Kolb Jónv 2VII
Beatrice La Farge (ed.) 2007, ‘Kolbeinn Tumason, Jónsvísur 2’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 224-5.
Miðr ‘less’
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miðr (adj.): middle, less, hardly
gekt ‘fled’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
notes
[1] gekkt ‘you (sg.) went’: The ms. reading is gekk þú: such strong verb forms of the 2nd pers. sg. pret. as gekk appear without the ending -t when the pers. pron. þú follows immediately afterward, as here (ANG §534.2d). Since the reading gekk þú produces a seven-syllable l. Skj B and Skald normalise to gekkt (the whole st. is evidently addressed to John in the 2nd pers. sg., cf. stótt þú l. 6 in the second helmingr).
einn ‘alone’
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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone
an ‘than’
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2. an (conj.): than
aðrir ‘the other’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
notes
[1-4] aðrir ... píningu ... sunnu ... allir: It is unclear whether this apparent end rhyme abba is intentional or not.
ǫðlings ‘of the king’
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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
kennings
ǫðlings sunnu‘of the king of the sun ’
= God
the king of the sun → God
frá ‘from’
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frá (prep.): from
píningu ‘the torment’
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píning (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u; -ar): torment
notes
[1-4] aðrir ... píningu ... sunnu ... allir: It is unclear whether this apparent end rhyme abba is intentional or not.
svik ‘falsity’
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1. svik (noun n.; °-s; -): deceit, treachery; poison < svikbannandi (noun m.)
kennings
Snjallr svikbannandi,‘Courageous one, you who bans falsity, ’
= APOSTLE
Courageous one, you who bans falsity, → APOSTLE
bannandi ‘who bans’
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bannandi (noun m.): [who bans] < svikbannandi (noun m.)
kennings
Snjallr svikbannandi,‘Courageous one, you who bans falsity, ’
= APOSTLE
Courageous one, you who bans falsity, → APOSTLE
sunnu ‘of the sun’
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sunna (noun f.): sun
kennings
ǫðlings sunnu‘of the king of the sun ’
= God
the king of the sun → God
notes
[1-4] aðrir ... píningu ... sunnu ... allir: It is unclear whether this apparent end rhyme abba is intentional or not.
snjallr ‘Courageous one’
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snjallr (adj.): quick, resourceful, bold
kennings
Snjallr svikbannandi,‘Courageous one, you who bans falsity, ’
= APOSTLE
Courageous one, you who bans falsity, → APOSTLE
postolar ‘Apostles’
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postuli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): apostle
allir ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
notes
[1-4] aðrir ... píningu ... sunnu ... allir: It is unclear whether this apparent end rhyme abba is intentional or not.
þvít ‘for’
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þvít (conj.): because, since
drengr ‘a valiant man’
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drengr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir, gen. -ja): man, warrior
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
styr ‘battle’
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styrr (noun m.; °dat. -): battle
strǫngum ‘the hard’
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strangr (adj.): strong
stótt ‘stood’
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standa (verb): stand
þú ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
hjá ‘close by’
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hjá (prep.): beside, with
kvǫl ‘at the torture’
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kvǫl (noun f.; °-ar; -ar/-ir): torment, torture
dróttins ‘of the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
blíð ‘gentle’
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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
ok ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
bragnings ‘of the ruler’
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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
bragnings ‘of the ruler’
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bragningr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
móðir ‘mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
byr ‘of the wind’
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byrr (noun m.; °-jar/-s; -ir, acc. -i/-u(SigrVal 188¹³)): favourable wind < byrstrǫnd (noun f.)
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
byr ‘of the wind’
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byrr (noun m.; °-jar/-s; -ir, acc. -i/-u(SigrVal 188¹³)): favourable wind < byrstrǫnd (noun f.)
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
byr ‘of the wind’
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byrr (noun m.; °-jar/-s; -ir, acc. -i/-u(SigrVal 188¹³)): favourable wind < byrstrǫnd (noun f.)
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
strandar ‘beach’
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strǫnd (noun f.; °strandar, dat. -u/-; strandir/strendr): beach, shore < byrstrǫnd (noun f.)
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
strandar ‘beach’
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strǫnd (noun f.; °strandar, dat. -u/-; strandir/strendr): beach, shore < byrstrǫnd (noun f.)
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
strandar ‘beach’
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strǫnd (noun f.; °strandar, dat. -u/-; strandir/strendr): beach, shore < byrstrǫnd (noun f.)
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
grátandi ‘the weeping’
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grátandi (adj./verb p.p.): crying
kennings
grátandi blíð móðir bragnings byrstrandar‘the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach ’
= Mary
the wind-beach → SKY/HEAVEN
the ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
the weeping gentle mother of GOD → Mary
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Miðr gekt einn an aðrir |
Courageous one, you who bans falsity [APOSTLE], alone fled from the torment of the king of the sun [= God (= Christ)] less than all the other Apostles, for you, a valiant man in the hard battle, and the weeping gentle mother of the ruler of the wind-beach [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ) > = Mary] stood close by at the torture of the Lord.
See Introduction.
This st. and sts 3-4 refer to the scene described in S. John’s gospel (John XIX.25-7): Stabant autem iuxta crucem Iesu mater eius et soror matris eius Maria Cleopae et Maria Magdalene cum vidisset ergo Iesus matrem et discipulum stantem quem diligebat dicit matri suae mulier ecce filius tuus deinde dicit discipulo ecce mater tua et ex illa hora accepit eam discipulus in sua ‘Now there stood by the Cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple whom he loved, he saith to his mother: “Woman, behold thy son”. And after that, he saith to the disciple: “Behold thy mother”. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own’. — [5-8]: Although this helmingr contains two subjects (þú ‘you’ and móðir ‘mother’) the verb form stótt (2nd pers. sg. pret. indic. of standa ‘to stand’) is congruent with þú. This phenomenon may occur when the verb precedes subjects in differing persons: in such cases the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it (in this case þú, cf. NS §69).
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