Anon Hsv 131VII
Tarrin Wills and Stefanie Gropper (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Hugsvinnsmál 131’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 438.
Fyrir ‘from’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
augum ‘’
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auga (noun n.; °auga; augu/augun, gen. augna): eye
lát ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
þér ‘yourself’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
eigi ‘’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
vaxa ‘’
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vaxa (verb): grow, increase
at ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
[3] at kenna: so 723aˣ, vaxa nýtt kenna 1199ˣ, spyrja 624
notes
[3]: This l. is very close to Hsv 86/2.
spyrja ‘’
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spyrja (verb; spurði): ask; hear, find out
nýtt ‘’
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nýtr (adj.; °compar. -ri, superl. nýztr/nýtastr): useful, able
kenna ‘teaching’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
[3] at kenna: so 723aˣ, vaxa nýtt kenna 1199ˣ, spyrja 624
notes
[3]: This l. is very close to Hsv 86/2.
nýtt ‘something useful’
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nýtr (adj.; °compar. -ri, superl. nýztr/nýtastr): useful, able
notes
[3]: This l. is very close to Hsv 86/2.
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
notes
[3]: This l. is very close to Hsv 86/2.
nema ‘learning’
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1. nema (verb): to take
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[3]: This l. is very close to Hsv 86/2.
þvít ‘because’
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þvít (conj.): because, since
hygginn ‘’
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hygginn (adj.; °comp. -ari, superl. -astr): intelligent
holla ‘wholesome’
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hollr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): loyal
[4] holla speki: hygginn maðr 624
maðr ‘’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
lofa ‘praise’
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lofa (verb): praise, permit
[5] lofa hyggnir menn: lofar hölda í þokka 624
hölda ‘’
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hǫlðr (noun m.; °-s; -ar): man
hyggnir ‘wise’
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hygginn (adj.; °comp. -ari, superl. -astr): intelligent
[5] lofa hyggnir menn: lofar hölda í þokka 624
þokka ‘’
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þokkr (noun m.): thought, disposition
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
lasta ‘censure’
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lǫstr (noun m.; °lastar, dat. lesti/lǫst; lestir, acc. lǫstu/lasta(Mar655XXXII 462)): fault, sin
[6] lasta: lastar 624
heimskan ‘a foolish’
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heimskr (adj.; °comp. -ari, superl. -astr): foolish
[6] heimskan: heimskar 624
hal ‘man’
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halr (noun m.; °-s): man
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Lat. parallel: (Dist. IV, 29) Ne pudeat quae nescieris te velle doceri: / scire aliquid laus est; culpa est nil discere velle ‘Do not be ashamed when you wish to be taught what you do not know; to know something is praiseworthy, blamable is to not want to learn anything’. — [4-5]: 624 has: þvít hygginn maðr | lofar hölða í þokka (Skj B removes í) ‘because a wise man praises men’s opinion’.
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