Anon Vitn 15VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Vitnisvísur af Máríu 15’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 750.
Brim ‘of ocean-’
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brim (noun n.): surf < brimglóð (noun f.)
kennings
brík brimglóða‘the plank of ocean-embers ’
= WOMAN
ocean-embers → GOLD
the plank of the GOLD → WOMAN
notes
[1] brimglóða ‘of ocean-embers [GOLD]’: ‘goda’ in the mss must be a scribal error.
Brim ‘of ocean-’
(not checked:)
brim (noun n.): surf < brimglóð (noun f.)
kennings
brík brimglóða‘the plank of ocean-embers ’
= WOMAN
ocean-embers → GOLD
the plank of the GOLD → WOMAN
notes
[1] brimglóða ‘of ocean-embers [GOLD]’: ‘goda’ in the mss must be a scribal error.
kennings
brík brimglóða‘the plank of ocean-embers ’
= WOMAN
ocean-embers → GOLD
the plank of the GOLD → WOMAN
notes
[1] brimglóða ‘of ocean-embers [GOLD]’: ‘goda’ in the mss must be a scribal error.
kennings
brík brimglóða‘the plank of ocean-embers ’
= WOMAN
ocean-embers → GOLD
the plank of the GOLD → WOMAN
notes
[1] brimglóða ‘of ocean-embers [GOLD]’: ‘goda’ in the mss must be a scribal error.
fór ‘went’
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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel
notes
[1] fór (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘went’: The verb is in the sg. and the subject in the pl. (see NS §70).
bæði ‘Both’
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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both
brík ‘the plank’
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brík (noun f.; °-ar; -r): plank
kennings
brík brimglóða‘the plank of ocean-embers ’
= WOMAN
ocean-embers → GOLD
the plank of the GOLD → WOMAN
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
maðrinn ‘man’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
ríki ‘powerful’
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ríkr (adj.): mighty, powerful, rich
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
musterið ‘church’
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musteri (noun n.; °-s; -): church, temple
notes
[3] musterið ‘the church’: ON musteri ‘monastery, church, cathedral, temple’ is a loan-word from OFr moustier < Lat. monasterium, cf. OE mynster, OHG munstar; see AEW: mustari. According to Fritzner: mustari, the word denoted a church of importance with canonici regulares. Skj B translates it as tempel ‘temple’, which is hardly appropriate in the present context.
mesta ‘the very great’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
mann ‘’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person < mannfjǫlð (noun f.)
fjöldi ‘a large crowd’
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fjǫlð (noun f.): multitude < mannfjǫlð (noun f.)
kom ‘came’
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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come
hölda ‘of men’
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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man
Brúðr ‘The woman’
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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride
af ‘with’
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af (prep.): from
treganum ‘sorrow’
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tregi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): sorrow
tjáði ‘brought’
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tjá (verb): to put in order, prepare
tilkall ‘charges’
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tilkall (noun n.): [charges]
við ‘against’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
hal ‘fellow’
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halr (noun m.; °-s): man
snjallan ‘the clever’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
þrætir ‘contests’
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2. þræta (verb): argue
þegar ‘immediately’
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þegar (adv.): at once, then
móti ‘’
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móti (prep.): against
þegn ‘the man’
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þegn (noun m.; °dat. -/-i; -ar): thane, man, franklin
af ‘with’
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af (prep.): from
öllu ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
megni ‘might’
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megni (noun n.; °-s): might
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