hlutr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -i/-u): part, thing < hlutskipti (noun n.)
notes
[3, 4] hlaut hann það hlutskifti ‘he got that share by lot’: Matthias was chosen by lot to fill the place among the Apostles left vacant by Judas Iscariot; cf. Acts I.26: et dederunt sortes eis et cecidit sors super Matthiam et adnumeratus est cum undecim apostolis ‘and they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles’, and Brev. 4/29-30: Mathias ... pro Iuda Scarioth duodecimus inter apostolos subrogatus, electus sorte ‘Matthias ... substituted for Judas Iscariot as the twelfth among the Apostles, was chosen by lot’. Cf. IO 78; Holm perg 5 fol, 60ra (Foote 1976, 155); cf. JJ SÁM 1 546/1; Mthiasˣ 768/13-17.
skifti ‘share’
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skipti (noun n.; °-s; -): division, share, change < hlutskipti (noun n.)
notes
[3, 4] hlaut hann það hlutskifti ‘he got that share by lot’: Matthias was chosen by lot to fill the place among the Apostles left vacant by Judas Iscariot; cf. Acts I.26: et dederunt sortes eis et cecidit sors super Matthiam et adnumeratus est cum undecim apostolis ‘and they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles’, and Brev. 4/29-30: Mathias ... pro Iuda Scarioth duodecimus inter apostolos subrogatus, electus sorte ‘Matthias ... substituted for Judas Iscariot as the twelfth among the Apostles, was chosen by lot’. Cf. IO 78; Holm perg 5 fol, 60ra (Foote 1976, 155); cf. JJ SÁM 1 546/1; Mthiasˣ 768/13-17.
það ‘that’
notes
[3, 4] hlaut hann það hlutskifti ‘he got that share by lot’: Matthias was chosen by lot to fill the place among the Apostles left vacant by Judas Iscariot; cf. Acts I.26: et dederunt sortes eis et cecidit sors super Matthiam et adnumeratus est cum undecim apostolis ‘and they gave them lots, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles’, and Brev. 4/29-30: Mathias ... pro Iuda Scarioth duodecimus inter apostolos subrogatus, electus sorte ‘Matthias ... substituted for Judas Iscariot as the twelfth among the Apostles, was chosen by lot’. Cf. IO 78; Holm perg 5 fol, 60ra (Foote 1976, 155); cf. JJ SÁM 1 546/1; Mthiasˣ 768/13-17.
giftu ‘grace’
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1. gifta (noun f.): grace, fortune
Og ‘And’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
notes
[5] á Sýrlandi ‘in Syria’: Most accounts record that Matthias preached the Gospel in Judaea (see Festa 3/8; Brev. 4/31; IO 78), and several accounts add that this is where he was martyred; cf. AM 764 4° 16v: Mathias uar píndr j íudea fyst gryttr en sidan drepinn meþ exi ‘Matthias was tortured in Judea, first stoned and then slain with an axe’; Mthiasˣ 770/34-6: Mathias kendi þar helgar kenningar a Gyðingalandi, ok þar tok hann pining ok liflat fyrir guðs sakir ‘Matthias preached the holy gospel in the land of the Jews, and there he suffered torture and death for God’s sake’.
Sýrlandi ‘Syria’
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Sýrland (noun n.): [Syria]
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[5] á Sýrlandi ‘in Syria’: Most accounts record that Matthias preached the Gospel in Judaea (see Festa 3/8; Brev. 4/31; IO 78), and several accounts add that this is where he was martyred; cf. AM 764 4° 16v: Mathias uar píndr j íudea fyst gryttr en sidan drepinn meþ exi ‘Matthias was tortured in Judea, first stoned and then slain with an axe’; Mthiasˣ 770/34-6: Mathias kendi þar helgar kenningar a Gyðingalandi, ok þar tok hann pining ok liflat fyrir guðs sakir ‘Matthias preached the holy gospel in the land of the Jews, and there he suffered torture and death for God’s sake’.
sendi ‘he sent’
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senda (verb): send
sína ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
önd ‘soul’
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2. ǫnd (noun f.; °andar, dat. ǫnd/ǫndu; andir): soul, breath
frá ‘from’
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frá (prep.): from
pínu ‘torment’
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1. pína (noun f.; °-u; -ur): torment
guðs ‘God’s’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
göfgra ‘noble’
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gǫfugr (adj.; °gǫfgan/gǫfugan; compar. gǫfgari/gǫfugri, superl. gǫfgastr/gǫfugstr/gǫfugastr): noble, glorious
náða ‘mercies’
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náð (noun f.; °-ar; náðir/náðr): grace, peace
gæti ‘may he watch over’
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2. gæta (verb): look after, care for
húss ‘house’
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hús (noun n.; °-s; -): house
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
sætis ‘bench’
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2. sæti (noun n.; °-s; -): seat
Signi ‘bless’
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2. signa (verb): bless, consecrate
hier ‘here’
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hér (adv.): here
sveit ‘the company’
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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company
öll ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
inni ‘in’
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2. inni (adv.): in, inside, indoors
sæls ‘for the blessed’
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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed
Matthías ‘Matthias’
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Mathias (noun m.): [Matthias]
minni ‘a memorial toast’
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1. minni (noun n.; °-s; -): memory
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[1-4]: Lines 1-4 are strikingly reminiscent of the opening ll. of the hymn for the feast of S. Matthias (14 May, see Ordo Nidr. 321): Mathia iuste, duodeno solio residens sorte ‘Just Matthias, sitting on the twelfth throne by lot’ (AH 51, 122, no. 107, v. 9; DH, 114). The same detail is included in prayers to S. Matthias; cf. Gjerløw 1980, I, 185 [Mortemer].
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