Anon Heil 13VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilagra manna drápa 13’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 881-2.
Dásemd ‘Marvellous’
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dásemð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): marvel
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
er ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
drottinn ‘the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
lýsir ‘shows’
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2. lýsa (verb): illuminate, show
Díónísíus ‘Dionysius’
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Dionysius (noun ?): Dionysius
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
tók ‘began’
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2. taka (verb): take
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
rísa ‘rise’
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rísa (verb): rise, raise
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
lofaður ‘the praised’
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lofaðr (adj.): praised
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
hielt ‘held’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
á ‘his’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
höfði ‘head’
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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
hratt ‘fast’
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hraðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): [swift, fast]
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
rennandi ‘running’
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2. renna (verb): run (strong)
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
mílur ‘miles’
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míla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): [bit, miles]
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
tvennar ‘two’
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tvennr (adj.): two
notes
[2-4] lofaður Díónísíus tók að rísa upp og hielt á höfði rennandi hratt tvennar mílur ‘the praised Dionysius began to rise up and held his head running fast two miles’: This bizarre detail (cf. Unger 1877, I, 319-20) places Dionysius among a group of martyrs who were supposed to have carried their severed heads to their places of burial, in this case the site of the abbey church of S. Denis in Paris.
… ‘…’
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[5] … hvíla var miskunn: hvíla hardly visible 720a VI, ‘[...]’ 399a‑bˣ
notes
[5] hvíla ‘to rest’: To Finnur Jónsson (Skj A) ‘di’ was visible before hvíla.
hvíla ‘to rest’
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2. hvíla (verb): rest
[5] … hvíla var miskunn: hvíla hardly visible 720a VI, ‘[...]’ 399a‑bˣ
notes
[5] hvíla ‘to rest’: To Finnur Jónsson (Skj A) ‘di’ was visible before hvíla.
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[5] … hvíla var miskunn: hvíla hardly visible 720a VI, ‘[...]’ 399a‑bˣ
miskunn ‘mercy’
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miskunn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): forgiveness, mercy, grace
[5] … hvíla var miskunn: hvíla hardly visible 720a VI, ‘[...]’ 399a‑bˣ
er ‘where’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
notes
[6] er ‘where’: To Finnur Jónsson (Skj A) þar was visible before er.
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
liggja ‘to lie’
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liggja (verb): lie
vildi ‘wanted’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
drottins ‘of the Lord’s’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
[8] drottins: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]ttins’ 720a VI
hallar ‘hall’
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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall
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