Anon Lil 7^VII

Mektar ‘of might’

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mekt (noun f.; °-ar): might, power < mektarfullr (adj.)

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[1] mektarfullr (hap. leg.) ‘one full of might’: Cf. Stjórn’s comment on Lucifer and the rebel angels: þessir glodduz sua af sinni mekt ok ualldi ‘these ones rejoiced so from their might and power’ (Unger 1862, 8). Mekt is a late loan into ON, beside makt and máttr. Cf. also mekt (l. 6) and mektarblóm ‘flower of might’ 25/2.

fullr ‘The one full’

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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete < mektarfullr (adj.)

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[1] mektarfullr (hap. leg.) ‘one full of might’: Cf. Stjórn’s comment on Lucifer and the rebel angels: þessir glodduz sua af sinni mekt ok ualldi ‘these ones rejoiced so from their might and power’ (Unger 1862, 8). Mekt is a late loan into ON, beside makt and máttr. Cf. also mekt (l. 6) and mektarblóm ‘flower of might’ 25/2.

er ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

[1] er: sá að 99a, sá er 622, om. Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 4892

af ‘’

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af (prep.): from

bar ‘surpassed’

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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry

öllum ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

náttúru ‘natural’

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2. náttúra (verb): [nature, natural] < náttúruskærleikr (noun m.)

[2] náttúruskærleik: náttúru og skírleik 99a, náttúru og skærleik 622, 713, Vb

skærleik ‘’

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skærleikr (noun m.): brightness

skírleik ‘’

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skírleikr (noun m.): purity

og ‘’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

skærleik ‘brightness’

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skærleikr (noun m.): brightness < náttúruskærleikr (noun m.)

[2] náttúruskærleik: náttúru og skírleik 99a, náttúru og skærleik 622, 713, Vb

sínum ‘his’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

skapaður ‘created’

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2. skapa (verb): form

[3] skapaður: skaptur Vb, 41 8°ˣ

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[3] skapaður góðr ‘created good’: The question of whether Lucifer was originally created good was long a matter of theological debate (could a good God create evil?). The precision here reflects the pronouncement of the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215: ‘God created the devil and other demons good by nature’ (Denzinger and Schönmetzer 1965, §800).

góðr ‘good’

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góðr (adj.): good

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[3] skapaður góðr ‘created good’: The question of whether Lucifer was originally created good was long a matter of theological debate (could a good God create evil?). The precision here reflects the pronouncement of the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215: ‘God created the devil and other demons good by nature’ (Denzinger and Schönmetzer 1965, §800).

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[3] og: om. Vb, 41 8°ˣ

skein ‘shone’

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skína (verb): shine

með ‘’

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með (prep.): with

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

[3] í: með 99a, Vb, 41 8°ˣ

prýði ‘glory’

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prýði (noun f.): finery, honour

skapara ‘the Creator’

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skapari (noun m.; °-a): (the) creator

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[4] í hæstri vegsemd næstr skapara ‘in highest honour next to the Creator’: cf. Gamlkan Has 30/3: víst með vegsemð hæstri ‘certainly with the highest honour’.

næstr ‘next to’

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nærri (adj. comp.; °superl. nǽstr): near, nearer, next

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[4] í hæstri vegsemd næstr skapara ‘in highest honour next to the Creator’: cf. Gamlkan Has 30/3: víst með vegsemð hæstri ‘certainly with the highest honour’.

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

[4] í: om. 622

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[4] í hæstri vegsemd næstr skapara ‘in highest honour next to the Creator’: cf. Gamlkan Has 30/3: víst með vegsemð hæstri ‘certainly with the highest honour’.

veg ‘honour’

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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour < vegsemð (noun f.)

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[4] í hæstri vegsemd næstr skapara ‘in highest honour next to the Creator’: cf. Gamlkan Has 30/3: víst með vegsemð hæstri ‘certainly with the highest honour’.

semd ‘’

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-semð (noun f.): (?) < vegsemð (noun f.)

