Anon Lil 5VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 5’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 567.
fyrir ‘’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
Skapan ‘Creation’
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skǫpun (noun f.; °skapanar): [Creation]
[1] Skapan: fyrir skapan 99a, ‘skopun’ 622, 720b
skírnaprýði ‘’
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skírnaprýði (noun f.)
skírn ‘baptism’
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skírn (noun f.; °-ar): [baptism]
[1] skírn og prýði: skírnaprýði Vb, 41 8°ˣ
notes
[1] skírn ‘baptism’: It is not clear whether the reference is to Christ’s baptism or the poet’s.
prýði ‘glory’
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prýði (noun f.): finery, honour
[1] skírn og prýði: skírnaprýði Vb, 41 8°ˣ
skyn ‘reason’
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1. skyn (noun f.; °-jar; -jar): [reason] < skynsemð (noun f.): reason1. skyn (noun f.; °-jar; -jar): [reason] < skynsemi (noun f.)
[2] skynsemd: skynsemi 99a, 622, 713, 720b, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892
notes
[2] skynsemd ‘reason, discernment’: The attribute which gives humans the ability to perceive the spiritual gifts listed here. The majority of mss have skynsemi, which means the same as Bb’s skynsemd.
semi ‘’
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-semi (noun f.): [carnal] < skynsemi (noun f.)
semd ‘’
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-semð (noun f.): (?) < skynsemð (noun f.): reason
[2] skynsemd: skynsemi 99a, 622, 713, 720b, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892
notes
[2] skynsemd ‘reason, discernment’: The attribute which gives humans the ability to perceive the spiritual gifts listed here. The majority of mss have skynsemi, which means the same as Bb’s skynsemd.
full ‘complete’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete
að ‘which’
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4. at (conj.): that
[2] að: sú 99a, sem 622, 713, 720b, 705ˣ, 4892, om. Vb, 41 8°ˣ
notes
[2] að ‘which’: Here functioning as a rel. particle; cf. NS §267b. Most mss have the rel. particle sem here.
betri ‘better’
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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. góðr adj.): better, best
er ‘is’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[2] er: en 622, 713, 720b, 4892, om. Vb, 41 8°ˣ
notes
[3] dreyrinn ‘the gore’: An allusion to the blood and water, often interpreted as a type of the Eucharist, which flowed from Christ’s wounded side (John XIX.34).
Krists ‘in Christ’s’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
síðu ‘’
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1. síða (noun f.; °-u; -ur): side < síðusár (noun n.)
sári ‘the wound’
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2. sár (noun n.; °-s; -): wound < síðusár (noun n.)
synda ‘for sins’
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synð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): sin < synðalíkn (noun f.)
líkn ‘mercy’
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líkn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): grace, mercy < synðalíkn (noun f.)
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
dagligt ‘daily’
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dagligr (adj.): [daily]
yndi ‘happiness’
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ynði (noun n.; °-s): pleasure
háleit ‘exalted’
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háleitr (adj.): glorious, sublime
á ‘of’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
himna ‘heavenly’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky < himnasæla (noun f.)
sælu ‘bliss’
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1. sæla (noun f.; °-u; -ur): bliss < himnasæla (noun f.)
hrygðin ‘the sorrow’
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hryggð (noun f.; °-ar): sorrow
jarðar ‘on earth’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
neztu ‘of the lowliest’
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neðri (adj. comp.; °superl. neztr): lower, lowest
bygðar ‘dwelling’
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byggð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): dwelling, settlement
[6] bygðar: bygða 99a, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ
bjóða ‘compel’
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bjóða (verb; °býðr; bauð, buðu; boðinn (buð- Thom¹ 5²n.)): offer, order, invite
mier ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
frá ‘’
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frá (prep.): from < frásǫgn (noun f.): narrativefrá (prep.): from < frásaga (noun f.)
[7] frásögn: frásögur Vb, 41 8°ˣ
sögur ‘’
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1. saga (noun f.; °*-u; *-ur): story, saga < frásaga (noun f.)
sögn ‘a narrative’
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sǫgn (noun f.; °sagnar; sagnir): narrative, message; troop, men < frásǫgn (noun f.): narrative
[7] frásögn: frásögur Vb, 41 8°ˣ
færa ‘to present’
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2. fœra (verb): bring
fögr ‘the beautiful’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
stór ‘’
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stórr (adj.): large, great < stórmerki (noun n.): great feat
[8] stórmerkin: stórmerki Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892
merkin ‘wonders’
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1. merki (noun n.; °-s: -): banner, sign < stórmerki (noun n.): great feat
[8] stórmerkin: stórmerki Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892
drottins ‘of the Lord’s’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
verka ‘deeds’
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verk (noun n.; °-s; -): deed
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Creation and birth, baptism and glory, complete reason, which is better than gold, the gore from the wound in Christ’s side, mercy for sins and daily happiness, exalted hope of heavenly bliss, the sorrow of the lowliest dwelling on earth compel me to present the beautiful wonders of the Lord’s deeds in a narrative.
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