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Anon Brúðv 33VII

Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Brúðkaupsvísur 33’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 553.

Anonymous PoemsBrúðkaupsvísur
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Jésús ‘Jesus’

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Jésús (noun m.): Jesus

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ógn ‘in battle’

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ógn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): terror, battle < ógnframr (adj.)

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ógnframr gramr himins
‘the ruler of heaven, outstanding in battle, ’
   = God

the ruler of heaven, outstanding in battle, → God
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framr ‘outstanding’

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framr (adj.; °compar. framari/fremri, superl. framastr/fremstr): outstanding, foremost < ógnframr (adj.)

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ógnframr gramr himins
‘the ruler of heaven, outstanding in battle, ’
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the ruler of heaven, outstanding in battle, → God
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himins ‘of heaven’

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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky

[2] himins: so 399a‑bˣ, 2166ˣ, ‘him̄es’ 721, 1032ˣ

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ógnframr gramr himins
‘the ruler of heaven, outstanding in battle, ’
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the ruler of heaven, outstanding in battle, → God
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gramr ‘the ruler’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

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ógnframr gramr himins
‘the ruler of heaven, outstanding in battle, ’
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the ruler of heaven, outstanding in battle, → God
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láti ‘make’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

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vár ‘our’

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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our

[3] vár: ór corrected from ‘vór’ 399a‑bˣ, ór 2166ˣ

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[3] vár: The scribe of 2166ˣ writes ór in the main text, but mentions the original reading in the margin.

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orð ‘words’

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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word

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endaz ‘last’

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1. enda (verb; °-að-): end, last

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meðan ‘as long as’

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meðan (conj.): while

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stendr ‘exists’

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standa (verb): stand

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svá ‘so’

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svá (adv.): so, thus

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‘that’

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4. at (conj.): that

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heim ‘home’

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heim (adv.): home, back

[5] heim: ‘vands hēi⸜a⸝’ 1032ˣ, 399a‑bˣ, 2166ˣ

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[5] heim: Jón Sigurðsson suggests the reading heims in the margin of 399a-bˣ.

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á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

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í ‘to’

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í (prep.): in, into

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[6] í unaðs: ‘vāds’ is written in the left margin in 721, and the scribe has put a sign to indicate where it should be inserted into the text. Jón Sigurðsson suggests í ríki sitt in the margin in 399a-bˣ.

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unaðs ‘of joy’

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unað (noun n.; °-s): happiness

[6] unaðs (‘vāds’): ‘vogt’ 1032ˣ, 399a‑bˣ, 2166ˣ

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[6] í unaðs: ‘vāds’ is written in the left margin in 721, and the scribe has put a sign to indicate where it should be inserted into the text. Jón Sigurðsson suggests í ríki sitt in the margin in 399a-bˣ.

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gnótt ‘abundance’

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gnótt (noun f.): abundance

[6] gnótt (‘nógt’): om. 1032ˣ, 399a‑bˣ, 2166ˣ

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[6] gnótt ‘abundance’: 721’s ‘nógt’ must be read gnótt (cf. 28/8), as indicated by internal rhyme (drótt : gnótt). All the other mss omit this word.

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ýta ‘men’

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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher

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laði ‘may invite’

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laða (verb): invite

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alla ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

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bragar ‘of the poem’

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bragr (noun m.; °-ar): poem, poetry

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fall ‘the end’

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fall (noun n.; °-s; *-): fall

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