Anon Heildr 18VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilags anda drápa 18’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 467.
Fróns ‘of the earth’
(not checked:)
2. frón (noun n.): earth, land
kennings
Sá framr hirðir fróns,‘May that outstanding shepherd of the earth, ’
= God
May that outstanding shepherd of the earth, → God
veitti ‘grant’
(not checked:)
2. veita (verb): grant, give
sá ‘that’
kennings
Sá framr hirðir fróns,‘May that outstanding shepherd of the earth, ’
= God
May that outstanding shepherd of the earth, → God
sínum ‘to his’
(not checked:)
3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
sauðum ‘sheep’
(not checked:)
sauðr (noun m.; °-ar/-s dat.-/-i; -ir): sheep
líf ‘life’
(not checked:)
líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
ept ‘after’
(not checked:)
eptir (prep.): after, behind
dauða ‘death’
(not checked:)
dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death
hirðir ‘shepherd’
(not checked:)
hirðir (noun m.; °hirðis/hirðirs, dat. & acc. hirði; hirðar/hirðir): guardian, keeper, pastor
kennings
Sá framr hirðir fróns,‘May that outstanding shepherd of the earth, ’
= God
May that outstanding shepherd of the earth, → God
framr ‘outstanding’
(not checked:)
framr (adj.; °compar. framari/fremri, superl. framastr/fremstr): outstanding, foremost
kennings
Sá framr hirðir fróns,‘May that outstanding shepherd of the earth, ’
= God
May that outstanding shepherd of the earth, → God
er ‘who’
(not checked:)
2. er (conj.): who, which, when
himna ‘of the heavens’
(not checked:)
himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
heldr ‘controls’
(not checked:)
halda (verb): hold, keep
eilífu ‘the eternal’
(not checked:)
eilífr (adj.): eternal
veldi ‘realm’
(not checked:)
veldi (noun n.): realm
Greindr ‘The discerning’
(not checked:)
greina (verb): explain, divide
skínn ‘shines’
(not checked:)
skína (verb): shine
orð ‘the word’
(not checked:)
orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
ok ‘and’
(not checked:)
3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
andi ‘spirit’
(not checked:)
andi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): spirit, soul
… ‘…’
(not checked:)
(non-lexical)
Interactive view: tap on words in the text for notes and glosses
In B, Heildr breaks off at the first l. of the stef previously cited in st. 2. The rest of the poem, which must have included the remainder of the stefjabálkr and the slœmr, or conclusion, is not present, and the scribe goes on immediately, at fol. 10r, l. 39, to the beginning of Leið.
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.