Anon Lil 45VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 45’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 615.
hefir ‘have’
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hafa (verb): have
[1] hefir: hefi 622, 705ˣ, ‘hitt[...]’ 713, höfum Vb, 41 8°ˣ, hef 4892
vær ‘’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
[1] eg: ‘[...]’ 713, vær Vb, vier 41 8°ˣ
freistar ‘tempts’
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freista (verb): attempt, tempt
[1] freistar: freistaði 622, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, ‘f[...]istar’ 713
drottins ‘the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
föstu ‘from fasting’
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1. fasta (noun f.): fast, fasting < fǫstumóðr (adj.)1. fasta (noun f.): fast, fasting1. fasta (noun f.): fast, fasting
meðr ‘’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
móður ‘’
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móðr (adj.): weary
móðs ‘weary’
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1. móðr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-): courage < fǫstumóðr (adj.)
[2] ‑móðs: ‑móður 622, ‑meðr 4892
löstum ‘faults’
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last (noun n.; °-): fault, sin, vice
púkans ‘of the devil’
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púki (noun m.; °-a): [devil]
[3] púkans: púkinn 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
notes
[3] púkans ‘the Devil’s’: Cf. similar wording in Stjórn: Her segir af .xl. daga faustu ok hinu er pukinn freistaði guðs sonar ‘here is told of the forty days’ fast and about when the devil tempted God’s son’ (Unger 1862, 141).
slægð ‘the sleight’
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slœgð (noun f.; °-ar: -ir): trick, sleight, slyness
[3] slægð: slægr 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
hvern ‘every’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
mann ‘man’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
hugðiz ‘thinks’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
[3] hugðiz: hugði 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892
vanr ‘accustomed’
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3. vanr (adj.): accustomed
[4] vanr: so 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892, ‘uo᷎n’ Bb
í ‘to’
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í (prep.): in, into
synd ‘sin’
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synð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): sin
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
blekkja ‘entice’
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blekkja (verb; °-kkð-): [entice]
Viela ‘deft at deceit’
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1. vél (noun f.; °-ar; -ar/-ir): deceit, trick; device < vélakringr (adj.)
[5] Vielakrings: ‘vela[...]gs’ 713
krings ‘’
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2. kringr (adj.; °compar. -ri): [encircled] < vélakringr (adj.)
[5] Vielakrings: ‘vela[...]gs’ 713
af ‘’
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af (prep.): from
vöðum ‘’
streingjum ‘bow-strings’
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strengr (noun m.; °-jar; -ir): string, rope, bow-string
upp ‘’
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upp (adv.): up
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti.
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti.
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti.
lofti ‘the air’
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loft (noun n.): air, sky
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti.
skeytin ‘darts’
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skeyti (noun n.; °; -): arrow, missile
notes
[7] öll hin flærðarfullu skeytin ‘all the treacherous darts’: In this reading the noun skeyti is made definite by both the free-standing definite article hin and the suffix –in. See Haugen’s discussion (2001, 268, §17.3.1) of dobbel bestemming ‘double definiteness’. This reading, peculiar to Bb, is followed in the eds of Wisén (1886-9, I), Eiríkur Magnússon (1870), and Guðbrandur Jónsson (1933, 1951, 1992). Skj B and Skald follow the majority mss’ ens flærðarfulla which qualifies fjanda in l. 8, ens flærðarfulla fjanda ‘of the treacherous devil’.
öll ‘All’
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allr (adj.): all
notes
[7] öll hin flærðarfullu skeytin ‘all the treacherous darts’: In this reading the noun skeyti is made definite by both the free-standing definite article hin and the suffix –in. See Haugen’s discussion (2001, 268, §17.3.1) of dobbel bestemming ‘double definiteness’. This reading, peculiar to Bb, is followed in the eds of Wisén (1886-9, I), Eiríkur Magnússon (1870), and Guðbrandur Jónsson (1933, 1951, 1992). Skj B and Skald follow the majority mss’ ens flærðarfulla which qualifies fjanda in l. 8, ens flærðarfulla fjanda ‘of the treacherous devil’.
notes
[7] öll hin flærðarfullu skeytin ‘all the treacherous darts’: In this reading the noun skeyti is made definite by both the free-standing definite article hin and the suffix –in. See Haugen’s discussion (2001, 268, §17.3.1) of dobbel bestemming ‘double definiteness’. This reading, peculiar to Bb, is followed in the eds of Wisén (1886-9, I), Eiríkur Magnússon (1870), and Guðbrandur Jónsson (1933, 1951, 1992). Skj B and Skald follow the majority mss’ ens flærðarfulla which qualifies fjanda in l. 8, ens flærðarfulla fjanda ‘of the treacherous devil’.
flærðar ‘’
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flærð (noun f.): falsehood, deceit < flærðarfullr (adj.)
[7] flærðarfullu: flærðarfulla 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ
notes
[7] öll hin flærðarfullu skeytin ‘all the treacherous darts’: In this reading the noun skeyti is made definite by both the free-standing definite article hin and the suffix –in. See Haugen’s discussion (2001, 268, §17.3.1) of dobbel bestemming ‘double definiteness’. This reading, peculiar to Bb, is followed in the eds of Wisén (1886-9, I), Eiríkur Magnússon (1870), and Guðbrandur Jónsson (1933, 1951, 1992). Skj B and Skald follow the majority mss’ ens flærðarfulla which qualifies fjanda in l. 8, ens flærðarfulla fjanda ‘of the treacherous devil’.
fullu ‘treacherous’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete < flærðarfullr (adj.)
[7] flærðarfullu: flærðarfulla 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ
notes
[7] öll hin flærðarfullu skeytin ‘all the treacherous darts’: In this reading the noun skeyti is made definite by both the free-standing definite article hin and the suffix –in. See Haugen’s discussion (2001, 268, §17.3.1) of dobbel bestemming ‘double definiteness’. This reading, peculiar to Bb, is followed in the eds of Wisén (1886-9, I), Eiríkur Magnússon (1870), and Guðbrandur Jónsson (1933, 1951, 1992). Skj B and Skald follow the majority mss’ ens flærðarfulla which qualifies fjanda in l. 8, ens flærðarfulla fjanda ‘of the treacherous devil’.
fjandans ‘of the enemy’
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fjándi (noun m.; °-a; fjándr/fjándar/fjándir): enemy, devil
[8] fjandans: fjanda 622, 713, og fjandans Vb, ‘fja[...]da’ 4892
brjóst ‘breast’
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brjóst (noun n.; °-s; -): breast, chest
[8] brjóst: ‘bi⸜o⸝st’ 713, ‘brist’ 4892
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti. — [8] brjóst ‘breast’: Cf. 2/5 and Note.
brjóst ‘breast’
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brjóst (noun n.; °-s; -): breast, chest
[8] brjóst: ‘bi⸜o⸝st’ 713, ‘brist’ 4892
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti. — [8] brjóst ‘breast’: Cf. 2/5 and Note.
í ‘’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti.
gegnum ‘’
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gegnum (prep.): through
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti.
standa ‘pierce’
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standa (verb): stand
notes
[6, 8] standa í gegnum brjóst en sneruz á lofti ‘pierce his own breast and turn in the air’: Logic requires a reversal of these two clauses, but grammar requires en to go with sneruz á lofti.
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