Anon Vitn 26VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Vitnisvísur af Máríu 26’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 757.
Væri ‘should be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
skyldr ‘obliged’
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2. skyldr (adj.): obliged
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
skýra ‘explain’
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1. skýra (verb): explain, interpret
skínandi ‘shining’
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skína (verb): shine
mey ‘Virgin’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
þína ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
dýrð ‘virtue’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
jartegnar ‘of miracles’
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jarteign (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): miracle
orðum ‘with words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
ynnilig ‘loveable’
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ynniligr (adj.): beloved
sem ‘as well as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
kynni ‘could’
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kunna (verb): know, can, be able
Taktu ‘Take’
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2. taka (verb): take
sárum ‘bitter’
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sárr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): sore, painful; wounded
sektum ‘outlawry’
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sekð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): guilt
sönn ‘true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
notes
[7] sönn hjálparvón mönnum ‘true salvation-hope for men’: For terms of this type, see Schottmann (1973, 66-7).
hjálpar ‘salvation’
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hjǫlp (noun f.; °hjalpar; hjalpir/hjalpar): help, salvation < hjalparván (noun f.)
notes
[7] sönn hjálparvón mönnum ‘true salvation-hope for men’: For terms of this type, see Schottmann (1973, 66-7).
vón ‘hope’
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ván (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): hope, expectation < hjalparván (noun f.)
notes
[7] sönn hjálparvón mönnum ‘true salvation-hope for men’: For terms of this type, see Schottmann (1973, 66-7).
mönnum ‘for men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
notes
[7] sönn hjálparvón mönnum ‘true salvation-hope for men’: For terms of this type, see Schottmann (1973, 66-7).
andir ‘the spirits’
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2. ǫnd (noun f.; °andar, dat. ǫnd/ǫndu; andir): soul, breath
sviftar ‘snatched’
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2. svipta (verb): deprive, snatch
syndum ‘from sins’
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synð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): sin
sætt ‘sweet’
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sœtr (adj.): sweet
notes
[8]: 713 adds amen after the last word of the l.
víf ‘lady’
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víf (noun n.): woman, wife
notes
[8]: 713 adds amen after the last word of the l.
að ‘for’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
notes
[8]: 713 adds amen after the last word of the l.
eilífu ‘ever’
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eilífr (adj.): eternal
notes
[8]: 713 adds amen after the last word of the l.
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