Anon Lil 38VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 38’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 607-8.
Finn ‘find’
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2. finna (verb): find, meet
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
notes
[1-2] að alt manvit manna mæðiz ‘that all the understanding of men becomes exhausted’: A topic of inexpressibility: see Curtius 1953, 159-62.
notes
[1-2] að alt manvit manna mæðiz ‘that all the understanding of men becomes exhausted’: A topic of inexpressibility: see Curtius 1953, 159-62.
manvit ‘the understanding’
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manvit (noun n.): common sense
notes
[1-2] að alt manvit manna mæðiz ‘that all the understanding of men becomes exhausted’: A topic of inexpressibility: see Curtius 1953, 159-62.
manna ‘of men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
notes
[1-2] að alt manvit manna mæðiz ‘that all the understanding of men becomes exhausted’: A topic of inexpressibility: see Curtius 1953, 159-62.
mæðiz ‘becomes exhausted’
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2. mœða (verb): weary
notes
[1-2] að alt manvit manna mæðiz ‘that all the understanding of men becomes exhausted’: A topic of inexpressibility: see Curtius 1953, 159-62.
þegar ‘as soon as’
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þegar (adv.): at once, then
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
[2] er: að 99a, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, eð 622, om. 4892
um ‘about’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
skal ‘shall’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
notes
[2] skal ræða ‘it must speak’: The subject of the verb is taken to be manvit ‘understanding’ (l. 1), although it could be taken as impersonal ‘one must speak’ (so Skj B).
ræða ‘be spoken’
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2. rœða (verb): utter, speak
notes
[2] skal ræða ‘it must speak’: The subject of the verb is taken to be manvit ‘understanding’ (l. 1), although it could be taken as impersonal ‘one must speak’ (so Skj B).
máttrinn ‘might’
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máttr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. mǽtti/mátt; mǽttir, dat. -um): power
[3] máttrinn: máttinn 99a, Vb, 705ˣ, 4892
þinn ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
inn ‘’
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2. inn (art.): the
mildi ‘’
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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous
mikli ‘great’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
[3] mikli: mildi 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892
drottinn ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
[3] drottinn: drottins Vb, 41 8°ˣ
meiri ‘greater’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
[4] meiri: því meiri 99a, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, meir 4892
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
hann ‘it’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
[4] hann: gann 4892
örvallt ‘’
annað ‘else’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
Sie ‘Let there be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Se þer dyrd med sannri prydi;’ Bb, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannri:’ 99a, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannrj prydi:’ 622, ‘Se þier’ 713, ‘sie þier dyrd med sannri prydi.’ 705ˣ
þier ‘to you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Se þer dyrd med sannri prydi;’ Bb, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannri:’ 99a, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannrj prydi:’ 622, ‘Se þier’ 713, ‘sie þier dyrd med sannri prydi.’ 705ˣ
dýrð ‘glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Se þer dyrd med sannri prydi;’ Bb, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannri:’ 99a, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannrj prydi:’ 622, ‘Se þier’ 713, ‘sie þier dyrd med sannri prydi.’ 705ˣ
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Se þer dyrd med sannri prydi;’ Bb, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannri:’ 99a, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannrj prydi:’ 622, ‘Se þier’ 713, ‘sie þier dyrd med sannri prydi.’ 705ˣ
sannri ‘true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Se þer dyrd med sannri prydi;’ Bb, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannri:’ 99a, ‘Sie þier dyrd med sannrj prydi:’ 622, ‘Se þier’ 713, ‘sie þier dyrd med sannri prydi.’ 705ˣ
prýði ‘beauty’
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prýði (noun f.): finery, honour
sunginn ‘sung’
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syngja (verb): sing
heiðr ‘honour’
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1. heiðr (noun m.; °heiðrs/heiðar, dat. heiðri/heiðr): honour - gen. -rs
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
öllum ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
tungum ‘tongues’
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tunga (noun f.; °-u; -ur): tongue, language
æfinliga ‘’
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ævinliga (adv.): unceasingly
ælífliga ‘’
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ælífliga (adv.)
eilífliga ‘eternally’
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eilífliga (adv.): eternally
[7] eilífliga: æfinliga 41 8°ˣ, ælífliga 4892
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
sigri ‘victory’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory
[7] sigri: sigr Vb, 41 8°ˣ
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
sælu ‘blessing’
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1. sæla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): bliss
sæmd ‘honour’
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sœmð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): honour
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
vald ‘power’
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vald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, power
það ‘that’
[8] það: þitt Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
minkaz ‘be diminished’
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minnka (verb): diminish, decrease
[8] minkaz: minkiz Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
aldri ‘never’
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aldri (adv.): never
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I find that all the understanding of men becomes exhausted as soon as your might shall be spoken about, great Lord; it is greater than all else. Let there be to you glory with true beauty, honour sung from all tongues, eternally with victory and blessing; honour and that power will never be diminished.
[5-8]: The second repeat of the refrain; see sts 26/5-8 and 32/5-8. Vb, 41ˣ and 4892 write the ll. in full.
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