Anon Lil 69VII
Martin Chase (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Lilja 69’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 640-1.
Máríu ‘of Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
kennings
Máríu son,‘Son of Mary, ’
= Christ
Son of Mary, → Christ
son ‘Son’
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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son
[1] son: sonur 622
kennings
Máríu son,‘Son of Mary, ’
= Christ
Son of Mary, → Christ
fyrir ‘for the sake’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
miskunn ‘mercy’
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miskunn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): forgiveness, mercy, grace
dýra ‘of precious’
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dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious
náttúru ‘nature’
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2. náttúra (verb): [nature, natural]
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
líkam ‘body’
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líkamr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ir): body
[2] líkam: líkama 99a, líkaman 4892
sannan ‘your true’
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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true
[2] sannan: sanna 4892
kennztu ‘acknowledge’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
við ‘’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
svá ‘so’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
notes
[3-4] svá að þú minniz mín … í ríki þínu ‘so that you are mindful of me [i.e. my human nature and human body] … in your kingdom’: An allusion to the dying words of the ‘good thief’ who was crucified beside Jesus: Dróttinn minʒ tu min þa þu kemꝛ i riki þitt ‘Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.42), with the implication that the poet hopes to hear the same reassuring reply at his own death: Sannliga ſeige eg þier / i dag ſkalt þu vera med mier i paradis ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.43).
notes
[3-4] svá að þú minniz mín … í ríki þínu ‘so that you are mindful of me [i.e. my human nature and human body] … in your kingdom’: An allusion to the dying words of the ‘good thief’ who was crucified beside Jesus: Dróttinn minʒ tu min þa þu kemꝛ i riki þitt ‘Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.42), with the implication that the poet hopes to hear the same reassuring reply at his own death: Sannliga ſeige eg þier / i dag ſkalt þu vera med mier i paradis ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.43).
mín ‘of me’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
[3] mín þú: mildur 99a, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, minztu 622, mætti 713, 4892
notes
[3-4] svá að þú minniz mín … í ríki þínu ‘so that you are mindful of me [i.e. my human nature and human body] … in your kingdom’: An allusion to the dying words of the ‘good thief’ who was crucified beside Jesus: Dróttinn minʒ tu min þa þu kemꝛ i riki þitt ‘Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.42), with the implication that the poet hopes to hear the same reassuring reply at his own death: Sannliga ſeige eg þier / i dag ſkalt þu vera med mier i paradis ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.43).
þú ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
[3] mín þú: mildur 99a, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, minztu 622, mætti 713, 4892
notes
[3-4] svá að þú minniz mín … í ríki þínu ‘so that you are mindful of me [i.e. my human nature and human body] … in your kingdom’: An allusion to the dying words of the ‘good thief’ who was crucified beside Jesus: Dróttinn minʒ tu min þa þu kemꝛ i riki þitt ‘Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.42), with the implication that the poet hopes to hear the same reassuring reply at his own death: Sannliga ſeige eg þier / i dag ſkalt þu vera med mier i paradis ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.43).
minniz ‘are mindful’
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1. minna (verb): remind, remember, recall
[3] minniz: minztu 99a, 705ˣ, minnar 622, mætti 713, 4892
notes
[3-4] svá að þú minniz mín … í ríki þínu ‘so that you are mindful of me [i.e. my human nature and human body] … in your kingdom’: An allusion to the dying words of the ‘good thief’ who was crucified beside Jesus: Dróttinn minʒ tu min þa þu kemꝛ i riki þitt ‘Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.42), with the implication that the poet hopes to hear the same reassuring reply at his own death: Sannliga ſeige eg þier / i dag ſkalt þu vera med mier i paradis ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.43).
minn ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
drottinn ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[3-4] svá að þú minniz mín … í ríki þínu ‘so that you are mindful of me [i.e. my human nature and human body] … in your kingdom’: An allusion to the dying words of the ‘good thief’ who was crucified beside Jesus: Dróttinn minʒ tu min þa þu kemꝛ i riki þitt ‘Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.42), with the implication that the poet hopes to hear the same reassuring reply at his own death: Sannliga ſeige eg þier / i dag ſkalt þu vera med mier i paradis ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.43).
ríki ‘kingdom’
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ríki (noun n.; °-s; -): kingdom, power
notes
[3-4] svá að þú minniz mín … í ríki þínu ‘so that you are mindful of me [i.e. my human nature and human body] … in your kingdom’: An allusion to the dying words of the ‘good thief’ who was crucified beside Jesus: Dróttinn minʒ tu min þa þu kemꝛ i riki þitt ‘Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.42), with the implication that the poet hopes to hear the same reassuring reply at his own death: Sannliga ſeige eg þier / i dag ſkalt þu vera med mier i paradis ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.43).
þínu ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
notes
[3-4] svá að þú minniz mín … í ríki þínu ‘so that you are mindful of me [i.e. my human nature and human body] … in your kingdom’: An allusion to the dying words of the ‘good thief’ who was crucified beside Jesus: Dróttinn minʒ tu min þa þu kemꝛ i riki þitt ‘Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.42), with the implication that the poet hopes to hear the same reassuring reply at his own death: Sannliga ſeige eg þier / i dag ſkalt þu vera med mier i paradis ‘Truly I say to you, today you shall be with me in paradise’ (Hið Nya Testament 1540 [Sigurður Nordal 1933]; Luke XXIII.43).
Æfinliga ‘Unceasingly’
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ævinliga (adv.): unceasingly
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Æuinliga med;’ Bb, ‘æfinliga med’ 99a, ‘Æfenliga med lycktum lofum’ 622, ‘Æuennliga m. l. l. l. r.’ 713, ‘Æfinliga med lyptum lofum’ 705ˣ
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Æuinliga med;’ Bb, ‘æfinliga med’ 99a, ‘Æfenliga med lycktum lofum’ 622, ‘Æuennliga m. l. l. l. r.’ 713, ‘Æfinliga med lyptum lofum’ 705ˣ
lyftum ‘lifted’
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lyfta (verb): lift, raise
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Æuinliga med;’ Bb, ‘æfinliga med’ 99a, ‘Æfenliga med lycktum lofum’ 622, ‘Æuennliga m. l. l. l. r.’ 713, ‘Æfinliga med lyptum lofum’ 705ˣ [5] lyftum: lyktum 622
lófum ‘hands’
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lófi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): palm of hand
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Æuinliga med;’ Bb, ‘æfinliga med’ 99a, ‘Æfenliga med lycktum lofum’ 622, ‘Æuennliga m. l. l. l. r.’ 713, ‘Æfinliga med lyptum lofum’ 705ˣ
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 third repetition of the second stef.
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