Anon Heildr 16VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilags anda drápa 16’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 465-6.
Veit ‘grant’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
at ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
vér ‘we’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
notes
[1] vér (1st pers. pl. nom. pron.) ‘we’: Skj B has the 1st pers. dat. sg. pron., mér. This is an obvious mechanical error, and is corrected in the prose arrangement.
megim ‘may’
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mega (verb): may, might
réttan ‘the true’
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3. réttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): right, straight, direct
vits ‘of wisdom’
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1. vit (noun n.; °-s; -): wisdom, wit; visit
[2] vits brunnr: ‘vizbrunnr’ B
notes
[2] brunnr vits ‘spring of wisdom’: Cf. eilífr ok heilagr brunnr ‘eternal and holy spring’ 12/6, a calque on fons vivus. B’s reading, vizbrunnr, was understood as brunnr vits ‘spring of wisdom’ by Sveinbjörn Egilsson and has been adopted by all subsequent eds.
brunnr ‘spring’
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brunnr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): spring, well
[2] vits brunnr: ‘vizbrunnr’ B
notes
[2] brunnr vits ‘spring of wisdom’: Cf. eilífr ok heilagr brunnr ‘eternal and holy spring’ 12/6, a calque on fons vivus. B’s reading, vizbrunnr, was understood as brunnr vits ‘spring of wisdom’ by Sveinbjörn Egilsson and has been adopted by all subsequent eds.
fyr ‘through’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
þik ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
kunna ‘come to know’
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kunna (verb): know, can, be able
föður ‘Father’
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faðir (noun m.): father
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[3-4] í saðri fylking dýrðar ‘in the true crowd of glory’: Understood here to refer to the Trinity, though a case could be made for a reference to the angel host or the communion of saints.
fylking ‘crowd’
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fylking (noun f.): troop
notes
[3-4] í saðri fylking dýrðar ‘in the true crowd of glory’: Understood here to refer to the Trinity, though a case could be made for a reference to the angel host or the communion of saints.
saðri ‘the true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
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[3-4] í saðri fylking dýrðar ‘in the true crowd of glory’: Understood here to refer to the Trinity, though a case could be made for a reference to the angel host or the communion of saints.
frið ‘Peace’
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friðr (noun m.): peace < friðskýrðr (adj.)
[4] friðskýrðr: so 399a‑bˣ, BFJ, ‘fridsky[...]dr’ B, ‘friðsk(yr)ðr’(?) BRydberg
skýrðr ‘glorified’
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1. skýra (verb): explain, interpret < friðskýrðr (adj.)
[4] friðskýrðr: so 399a‑bˣ, BFJ, ‘fridsky[...]dr’ B, ‘friðsk(yr)ðr’(?) BRydberg
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
son ‘the Son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
dýrðar ‘of glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
notes
[3-4] í saðri fylking dýrðar ‘in the true crowd of glory’: Understood here to refer to the Trinity, though a case could be made for a reference to the angel host or the communion of saints.
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
kæran ‘dear’
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kærr (adj.; °superl. kǽrstr/kǽrastr): dear
[5] kæran: so 399a‑bˣ, BRydberg, BFJ, ‘ke᷎[...]’ B
þik ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
þeira ‘of them’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
þrifa ‘of well-being’
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þrif (noun n.; °; -): prosperity
eggjandi ‘encourager’
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eggjandi (noun m.; °; eggjendr): inciter
beggja ‘of both’
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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both
anda ‘spirit’
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andi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): spirit, soul
stundir ‘time’
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stund (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): time, hour
al ‘al’
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al- ((prefix)): very < alstyrkr (adj.): almighty
styrkr ‘mighty’
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2. styrkr (adj.): powerful, strong < alstyrkr (adj.): almighty
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
trú ‘faith’
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trú (noun f.; °-ar): faith, belief
dyrkim ‘we may worship’
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dýrka (verb; °-að-): glorify, worship
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The Lat. text reads: Per te sciamus da patrem / noscamus atque filium / te utriusque spiritum / credamus omni tempore ‘Grant that, through you, we may know the Father, and that we also become acquainted with the Son, and that we may believe in you, spirit of both of them, for all time’.
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