Anon Lil 48VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 48’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 618.
Leiddi ‘’
Leiðan ‘a nasty’
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2. leiðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): hateful, loathsome
[1] Leiðan: Leiddi hann 4892
dreing ‘fellow’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
að ‘to’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
listum ‘’
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list (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): skill, art, virtue
ráðum ‘plan’
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ráð (noun n.; °-s; -): advice, plan, control, power
lokkar ‘entices’
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1. lokka (verb): entice
einn ‘’
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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone
hann ‘He’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
[2] hann: einn 622
sá ‘he’
[2] sá er: so 99a, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, svá Bb, af 622, þannin 4892
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[2] sá er: so 99a, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, svá Bb, af 622, þannin 4892
Jésú ‘of Jesus’
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Jésús (noun m.): Jesus
[2] Jésú: so 4892, Jésús Bb, 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ
yfir ‘the chief’
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yfir (prep.): over < yfirmorðingi (noun m.)
notes
[3] yfirmorðinginn ‘the chief murderer’: Lit. ‘over-murderer’. The epithet could refer either to Lucifer or to Judas. Skj B and other eds understand it as a reference to Lucifer, while Kock (NN §1525) and this edn think it refers to Judas. The designation yfir- as well as the context suggest that the point is that Lucifer is the true villain and Judas is his pawn.
morðinginn ‘murderer’
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morðingi (noun m.; °-ja; -jar): [murderer] < yfirmorðingi (noun m.)
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[3] yfirmorðinginn ‘the chief murderer’: Lit. ‘over-murderer’. The epithet could refer either to Lucifer or to Judas. Skj B and other eds understand it as a reference to Lucifer, while Kock (NN §1525) and this edn think it refers to Judas. The designation yfir- as well as the context suggest that the point is that Lucifer is the true villain and Judas is his pawn.
innan ‘from within’
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innan (prep.): inside, within
hirðar ‘his retinue’
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hirð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(FskB 53)): retinue
Júdás ‘Judas’
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Júdas (noun m.): [Judas]
nefndr ‘called’
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2. nefna (verb): mention, name, call
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
ó ‘’
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ó- ((prefix)): un- < óvænn (adj.)
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[4] óvænt ‘on a desperate course’: Lit. ‘not-good, not-promising, not-reasonable’.
vænt ‘a desperate’
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vænn (adj.): beautiful, expected < óvænn (adj.)
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[4] óvænt ‘on a desperate course’: Lit. ‘not-good, not-promising, not-reasonable’.
stefndi ‘course’
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2. stefna (verb): aim, summon
Mildan ‘the gentle’
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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous
guð ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
við ‘for’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
[5] við: so 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892, því að Bb
silfri ‘silver’
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silfr (noun n.; °-s): silver
seldi ‘sold’
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4. selja (verb): hand over, sell, give
sveitum ‘people’
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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
Júðar ‘Jews’
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júði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): Jew
heita ‘are called’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
fullum ‘filled’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete
[7] fullum: fullir 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892
upp ‘’
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upp (adv.): up
grimdar ‘of bitterness’
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grimmð (noun f.): ferocity
galli ‘the gall’
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2. gall (noun n.): gall
grenjandi ‘’
notes
[8] grenjaði ‘howled’: Grenja means to utter a hideous sound. It is used of the devil, wild animals, the Fenrisulfr, berserks, and crashing waves.
þjóstr ‘rancour’
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þjóstr (noun m.; °dat. -i): rage, anger, rancour
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
þeira ‘their’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
brjóstum ‘breasts’
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brjóst (noun n.; °-s; -): breast, chest
[8] brjóstum: brjósti 99a, 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892
notes
[8] brjóstum (dat. pl.) ‘breasts’: Cf. 2/5 and Note. The dat. sg. brjósti is also a possible reading.
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