Anon Lil 63VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 63’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 634-5.
hinn ‘the’
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2. inn (art.): the
sæti ‘sweet’
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sœtr (adj.): sweet
notes
[1] sæti ‘sweet’: Cf. 60/1 and Note 80/1, and faðir hinn sæti ‘sweet father’ 79/1.
sannr ‘true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
[2] sannr: ‘[...]anna’ 4892
kennings
sannr lífgari dauðra manna,‘true life-giver of dead men, ’
= God
true life-giver of dead men, → God
notes
[2] sannr lífgari dauðra manna ‘true life-giver of dead men [= God (= Christ)]’: Cf. Arngr Gd 52/8IV: lífgjafi sjúkra manna ‘life-giver of sick men’.
lífgari ‘life-giver’
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lífgari (noun m.): [life-giver]
[2] lífgari: lífgjafari 99a, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, lífgarinn 622, lífgjafi 713, lífgjöf 4892
kennings
sannr lífgari dauðra manna,‘true life-giver of dead men, ’
= God
true life-giver of dead men, → God
notes
[2] sannr lífgari dauðra manna ‘true life-giver of dead men [= God (= Christ)]’: Cf. Arngr Gd 52/8IV: lífgjafi sjúkra manna ‘life-giver of sick men’.
kennings
sannr lífgari dauðra manna,‘true life-giver of dead men, ’
= God
true life-giver of dead men, → God
notes
[2] sannr lífgari dauðra manna ‘true life-giver of dead men [= God (= Christ)]’: Cf. Arngr Gd 52/8IV: lífgjafi sjúkra manna ‘life-giver of sick men’.
manna ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
kennings
sannr lífgari dauðra manna,‘true life-giver of dead men, ’
= God
true life-giver of dead men, → God
notes
[2] sannr lífgari dauðra manna ‘true life-giver of dead men [= God (= Christ)]’: Cf. Arngr Gd 52/8IV: lífgjafi sjúkra manna ‘life-giver of sick men’.
dragðu ‘draw’
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2. draga (verb; °dregr; dró, drógu; dreginn/droget(Hirð NKS 1642 4° 146v²⁹; cf. [$962$])): drag, pull, draw
mig ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
frá ‘from’
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frá (prep.): from
notes
[3] frá djöfla bygðum ‘from devils’ abodes’: This could refer either to hell or, more metaphorically, to the dangerous pitfalls of a sinful life on earth.
djöfla ‘devils’’
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djǫfull (noun m.; °djǫfuls, dat. djǫfli; djǫflar/djaflar): devil
notes
[3] frá djöfla bygðum ‘from devils’ abodes’: This could refer either to hell or, more metaphorically, to the dangerous pitfalls of a sinful life on earth.
bygðum ‘abodes’
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byggð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): dwelling, settlement
notes
[3] frá djöfla bygðum ‘from devils’ abodes’: This could refer either to hell or, more metaphorically, to the dangerous pitfalls of a sinful life on earth.
drottinn ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
blíðr ‘gentle’
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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
mier ‘me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
síðan ‘henceforth’
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síðan (adv.): later, then
Æfinliga ‘Unceasingly’
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ævinliga (adv.): unceasingly
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Æfinliga med lyftum lofum;’ Bb [5] Æfinliga með lyftum: ‘æfinliga med’ 99a, ‘Æfennliga med lycktum lofum’ 622, ‘Æuenliga med l. l. l. r. a.’ 713, ‘Æfinliga med lyptum lofum’ 705ˣ
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Æfinliga med lyftum lofum;’ Bb [5] Æfinliga með lyftum: ‘æfinliga med’ 99a, ‘Æfennliga med lycktum lofum’ 622, ‘Æuenliga med l. l. l. r. a.’ 713, ‘Æfinliga med lyptum lofum’ 705ˣ
lyftum ‘lifted’
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lyfta (verb): lift, raise
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Æfinliga med lyftum lofum;’ Bb [5] Æfinliga með lyftum: ‘æfinliga med’ 99a, ‘Æfennliga med lycktum lofum’ 622, ‘Æuenliga med l. l. l. r. a.’ 713, ‘Æfinliga med lyptum lofum’ 705ˣ; lyftum: lyktum 622
lófum ‘hands’
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lófi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): palm of hand
lof ‘praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
ræðandi ‘uttering’
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2. rœða (verb): utter, speak
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
knie ‘knees’
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kné (noun n.; °-s; -, gen. knjá): knee, lap
sín ‘its’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
bæði ‘both’
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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both
skepnan ‘creation’
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skepna (noun f.; °-u; -ur): creation
öll ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
skyld ‘should’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
að ‘’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
skapari ‘Creator’
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skapari (noun m.; °-a): (the) creator
minn ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
fyrir ‘before’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
þinni ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
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[5-8]: The second repetition of the second stef.
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