Anon Brúðv 10VII
Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Brúðkaupsvísur 10’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 536.
Síðan ‘then’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
fest ‘betrothed’
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2. festa (verb): fasten, betrothe, promise
fljóð ‘the woman’
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fljóð (noun n.): woman
færri ‘few [lit. fewer]’
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3. fár (adj.; °compar. fǽrri/fárri(Mág² 11), superl. fǽstr): few
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[2] færri þótti betr ‘few [lit. fewer] were thought better’: This could also, with a slight change in sense, mean ‘few thought it better’.
þótti ‘were thought’
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2. þykkja (verb): seem, think
[2] þótti: so 2166ˣ, þóttu 721, 1032ˣ, 399a‑bˣ
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[2] færri þótti betr ‘few [lit. fewer] were thought better’: This could also, with a slight change in sense, mean ‘few thought it better’.
betr ‘better’
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betr (adv.; °superl. bezt/bazt; pos. vel adv.): better
[2] betr: ‘[...]etr’ 721
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[2] betr ‘better’: Jón Sigurðsson suggested the reading betri in the margin of 399a-bˣ, which the scribe of 2166ˣ adopted but then changed to betr, writing ‘etur’ in the margin. — [2] færri þótti betr ‘few [lit. fewer] were thought better’: This could also, with a slight change in sense, mean ‘few thought it better’.
betr ‘better’
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betr (adv.; °superl. bezt/bazt; pos. vel adv.): better
[2] betr: ‘[...]etr’ 721
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[2] betr ‘better’: Jón Sigurðsson suggested the reading betri in the margin of 399a-bˣ, which the scribe of 2166ˣ adopted but then changed to betr, writing ‘etur’ in the margin. — [2] færri þótti betr ‘few [lit. fewer] were thought better’: This could also, with a slight change in sense, mean ‘few thought it better’.
mær ‘A maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
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[3] með auði: The scribe of 2166ˣ writes ‘ūi. andi’ in the margin.
auði ‘wealth’
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1. auðr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-): wealth
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[3] með auði: The scribe of 2166ˣ writes ‘ūi. andi’ in the margin.
il ‘to the footsole’
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il (noun f.; °; -jar): footsole < ilrjóðr (noun m.): sole-reddener
kennings
ilrjóð ara‘to the footsole-reddener of the eagle ’
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to the footsole-reddener of the eagle → WARRIOR
rjóð ‘reddener’
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1. rjóðr (noun m.): reddener < ilrjóðr (noun m.): sole-reddener
kennings
ilrjóð ara‘to the footsole-reddener of the eagle ’
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to the footsole-reddener of the eagle → WARRIOR
ara ‘of the eagle’
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1. ari (noun m.; °-a; -ar): eagle
kennings
ilrjóð ara‘to the footsole-reddener of the eagle ’
= WARRIOR
to the footsole-reddener of the eagle → WARRIOR
því ‘for’
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því (adv.): therefore, because
að ‘’
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4. at (conj.): that
göfugt ‘noble’
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gǫfugr (adj.; °gǫfgan/gǫfugan; compar. gǫfgari/gǫfugri, superl. gǫfgastr/gǫfugstr/gǫfugastr): noble, glorious
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[4] göfugt (adj. n.) ‘noble’: Jón Helgason emended to göfugr (adj. m.), suggesting göfug (adj. f.) might be better, göfug mær ‘noble maiden’, but if the mss’ reading göfugt is taken with fljóð (n. sg.). ‘woman’, no emendation is needed.
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
Drótt ‘People’
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1. drótt (noun f.): troop
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[5, 8] drótt fekk ... skilið ‘people ... parted’: An alternative interpretation would be ‘people ... got to know [the news]’ at the feast, hence the increase in good cheer.
fekk ‘’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
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[5, 8] drótt fekk ... skilið ‘people ... parted’: An alternative interpretation would be ‘people ... got to know [the news]’ at the feast, hence the increase in good cheer.
að ‘at’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
boði ‘the feast’
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boð (noun n.; °-s; -): command, offer, feast
brátt ‘soon’
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bráðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): quick(ly)
beimum ‘men’
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beimi (noun m.; °; -ar): man
óx ‘increased’
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vaxa (verb): grow, increase
gleði ‘good cheer’
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gleði (noun f.): joy
skata ‘of the man’
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skati (noun m.; °-a; -nar): chieftan, prince
því ‘because’
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því (adv.): therefore, because
að ‘’
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4. at (conj.): that
skýr ‘the bright’
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skýrr (adj.): clear
snót ‘woman’
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snót (noun f.; °; -ir): woman
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[7] snót ‘woman’: Jón Helgason emended to sveit ‘company’; skýr sveit skata hugði gott til ‘the bright company of men were well pleased with this’. The reading of the mss snót ‘woman’ is retained here, thus shifting the focus to the young woman, rather than the merry company of men, offering a unique view into the mind of the jilted girl, the only time we hear about her feelings in the poem.
skilið ‘parted’
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1. skilja (verb): separate, understand
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[5, 8] drótt fekk ... skilið ‘people ... parted’: An alternative interpretation would be ‘people ... got to know [the news]’ at the feast, hence the increase in good cheer.
hugði ‘pleased’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
gott ‘well’
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góðr (adj.): good
til ‘with this’
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til (prep.): to
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[2-3]: The text seems to be corrupt here, though its sense is recoverable.
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