Anon Lil 25VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 25’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 591.
Móðir ‘a mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
oss ‘to us’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
[1] oss: vár 622, svá Vb, 41 8°ˣ
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
Máría ‘Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
mektug ‘’
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mektugr (adj.): mighty
mektar ‘of might’
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mekt (noun f.; °-ar): might, power < mektarblóm (noun n.)
[2] mektarblóm: mektug blóm 720a VIII
notes
[2] mektarblóm ‘flower of might’: The cpd is hap. leg.; cf. mektarfullr ‘full of might’ (of Lucifer) 7/1.
blóm ‘flower’
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blóm (noun n.; °-s; -): flower < mektarblóm (noun n.)
[2] mektarblóm: mektug blóm 720a VIII
notes
[2] mektarblóm ‘flower of might’: The cpd is hap. leg.; cf. mektarfullr ‘full of might’ (of Lucifer) 7/1.
full ‘full’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete
af ‘of’
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af (prep.): from
sóma ‘honour’
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sómi (noun m.; °-a): honour
gleðilig ‘’
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gleðiligr (adj.): joyful
glæsilig ‘magnificent’
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glæsiligr (adj.): magnificent, glorious
[3] glæsilig: gleðilig 41 8°ˣ
sem ‘as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
rjóðust ‘’
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3. rjóðr (adj.): red
roðnuð ‘a reddened’
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roðna (verb): redden
[3] roðnuð: roðnust Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, rjóðust 4892
rósa ‘rose’
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rósa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): [rose]
notes
[3] rósa ‘rose’: The rose, like the lily, is a traditional emblem of Mary. See Kirschbaum et al. 1968-76, III, 563-8; Schottmann 1973, 24-5.
runnin ‘sprung’
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2. renna (verb): run (strong)
upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
notes
[4] lifandi brunna ‘living springs’: The image is biblical: cf. Gen. XXVI.19; Lev. XIV.52, 53, XV.13; Num. XX.6; Jer. II.13; John IV.10, 11, VII.38; Rev. XXI.6.
brunna ‘springs’
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brunnr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): spring, well
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[4] lifandi brunna ‘living springs’: The image is biblical: cf. Gen. XXVI.19; Lev. XIV.52, 53, XV.13; Num. XX.6; Jer. II.13; John IV.10, 11, VII.38; Rev. XXI.6.
rót ‘root’
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1. rót (noun f.; °-ar; rǿtr): root
ilmandi ‘the fragrant’
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ilma (verb): fragrant, sweet-smelling
lítillætis ‘of humility’
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lítillæti (noun n.): humility
[5] lítillætis: lítillæti 41 8°ˣ
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[5] lítillætis ‘humility’: cf. 90/2.
lifandi ‘’
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lifandi (noun m.; °; lifendr): living
logandi ‘aflame’
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logandi (noun m.; °; logendr): [aflame]
[6] logandi: lifandi Vb, 41 8°ˣ
ást ‘’
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ást (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): love
syni ‘’
skær ‘’
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2. skær (noun n.): [radiance] < skærleikr (noun m.): brightness
skír ‘’
[6] skírleiks: skírlífs 99a, skærligs 622, skærleiks 713, syni og Vb, 41 8°ˣ, skærleik 4892
ligs ‘’
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-ligr (adj.): -ly < skírligr (adj.)
lífs ‘’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life < skírlífr (adj.)
leiks ‘of purity’
[6] skírleiks: skírlífs 99a, skærligs 622, skærleiks 713, syni og Vb, 41 8°ˣ, skærleik 4892
anda ‘the spirit’
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andi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): spirit, soul
guði ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
unnandi ‘loving’
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unnandi (noun m.; °-a; -endr): lover
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
góðum ‘good’
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góðr (adj.): good
mönnum ‘people’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
guði ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
notes
[8] guði líkjandi ‘like God’: Mary is implicitly contrasted with Eve, who disobeyed and fell from grace in her misguided and futile attempt to become like God (Gen. III.5). Mary, obedient and full of grace, is like God.
líkuz ‘’
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4. líka (verb): please
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[8] guði líkjandi ‘like God’: Mary is implicitly contrasted with Eve, who disobeyed and fell from grace in her misguided and futile attempt to become like God (Gen. III.5). Mary, obedient and full of grace, is like God.
dygðum ‘virtues’
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dyggð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): virtue
slíkum ‘such’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
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