Anon Lil 44VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 44’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 614.
Sonr ‘Son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
kennings
Sonr Máríu,‘Son of Mary, ’
= Christ
Son of Mary, → Christ
kennings
Sonr Máríu,‘Son of Mary, ’
= Christ
Son of Mary, → Christ
sonr ‘son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
[1] sonr: ‘[...]’ 713
inn ‘the’
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2. inn (art.): the
goði ‘’
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góðr (adj.): good
dýri ‘precious’
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dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious
[1] dýri: goði 622
sonr ‘son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
[2] sonr: so all others, son Bb
kennings
menniligr sonr guðs og hennar,‘human son of God and her, ’
= Christ
human son of God and her, → Christ
meligr ‘’
inniligr ‘’
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inniligr (adj.): beloved
eingetinn ‘’
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eingetinn (adj.): only-begotten
minniligr ‘’
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minniligr (adj.): memorable
menniligr ‘human’
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menniligr (adj.): [human]
[2] menniligr: so 99a, minniligr Bb, eingetinn 622, inniligr 713, 705ˣ, meligr 4892
kennings
menniligr sonr guðs og hennar,‘human son of God and her, ’
= Christ
human son of God and her, → Christ
notes
[2] menniligr ‘human’: The 99a reading must be the correct one: it is necessary for the rhyme with hennar (JH).
guðs ‘of God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
kennings
menniligr sonr guðs og hennar,‘human son of God and her, ’
= Christ
human son of God and her, → Christ
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
kennings
menniligr sonr guðs og hennar,‘human son of God and her, ’
= Christ
human son of God and her, → Christ
hennar ‘her’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
kennings
menniligr sonr guðs og hennar,‘human son of God and her, ’
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human son of God and her, → Christ
kenndu ‘teach’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
notes
[3] kenndu ‘teach [you]’: This form of the verb is necessary for the rhyme (kennd- / fjannd-) (JH).
mier ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
forðaz ‘avoid’
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forða (verb): escape, avoid
fjandann ‘enemy’
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fjándi (noun m.; °-a; fjándr/fjándar/fjándir): enemy, devil
fjöl ‘’
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2. fjǫl (noun n.): very < fjǫlkunnigr (adj.): knowledgeable in magic
[4] fjölkunnigan: ‘en þer [...]’ 713, fjölkunnugan Vb
kunnigan ‘the clever’
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kunnigr (adj.; °acc. kunngan/kunnigan; compar. -ari; superl. -astr): known < fjǫlkunnigr (adj.): knowledgeable in magic
[4] fjölkunnigan: ‘en þer [...]’ 713, fjölkunnugan Vb
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
þier ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
unna ‘love’
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1. unna (verb): love
Sie ‘Let there be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Se þer dyrd:·’ Bb, ‘Sie þier dyrd:’ 99a, 622, ‘Se þier dyrd m. s. p. s. h.’ 713, ‘sie þier dyrd med sannri prydi og sunginn heidur’ 705ˣ
þier ‘to you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Se þer dyrd:·’ Bb, ‘Sie þier dyrd:’ 99a, 622, ‘Se þier dyrd m. s. p. s. h.’ 713, ‘sie þier dyrd med sannri prydi og sunginn heidur’ 705ˣ
dýrð ‘glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Se þer dyrd:·’ Bb, ‘Sie þier dyrd:’ 99a, 622, ‘Se þier dyrd m. s. p. s. h.’ 713, ‘sie þier dyrd med sannri prydi og sunginn heidur’ 705ˣ
sannri ‘true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
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
ílífliga ‘’
eilífliga ‘eternally’
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eilífliga (adv.): eternally
[7] eilífliga: so Vb, 41 8°ˣ, ílífliga 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: sigur 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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The order of sts 45 and 46 is reversed in 713 and 4892. — [5-8]: The fourth instance of the refrain, introduced for the first time at st. 26 and repeated at sts 32 and 38.
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