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Anon Hsv 8^VII

Tarrin Wills and Stefanie Gropper (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Hugsvinnsmál 8’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 365.

Anonymous Poems Hugsvinnsmál

Blíð ‘affably’

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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy < blíðmæltr (adj.): °friendly in one’s speech, ingratiating in one’s manner of speaking

mæltr ‘spoken’

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-mæltr (adj.): [speaking, spoken] < blíðmæltr (adj.): °friendly in one’s speech, ingratiating in one’s manner of speaking

þú ‘’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

vera ‘be’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

[1] vera: þú 624

skalt ‘You must’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

[1] skalt: so 624, skaltu 1199ˣ, 696XV

við ‘with’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

bragna ‘of men’

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bragnar (noun m.): men, warriors

lið ‘a company’

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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop

hirtu ‘’

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hirða (verb): hide, care for

ok ‘and’

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

[3] ok hirð: ‘h[...]’ 696XV, hirtu 624

hirtu ‘’

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hirða (verb): hide, care for

hirð ‘take care of’

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hirð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(FskB 53)): retinue

[3] ok hirð: ‘h[...]’ 696XV, hirtu 624

þitt ‘the’

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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your

[3] þitt fengit: ‘[...]’ 696XV

fengit ‘gained’

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

[3] þitt fengit: ‘[...]’ 696XV

fé ‘money’

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fé (noun n.; °fjár/féar; -): cattle, money

minni ‘memory’

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1. minni (noun n.; °-s; -): memory

finnz ‘’

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2. finna (verb): find, meet

síða ‘’

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1. síðr (adj.; °compar. -ari): long, hanging

þat ‘’

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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

ok ‘and’

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

[4] ok: þat síða finnz 624

mann ‘’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person < 1. mannvit (noun n.): understanding

vit ‘understanding’

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1. vit (noun n.; °-s; -): wisdom, wit; visit < 1. mannvit (noun n.): understanding

nema ‘’

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2. nema (conj.): unless

nem ‘learn’

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1. nema (verb): to take

[5] nem: nema 624

þú ‘’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

á ‘in’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

margan ‘many’

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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many

[5] margan veg: marga vega 696XV, 624

veg ‘a way’

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1. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -i/-; -ar/-ir, gen. -a/-na, acc. -a/-i/-u): way, path, side

[5] margan veg: marga vega 696XV, 624

ok ‘and’

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

[6] ok kenn þat síðan sonum: ‘og kenn þad si[...]’ 696XV, kennir 624

kenn ‘teach’

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kenna (verb): know, teach

[6] ok kenn þat síðan sonum: ‘og kenn þad si[...]’ 696XV, kennir 624

þat ‘it’

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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] ok kenn þat síðan sonum: ‘og kenn þad si[...]’ 696XV, kennir 624

síðan ‘later’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

[6] ok kenn þat síðan sonum: ‘og kenn þad si[...]’ 696XV, kennir 624

sonum ‘to your sons’

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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son

[6] ok kenn þat síðan sonum: ‘og kenn þad si[...]’ 696XV, kennir 624

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Lat. parallels: (sent. 29) blandus esto ‘be pleasant’; (sent. 13) rem tuam custodi ‘look after your property’; (sent. 27) quae legeris memento ‘remember what you read’; (sent. 28) liberos erudi ‘teach your children’.

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