Kálf Kátr 31VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 31’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 950.
Verð ‘worthy’
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3. verðr (adj.): worth, worthy
ertú ‘You are’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
segir ‘says’
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segja (verb): say, tell
drottinn ‘the lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
drottinn dýrðar,‘the lord of glory, ’
= God
the lord of glory, → God
dýrðar ‘of glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
kennings
drottinn dýrðar,‘the lord of glory, ’
= God
the lord of glory, → God
dyggust ‘most virtuous’
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dyggr (adj.; °dyggvan/dyggan; compar. -vari/-ari/-ri, superl. -vastr/-astr/-str): trustworthy
mær ‘maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
himni ‘heaven’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
að ‘of’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
byggja ‘dwelling’
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2. byggja (verb; °byggir/byggvir; byggði; byggðr): inhabit, dwell; build, found
laun ‘a reward’
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3. laun (noun n.; °-; -): rewards
skaltú ‘you shall’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
fyr ‘for’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
þrautir ‘struggles’
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þraut (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): struggle
þínar ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
þiggja ‘receive’
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þiggja (verb): receive, get
slíkt ‘thus’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
kvað ‘spoke’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
eingla ‘of angels’
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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel
kennings
tiggi eingla.‘the king of angels. ’
= God
the king of angels. → God
tiggi ‘the king’
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tiggi (noun m.; °-ja): king
kennings
tiggi eingla.‘the king of angels. ’
= God
the king of angels. → God
Hræðaz ‘fear’
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3. hræða (verb): fear, be afraid
þarftu ‘You need’
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2. þurfa (verb): need, be necessary
ei ‘not’
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3. ei (adv.): not
hót ‘threats’
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1. hót (noun n.; °; -): threats
nie ‘nor’
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né (conj.): nor
dauða ‘death’
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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death
heiðins ‘the heathen’
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heiðinn (adj.): heathen
grams ‘king’
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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler
nie ‘nor’
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né (conj.): nor
mikla ‘great’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
reiði ‘anger’
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2. reiði (noun f.; °-): anger
sveitir ‘hosts’
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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company
ætla ‘intend’
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ætla (verb): intend, mean, think
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
senda ‘send’
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senda (verb): send
á ‘’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
móti ‘towards’
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móti (prep.): against
sálu ‘soul’
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sál (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): soul
þinni ‘your’
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þinn (pron.; °f. þín, n. þitt): your
eingla ‘angels’
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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel
minna ‘of my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
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‘You are worthy, most virtuous maiden’, says the lord of glory [= God], ‘of dwelling in heaven; you shall receive a reward for your struggles’, thus spoke the king of angels [= God]. ‘You need not fear threats of the heathen king nor death nor great anger; I intend to send towards your soul hosts of my angels.’
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