Anon Mlag 1II
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Poems, Poem about Magnús lagabœtir 1’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 810.
Yfirmilding ‘the supreme lord’
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yfirmildingr (noun m.): [supreme lord]
kennings
yfirmilding veldis engla‘the supreme lord of the angels’ realm ’
= God
the angels’ realm → SKY/HEAVEN
the supreme lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
kveð ‘summon’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
notes
[1] kveðk ‘I summon’: For kveðja e-n at e-u ‘summon sby to sth.’, see Note to Mark Eirdr 1/1.
k ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
notes
[1] kveðk ‘I summon’: For kveðja e-n at e-u ‘summon sby to sth.’, see Note to Mark Eirdr 1/1.
engla ‘of the angels’’
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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel
kennings
yfirmilding veldis engla‘the supreme lord of the angels’ realm ’
= God
the angels’ realm → SKY/HEAVEN
the supreme lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
engla ‘of the angels’’
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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel
kennings
yfirmilding veldis engla‘the supreme lord of the angels’ realm ’
= God
the angels’ realm → SKY/HEAVEN
the supreme lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
veldis ‘realm’
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veldi (noun n.): realm
kennings
yfirmilding veldis engla‘the supreme lord of the angels’ realm ’
= God
the angels’ realm → SKY/HEAVEN
the supreme lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
veldis ‘realm’
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veldi (noun n.): realm
kennings
yfirmilding veldis engla‘the supreme lord of the angels’ realm ’
= God
the angels’ realm → SKY/HEAVEN
the supreme lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
óðr ‘the poem’
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1. óðr (noun m.): poem
magnaz ‘becomes powerful’
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magna (verb): strengthen, increase
nú ‘now’
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nú (adv.): now
fyrst ‘first’
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fyrstr (num. ordinal): first
at ‘to’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
ljóðum ‘the recitation’
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ljóð (noun n.; °; -): poem
mætr ‘glorious’
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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected
kennings
mætr þengill frægrar sunnu,‘glorious prince of the famous sun, ’
= God
glorious prince of the famous sun, → God
þengill ‘prince’
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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler
kennings
mætr þengill frægrar sunnu,‘glorious prince of the famous sun, ’
= God
glorious prince of the famous sun, → God
minni ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
tungu ‘tongue’
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tunga (noun f.; °-u; -ur): tongue, language
málkunnigri ‘eloquent’
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málkunnigr (adj.): [eloquent]
frægrar ‘of the famous’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
kennings
mætr þengill frægrar sunnu,‘glorious prince of the famous sun, ’
= God
glorious prince of the famous sun, → God
sunnu ‘sun’
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sunna (noun f.): sun
kennings
mætr þengill frægrar sunnu,‘glorious prince of the famous sun, ’
= God
glorious prince of the famous sun, → God
Skyldr ‘obliged’
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2. skyldr (adj.): obliged
emk ‘I am’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
þess ‘of that’
kennings
þess stýris jöfra,‘of that controller of princes, ’
= KING
that controller of princes, → KING
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
æztr ‘the foremost’
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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
aldar ‘of men’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
jöfra ‘of princes’
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jǫfurr (noun m.): ruler, prince
kennings
þess stýris jöfra,‘of that controller of princes, ’
= KING
that controller of princes, → KING
stýris ‘controller’
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stýrir (noun m.): ruler, controller
kennings
þess stýris jöfra,‘of that controller of princes, ’
= KING
that controller of princes, → KING
mærð ‘the praise’
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mærð (noun f.): praise
at ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
skýra ‘proclaim’
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1. skýra (verb): explain, interpret
dróttinn ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
styrki ‘strengthen’
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styrkja (verb): strengthen, assist
mín ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
orð ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
máttigr ‘the powerful’
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máttigr (adj.; °compar. -ari/-ri, superl. -astr): mighty
mestri ‘with the greatest’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
sæmd ‘honour’
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sœmð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): honour
um ‘about’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
dýrðar ‘of glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
kennings
festi dýrðar.‘the securer of glory.’
= KING
the securer of glory. → KING
festi ‘the securer’
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festir (noun m.): securer
kennings
festi dýrðar.‘the securer of glory.’
= KING
the securer of glory. → KING
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I first summon the supreme lord of the angels’ realm [SKY/HEAVEN > = God] to the recitation; now the poem becomes powerful; glorious prince of the famous sun [= God], guide my eloquent tongue. I am obliged to proclaim the praise of that controller of princes [KING], who was the foremost of men, with the greatest honour; may the powerful Lord strengthen my words about the securer of glory [KING].
[5-6]: Skj B (so also Jón Þorkelsson) construes emk skyldr at skýra mærð þess aldar stýris, er var æztr jöfra which translates as jeg har den pligt at forklare den fyrstes lov, som var den ypperste af fyrster ‘I am obliged to explain the praise of that prince, who was the foremost of princes’. That reading creates an unnecessarily complex w. o. (see NN §1374). The reasoning of Finnur and Jón was most likely that the sup. adj. œztr ‘foremost’ is usually constructed with a noun in gen. pl. However, ǫld (gen. sg. aldar) is frequently used in skaldic poetry with a pl. meaning (‘people, men’, see LP: ǫld 3).
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