Anon Vitn 4VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Vitnisvísur af Máríu 4’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 742-3.
text and translation
Blíðu barnaæði
brátt kveikjaz þar leikar
enn með ungamanni
ótt og konungsdóttur.
Sjá má sveinn af meyju
sjaldan nær eða aldri;
það varð í ást af ástum
áfeingt, er þau gáfuz.
Blíðu barnaæði kveikjaz leikar þar enn brátt, ótt, með ungamanni og konungsdóttur. Sveinn má nær sjaldan eða aldri sjá af meyju; það varð áfeingt í ást af ástum, er þau gáfuz.
‘With the gentle mind of children, games are kindled there once more quickly, rapidly, between the young man and the king’s daughter. The boy can very rarely or never look away from the girl; that was vehemently turned into love from the loves which they gave each other.’
notes and context
readings
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
-
AM 713 4° (713) — 83/20 - 83/22
imagesBlidu barna ædí . bratt kueikiazt þar leikar . enn med unga manni . ott ok ⸌⸌// konungs dottvr . sia ma sveínn | af meyív . síalldan nær edur alldri . þat uard j ast af astum . afeingt ⸝⸝// er þau gafvzt |
(TW)
-
AM 721 4° (721) — 10v/30 - 10v/32
imagesBlíðu barnaæðu
brátt kveikjaz þar leikar
enn með ungamanni
ótt og konungsdóttur.
Sjá má sveinn af meyju
sjaldan nær eða ;
það varð í ást af ástum
áfeingt, er þau gáfuz.Blídv barnna ædv · bratt kveíki⸌a⸍zt þar leíkar · enn med | unga manni · ott ok konvngs dȯttur · sía ma̋ sveinn af meyív · sialldan nærr edur · | þat vard i ast af astvm afeingt er þav gafuzt ·
(TW)
-
AM 711 a 4°x (711ax) — 54/7 - 54/14
Blidu barna ædi | bratt kueikiazt þar leikar | enn med unga manni | ott ok konungs dottur, | sia ma sueinn af meyiu | sialldan nær eda alldri | þat vard j ast af astum | afeingt er þau gafuzt. |
(EB)
editions and texts
Skj: [Anonyme digte og vers XIV], [B. 3]. Vitnisvísur af Maríu 4: AII, 483, BII, 520, Skald II, 285, NN §§1675, 3266C, 3358; Kahle 1898, 50, Sperber 1911, 24, 70, Wrightson 2001, 28.
Stanza/chapter/text segment
Use the buttons at the top of the page to navigate between stanzas in a poem.
Information tab
- text: if the stanza has been published, the edited text of the stanza and translation are here; if it hasn't been published an old edition (usually Skj) is given for reference
- sources: a list of the manuscripts or inscriptions containing this stanza, with page and line references and links (eye button) to images where available, and transcription where available
- readings: a list of variant manuscript readings of words in the main text
- editions and texts: a list of editions of the stanza with links to the bibliography; and a list of prose works in which the stanza occurs, allowing you to navigate within the prose context
- notes and context: notes not linked to individual words are given here, along with the account of the prose context for the stanza, where relevant
Interactive tab
The text and translation are given here, with buttons to toggle whether the text is shown in the verse order or prose word order. Clicking on indiviudal words gives dictionary links, variant readings, kennings and notes, where relevant.
Full text tab
This is the text of the edition in a similar format to how the edition appears in the printed volumes.
Chapter/text segment
This view is also used for chapters and other text segments. Not all the headings shown are relevant to such sections.