Anon Lil 29VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 29’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 596-7.
Heyrði ‘listened’
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2. heyra (verb): hear
trúði ‘believed’
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2. trúa (verb): to believe (in)
undraz ‘she was amazed’
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undra (verb): be surprised, amazed
orðin ‘at the words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
jungfrú ‘virgin’
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jungfrú (noun f.): maiden, virgin
[2] jungfrú: jungfrúin Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
kær ‘’
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kærr (adj.; °superl. kǽrstr/kǽrastr): dear
skýrr ‘’
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skýrr (adj.): clear
því ‘because’
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því (adv.): therefore, because
vissi ‘knew’
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1. vita (verb): know
[2] vissi hun: hun vissi ei 720a VIII, ‘eigi [...]ssi hun’ 622
hun ‘she’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
[2] vissi hun: hun vissi ei 720a VIII, ‘eigi [...]ssi hun’ 622
fyrri ‘before’
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2. fyrri (adv.): before, previously
aldri ‘that never’
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aldri (adv.): never
kvaddan ‘addressed’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
mann ‘anyone’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
moldu ‘earth’
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mold (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u; -ir): earth, soil
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
þvílíkri ‘such’
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þvílíkr (adj.): such
tígnar ‘a majestic’
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tígn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): honour < tígnarkveðja (noun f.)
kveðju ‘greeting’
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1. kveðja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): greeting < tígnarkveðja (noun f.)
Fyrir ‘for’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of < fyrirbjóða (verb)
bjóðandi ‘bidding’
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bjóðandi (noun m.; °-a; bjóðendr): offerer < fyrirbjóða (verb)
henni ‘her’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
hræðaz ‘be afraid’
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3. hræða (verb): fear, be afraid
höfuð ‘The arch’
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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head < hǫfuðengill (noun m.)
notes
[6] höfuðeingillinn ‘the archangel’: Cf. the homily for the feast of S. Michael in HómÍsl: Af þui vaſ ɢabriel hǫfuþengell ſendr til mariam… þuiat ꜵ́r vaſ maclegr at boþa hit hǽsta eorende ‘therefore the archangel Gabriel was sent to Mary … because he was fitting to proclaim the most important announcement’ (HómÍsl 1993, 41r, cf. also 18v) and the homily for the same feast in HómNo (137): Hofuð-englar ero þæir englar callaðer er en ſtørſto guðſ ærende reca ſva ſem Gabriel er hingat-cvꜵmo Criſt boðaðe ‘the angels who carry out the most important errands of God, such as Gabriel, who came here to proclaim Christ’s coming, are called archangels’; see also the Note to 6/3-4.
eingillinn ‘angel’
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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel < hǫfuðengill (noun m.)
notes
[6] höfuðeingillinn ‘the archangel’: Cf. the homily for the feast of S. Michael in HómÍsl: Af þui vaſ ɢabriel hǫfuþengell ſendr til mariam… þuiat ꜵ́r vaſ maclegr at boþa hit hǽsta eorende ‘therefore the archangel Gabriel was sent to Mary … because he was fitting to proclaim the most important announcement’ (HómÍsl 1993, 41r, cf. also 18v) and the homily for the same feast in HómNo (137): Hofuð-englar ero þæir englar callaðer er en ſtørſto guðſ ærende reca ſva ſem Gabriel er hingat-cvꜵmo Criſt boðaðe ‘the angels who carry out the most important errands of God, such as Gabriel, who came here to proclaim Christ’s coming, are called archangels’; see also the Note to 6/3-4.
ætlaði ‘’
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ætla (verb): intend, mean, think
leingra ‘further’
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langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long
Guð ‘the God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
kennings
guð himnanna‘the God of the heavens ’
= God
the God of the heavens → God
himnanna ‘of the heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
guð himnanna‘the God of the heavens ’
= God
the God of the heavens → God
fram ‘forth’
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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away
mun ‘will’
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munu (verb): will, must
fæðaz ‘be brought’
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2. fœða (verb): to feed, give food to, bring up, bear, give birth to
frúin ‘woman’
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frú (noun f.): lady
skínandi ‘Radiant’
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skína (verb): shine
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
lífi ‘’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
þínu ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
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The calm virgin listened and believed, but she was amazed at the words, because she knew that never before was anyone on earth addressed with such a majestic greeting. The archangel spoke further, forbidding her to be afraid: ‘Radiant woman, the God of the heavens [= God (= Christ)] will be brought forth from your flesh.’
A paraphrase of Luke I.29-32: quae cum vidisset turbata est in sermone eius et cogitabat qualis esset ista salutatio et ait angelus ei ne timeas Maria invenisti enim gratiam apud Deum ecce concipies in utero et paries filium et vocabis nomen eius Iesum hic erit magnus et Filius Altissimi vocabitur ‘And when she had heard, she was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and shalt bring forth a son: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High’. — [7-8]: Cf. 24/7-8: minn einkason vill skrýðaz björtu holdi hennar hlýðinnar ‘my only son wants to adorn himself with her, the obedient one’s, bright flesh’.
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