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[4] í hæstri vegsemd næstr skapara ‘in highest honour next to the Creator’: cf. Gamlkan Has 30/3: víst með vegsemð hæstri ‘certainly with the highest honour’.

hæstri ‘highest’

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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high

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[4] í hæstri vegsemd næstr skapara ‘in highest honour next to the Creator’: cf. Gamlkan Has 30/3: víst með vegsemð hæstri ‘certainly with the highest honour’.

Eigi ‘not’

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3. eigi (adv.): not

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[5] eigi ... nægjaz ‘not … content himself, be a source of contentment to him’: The rhyme is accurate: both words would have been pronounced with palatalized <g> in C14th; cf. 14/7 and 17/5 (JH). The use of the m.v. form of nægja with reflexive pron. is not uncommon (cf. Fritzner: nægjast 1).

liet ‘let’

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láta (verb): let, have sth done

sier ‘to him’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

allvel ‘’

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allvel (adv.): very well

alla ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5] alla: allvel 622, 713, 4892

nægjaz ‘be a source of contentment’

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2. gnœgja (verb): be sufficient

[5] nægjaz: nægja 99a, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ, 705ˣ, 4892

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[5] eigi ... nægjaz ‘not … content himself, be a source of contentment to him’: The rhyme is accurate: both words would have been pronounced with palatalized <g> in C14th; cf. 14/7 and 17/5 (JH). The use of the m.v. form of nægja with reflexive pron. is not uncommon (cf. Fritzner: nægjast 1).

eingill ‘The angel’

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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel

[6] eingill: eingils 622, 4892

makt ‘’

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makt (noun f.; °-ar): °myndighed, autoritet, magt, styrke, rigdom, evne; vigtighed, betydning; ære, pragt, pomp og pragt

mekt ‘the might’

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mekt (noun f.; °-ar): might, power

[6] mekt: so 622, 4892, mek Bb, makt 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ

þá ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[6] þá: om. Vb, 41 8°ˣ, að 4892

er ‘which’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

[6] er: om. 99a, 4892, eð 622, að 713

hafði ‘he had’

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hafa (verb): have

[6] hafði: hafði hann 99a

feingið ‘received’

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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

[7] með: meðr 622, 713, Vb, 41 8°ˣ

of ‘’

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of- ((prefix)): too much < ofbeldi (noun n.): pride

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[7] ofbeldi ‘pride, overbearing’: Translates superbia, one of the seven deadly sins. Cf. 9/6, 77/2, and Stjórn: utan alla freistni nema at eins af sinni eiginligri aufund ok ofbelldi ... ofbelldiss fullir ok aufundsiukir ‘without all temptation except only from his own personal jealousy and arrogance ... full of arrogance and sick with envy’ (Unger 1862, 8).

beldi ‘pride’

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beldi (noun n.): [pride] < ofbeldi (noun n.): pride

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[7] ofbeldi ‘pride, overbearing’: Translates superbia, one of the seven deadly sins. Cf. 9/6, 77/2, and Stjórn: utan alla freistni nema at eins af sinni eiginligri aufund ok ofbelldi ... ofbelldiss fullir ok aufundsiukir ‘without all temptation except only from his own personal jealousy and arrogance ... full of arrogance and sick with envy’ (Unger 1862, 8).

öðlaz ‘to win for himself’

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ǫðla (verb): gain

vildi ‘he wanted’

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vilja (verb): want, intend

æðra ‘a higher’

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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher

[8] æðra: æðri 4892

sess ‘seat’

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1. sess (noun m.; °-, dat -/-i;n dat. -um): seat, throne

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

virðing ‘regard’

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virðing (noun f.; °-ar): honour

bæði ‘both’

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báðir (pron.; °gen. beggja (báðra), nom./acc. n. bǽði): both