Kálf Kátr 47VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 47’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 961.
Heita ‘to call’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
vil ‘want’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
[1] vil eg á: ‘uil [...] ꜳ’ 713, vilda eg 399a‑bˣ, ‘vil (eg á)’(?) 920ˣ
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
[1] vil eg á: ‘uil [...] ꜳ’ 713, vilda eg 399a‑bˣ, ‘vil (eg á)’(?) 920ˣ
á ‘upon’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
[1] vil eg á: ‘uil [...] ꜳ’ 713, vilda eg 399a‑bˣ, ‘vil (eg á)’(?) 920ˣ
himna ‘of heaven’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
gæti himna,‘the guardian of heaven ’
= God
the guardian of heaven → God
gæti ‘the guardian’
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gætir (noun m.): guardian
kennings
gæti himna,‘the guardian of heaven ’
= God
the guardian of heaven → God
hræddr ‘Afraid’
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3. hræða (verb): fear, be afraid
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
skelfdur ‘trembling’
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skelfa (verb): cause to shake
að ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
mín ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
græddi ‘he may heal’
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grœða (verb): heal
andar ‘of the soul’
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2. ǫnd (noun f.; °andar, dat. ǫnd/ǫndu; andir): soul, breath
sár ‘wounds’
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2. sár (noun n.; °-s; -): wound
því ‘because’
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því (adv.): therefore, because
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
hefi ‘have’
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hafa (verb): have
bundið ‘taken’
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binda (verb; °bindr; batt/bant(cf. [$332$]), bundu; bundinn): bind, tie
yndi ‘pleasure’
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ynði (noun n.; °-s): pleasure
mitt ‘’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
við ‘in’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
fúlar ‘foul’
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fúlr (adj.): foul
syndir ‘sins’
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synð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): sin
Dýra ‘the glorious’
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dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
döglings ‘of the king’
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dǫglingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
döglings ‘of the king’
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dǫglingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
móður ‘mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
dæmistóls ‘of the judgement seat’
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dœmistóll (noun m.; °·stóls, dat. ·stóli; ·stólar): judgement seat
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
dæmistóls ‘of the judgement seat’
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dœmistóll (noun m.; °·stóls, dat. ·stóli; ·stólar): judgement seat
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
sem ‘as well as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
sem ‘as well as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
heims ‘of the world’
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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
heims ‘of the world’
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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
sólar ‘the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
sólar ‘the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
kennings
dýra móður döglings dæmistóls sem heims og sólar‘the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun ’
= Mary
the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun → God
the glorious mother of GOD → Mary
árnaðar ‘of intercession’
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árnaðr (noun m.): [intercession] < árnaðarorð (noun n.): °intercession
orðs ‘for a word’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word < árnaðarorð (noun n.): °intercession
við ‘with’
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2. við (prep.): with, against
hilmi ‘king’
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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector
kennings
háleitan hilmi hlýrna.‘the sublime king of heavenly bodies.’
= God
the sublime king of heavenly bodies. → God
hlýrna ‘of heavenly bodies’
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hlýrn (noun n.): heavenly body, sky-light
kennings
háleitan hilmi hlýrna.‘the sublime king of heavenly bodies.’
= God
the sublime king of heavenly bodies. → God
háleitan ‘the sublime’
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háleitr (adj.): glorious, sublime
kennings
háleitan hilmi hlýrna.‘the sublime king of heavenly bodies.’
= God
the sublime king of heavenly bodies. → God
fyr ‘for’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
minni ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
sálu ‘soul’
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sál (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): soul
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Afraid and trembling, I want to call upon the guardian of heaven [= God] that he may heal my wounds of the soul, because I have taken pleasure in foul sins. I ask the glorious mother of the king of the judgement seat as well as of the world and the sun [= God (= Christ) > = Mary] for a word of intercession for my soul with the sublime king of heavenly bodies [= God (= Christ)].
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