Anon Hsv 140VII
Tarrin Wills and Stefanie Gropper (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Hugsvinnsmál 140’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 443-4.
Heiptar ‘of hate’
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heift (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): hatred, enmity < heiftarorð (noun n.)
orða ‘of words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word < heiftarorð (noun n.)
gerz ‘become’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
þú ‘’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
eigi ‘not’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
hefni ‘venge’
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hefnir (noun m.): avenger < hefnisamr (adj.)
samr ‘ful’
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samr (adj.; °compar. -ari): same < hefnisamr (adj.)
heldr ‘rather’
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heldr (adv.): rather
skaltu ‘you must’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
væginn ‘yielding’
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væginn (adj.): lenient, balanced
vera ‘be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
gæzku ‘kindness’
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gœzka (noun f.): goodness
máttu ‘you can’
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mega (verb): may, might
þér ‘for yourself’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
gera ‘make’
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1. gera (verb): do, make
vísa ‘certain’
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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)
fjándr ‘’
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fjándi (noun m.; °-a; fjándr/fjándar/fjándir): enemy, devil
fjánd ‘enemies’
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fjándi (noun m.; °-a; fjándr/fjándar/fjándir): enemy, devil < fjándmaðr (noun m.): enemy
[6] fjándmenn: fjándr 624
menn ‘’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person < fjándmaðr (noun m.): enemy
[6] fjándmenn: fjándr 624
at ‘into’
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3. at (prep.): at, to
vinum ‘friends’
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vinr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/(-i OsvReyk 92.17); -ir): friend
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Lat. parallel: (Dist. IV, 39) Cede loco laesus, fortunae cede potenti: / laedere qui potuit, poterit prodesse aliquando ‘Give way to fortune when hurt, give way to the powerful; whoever was able to harm might now and again be able to help’. Lines 4-6 are reminiscent of Egill St 24/5-8V: ... ok þat geð | es gerðak mér | vísa fjándr | af vélundum ‘... and that temper with which I made certain enemies out of tricksters’.
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