Anon Vitn 10VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Vitnisvísur af Máríu 10’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 746-7.
Brátt ‘Suddenly’
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bráðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): quick(ly)
nam ‘’
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1. nema (verb): to take
mikill ‘great’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
að ‘in’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
mætti ‘power’
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máttr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. mǽtti/mátt; mǽttir, dat. -um): power
meyjar ‘the maiden’s’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
faðir ‘father’
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faðir (noun m.): father
að ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
deyja ‘died’
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1. deyja (verb; °deyr; dó, dó(u); dá(i)nn): die
tígn ‘rank’
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tígn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): honour
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
ríki ‘realm’
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ríki (noun n.; °-s; -): kingdom, power
tiggja ‘the ruler’s’
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tiggi (noun m.; °-ja): king
frændr ‘kinsmen’
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frændi (noun m.): kinsman, male relative
að ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
þiggja ‘received’
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þiggja (verb): receive, get
Eftir ‘After’
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eptir (prep.): after, behind
erfða ‘of inheritance’
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erfð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): inheritance < erfðaskipti (noun n.)
skifti ‘the division’
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skipti (noun n.; °-s; -): division, share, change < erfðaskipti (noun n.)
óttaz ‘fears’
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2. ótta (verb): fear
konungsins ‘the king’s’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
dóttir ‘daughter’
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dóttir (noun f.; °dóttur, dat. dóttur/dǿtr/dóttir, acc. dóttur/dóttir, nom. dóttir/dóttur; dǿtr, gen. dǿtra (cf. [$1592$])): daughter
[6] dóttir: so 721, dróttir 713
mein ‘trouble’
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mein (noun n.; °-s; -): harm, injury
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
meðferð ‘treatment’
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meðferð (noun f.): [treatment]
notes
[7] meðferð ‘treatment’: See Fritzner: meðferð 3. The word could also allude to how she might behave in distress.
sína ‘her’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
minkaz ‘diminishes’
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minnka (verb): diminish, decrease
auðr ‘wealth’
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1. auðr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-): wealth
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
nauðum ‘distress [lit. distresses]’
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neyð (noun f.; °dat. -): need, distress
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