Anon Lil 13VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 13’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 577-8.
Út ‘out’
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út (adv.): out(side)
litandi ‘’
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litandi (noun m.): [stainers]
leiðandi ‘leading’
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2. leiða (verb; -dd): lead; (-sk) grow tired
[1] leiðandi: litandi 622
af ‘of’
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af (prep.): from
Ádáms ‘Adam’s’
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Adam (noun m.): Adam
síðu ‘side’
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1. síða (noun f.; °-u; -ur): side
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[2] Évam: In Bb the name is inflected as a Lat. acc.
brátt ‘Quickly’
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bráðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): quick(ly)
sem ‘as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
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[2] sem Móises váttar ‘as Moses attests’: An allusion to Gen. II.21-2: Inmisit ergo Dominus Deus soporem in Adam cumque obdormisset tulit unam de costis eius et replevit carnem pro ea et aedificavit Dominus Deus costam quam tulerat de Adam in mulierem et adduxiet eam ad Adam ‘Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it. And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam’. Moses was traditionally regarded as the author of the Pentateuch.
Móises ‘Moses’
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Moyses (noun m.): [Moses]
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[2] sem Móises váttar ‘as Moses attests’: An allusion to Gen. II.21-2: Inmisit ergo Dominus Deus soporem in Adam cumque obdormisset tulit unam de costis eius et replevit carnem pro ea et aedificavit Dominus Deus costam quam tulerat de Adam in mulierem et adduxiet eam ad Adam ‘Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it. And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam’. Moses was traditionally regarded as the author of the Pentateuch.
váttar ‘attests’
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vátta (verb): affirm, attest
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[2] sem Móises váttar ‘as Moses attests’: An allusion to Gen. II.21-2: Inmisit ergo Dominus Deus soporem in Adam cumque obdormisset tulit unam de costis eius et replevit carnem pro ea et aedificavit Dominus Deus costam quam tulerat de Adam in mulierem et adduxiet eam ad Adam ‘Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it. And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam’. Moses was traditionally regarded as the author of the Pentateuch.
vist ‘dwelling’
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vist (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): abode, lodging, provisions
[3] vist: vis 4892
æru ‘honour’
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1. æra (noun f.; °-u): honour
vald ‘power’
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vald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, power
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
ástir ‘love’
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ást (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): love
vísa ‘a secure’
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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)
[4] vísa: so 720a VIII, vísu Bb, að vísu 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, út vísu 4892
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[4] vísa (f. acc.sg.) ‘secure’: The reading of 720a VIII; the adj. qualifies vist ‘dwelling’ (l. 3). Bb has vísu, n. dat. sg. of the adj. víss ‘certain, secure’. Most other mss read að vísu ‘indeed’, an alternative to the more common víst (cf. 10/1).
gaf ‘gave’
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gefa (verb): give
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
[4] hann: so 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, om. Bb, 720a VIII
þeim ‘them’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
paradísar ‘in paradise’
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paradís (noun f.; °-ar): paradise
[4] paradísar: paradísu 622, paradísum 713
þangað ‘’
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þangat (adv.): there, thither
telr ‘’
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telja (verb): tell, count
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[5] er: og 720a VIII, eru 99a, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892, að 705ˣ
þau ‘they’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
einglum ‘angels’
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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel
það ‘that’
[6] það: þar 99a, 705ˣ, þó Vb, 41 8°ˣ, þá 4892
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
blíðan ‘joy’
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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy
mest ‘the greatest’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
[6] mest: mest ef 99a, 705ˣ, mest þau 713, mest er Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
lifði ‘were to live’
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lifa (verb): live
[6] lifði: lifðu 99a, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892, lifið 622
síðan ‘later’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
meðan ‘’
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meðan (conj.): while
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
[7] með: so 720a VIII, 99a, 622, 705ˣ, ‘virðr’ Bb, meður 713, og Vb, 41 8°ˣ, meðan 4892
afspringi ‘offspring’
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afspringi (noun n.; °-s; -): [offspring]
[7] afspringi: so 720a VIII, 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, ‘afspringum’ Bb, ‘afspreingrinn’ 4892
alt ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
það ‘the’
[7] það er: að þeir 720a VIII, það 622, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
er ‘they’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[7] það er: að þeir 720a VIII, það 622, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
feingi ‘would beget’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
[7] feingi: feingiz 622
ævinliga ‘forever’
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ævinliga (adv.): unceasingly
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
þakkir ‘thanks’
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þǫkk (noun f.; °þakkar; þakkar/þakkir): thanks
[8] þakkir: ‘þarker’ 720a VIII
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[3-8]: This st. looks ahead to the redemption of the human race even before the first sin has been committed. Cf. Canticum Ade of Iohannis de Caulibus: Omnia in sapiencia fecisti. Manus tur fecerunt me et plasmauerunt me. Dedisti michi intellectum ut seruarem mandata tua. Posuisti in hoc loco spacioso pedes meos. Omnia michi subiecisti ... Transgressus sum mandatum tuum ... Nam in tribulacione mea inuocaui te et ad te Deum meum clamauit exaudiuit de templo sancto suo uocem meam. Inclinasti celos et descendisti. Et exuisti manum meam de manu inferi, Redemisti me Domine Deus meus. Tenusiti manum dexteram meam et in uoluntate teu deduxisti me et cum gloria suscepisiti me. Quantum distat ortus ab occidente, longe longe fecisti a nobis iniquitates nostras. Eruisti animam meam ut non periret ‘In your wisdom you made all things. Your hands made me and fashioned me. You gave me understanding to keep your commandments. You put my feet down in this spacious place. You subjected all things to me ... I disobeyed your commandments ... in my affliction I called upon you, and to you, my God, I cried out, and from his holy temple he heard my voice. You tilted the heavens and came down. And you snatched my hand from the grip of hell. You have redeemed me, Lord, my God. You held me by my right hand; and by your will you have led me out, and received me with glory. As far as the east is from the west, so far, so far have you removed our iniquities from us. You snatched away my soul so that it would not perish’ (Stallings-Taney 1997, 316; Taney et al. 2000, 297).
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