Anon Heil 9VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilagra manna drápa 9’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 879.
Frjóvaz ‘ripen’
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frjóva (verb): [multiply, ripen]
láttu ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
frumtígn ‘Highest dignity’
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frumtígn (noun f.): highest dignity
kennings
Frumtígn vífa,‘Highest dignity among women, ’
= Mary
Highest dignity among women, → Mary
vífa ‘among women’
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víf (noun n.): woman, wife
kennings
Frumtígn vífa,‘Highest dignity among women, ’
= Mary
Highest dignity among women, → Mary
fríðust ‘the most beautiful’
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fríðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): beautiful, fair
orð ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
til ‘into’
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til (prep.): to
stefja ‘of refrains’
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stef (noun n.; °; -): refrain < stefjasmíði (noun n.)
notes
[2] stefjasmíðis (nom. stefjasmíñi) ‘composition of refrains’: The stef was a necessary component of the drápa form.
smíðis ‘the composition’
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2. smíði (noun n.; °-s; -): well-made, -crafted < stefjasmíði (noun n.)
notes
[2] stefjasmíðis (nom. stefjasmíñi) ‘composition of refrains’: The stef was a necessary component of the drápa form.
móðir ‘mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
sæt ‘sweet’
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sœtr (adj.): sweet
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
miskunn ‘mercy’
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miskunn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): forgiveness, mercy, grace
þýðust ‘kindest’
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þýðr (adj.): kind
mín ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
ástvinum ‘dear friends’
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ástvinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): dear friend
guðs ‘God’s’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
þínum ‘yours’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
Skírir ‘Pure’
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2. skírr (adj.): pure, bright
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
hjá ‘with’
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hjá (prep.): beside, with
skapara ‘Creator’
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skapari (noun m.; °-a): (the) creator
várum ‘our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
skína ‘shine’
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skína (verb): shine
fagrt ‘beautifully’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
þoldu ‘suffered’
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þola (verb): suffer, endure
pínur ‘torments’
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1. pína (noun f.; °-u; -ur): torment
Kristur ‘Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
hefir ‘has’
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hafa (verb): have
þá ‘them’
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2. þá (adv.): then
krafti ‘power’
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1. kraftr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/- ; -ar): power
dýstum ‘most glorious’
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dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious
kórónað ‘crowned’
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3. kóróna (verb): crown
fyr ‘for’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
þrautir ‘struggles’
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þraut (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): struggle
stórar ‘their great’
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stórr (adj.): large, great
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Highest dignity among women [= Mary], sweet mother and my kindest mercy, let the most beautiful words ripen into the composition of refrains in honour of God’s dear friends and yours. Pure men, who suffered torments, shine beautifully with our Creator; Christ has crowned them with the most glorious power for their great struggles.
[5-8]: A sign at the end of the l. in 720a VI (identical to that in st. 4) indicates that this is a refrain, possibly the drápa’s second if st. 4b represents the remnant of a first. See Note to st. 4/5-8.
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