Kálf Kátr 9VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Kálfr Hallsson, Kátrínardrápa 9’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 937-8.
Segi ‘say’
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segja (verb): say, tell
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
þier ‘to you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
að ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
frá ‘from’
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frá (prep.): from
Máríu ‘Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
meyju ‘Virgin’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
mildingr ‘king’
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mildingr (noun m.; °-s): ruler, generous one
frægur ‘famous’
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frægr (adj.; °-jan/-an; compar. -ri, superl. -jastr/-astr/-str): famous, renowned
beraz ‘himself be born’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
liet ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
tel ‘tell’
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telja (verb): tell, count
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
að ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
svá ‘then’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
liet ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
tiggi ‘king’
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tiggi (noun m.; °-ja): king
kennings
tírargjarn tiggi sólar‘the fame-desirous king of the sun ’
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the fame-desirous king of the sun → God
sólar ‘of the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
kennings
tírargjarn tiggi sólar‘the fame-desirous king of the sun ’
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the fame-desirous king of the sun → God
tírar ‘the fame’
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tírr (noun m.; °-s): glory, honour < tírargjarn (adj.): fame-eager
kennings
tírargjarn tiggi sólar‘the fame-desirous king of the sun ’
= God
the fame-desirous king of the sun → God
gjarn ‘desirous’
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gjarn (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): eager < tírargjarn (adj.): fame-eager
kennings
tírargjarn tiggi sólar‘the fame-desirous king of the sun ’
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the fame-desirous king of the sun → God
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
Jórdán ‘the Jordan’
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Jórdán (noun f.): River Jordan
Sjálf ‘At his own’
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sjalfr (adj.): self < sjalfráðr (adj.): [himself]
ráður ‘choice’
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ráðr (noun m.): [choice] < sjalfráðr (adj.): [himself]
á ‘upon’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
[5] á sig tók: ‘t[...] á sig’ 713, ‘tók á sig’ 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ
sig ‘himself’
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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)
[5] á sig tók: ‘t[...] á sig’ 713, ‘tók á sig’ 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ
tók ‘he took’
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2. taka (verb): take
[5] á sig tók: ‘t[...] á sig’ 713, ‘tók á sig’ 399a‑bˣ, 920ˣ
dauða ‘death’
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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death
sára ‘painful’
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sárr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): sore, painful; wounded
[6] * sára: og sára all
písl ‘torment’
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písl (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(Maurit 650²²)): torture
fyr ‘for’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
glæpi ‘misdeeds’
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glœpr (noun m.): sin, misdeed
vára ‘our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
týndr ‘lost’
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týna (verb): lose, destroy
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
heimr ‘world’
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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world
af ‘by’
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af (prep.): from
tálum ‘deceits’
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1. tál (noun f.; °-ar; -ar): deceit
fjanda ‘of the devil’
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fjándi (noun m.; °-a; fjándr/fjándar/fjándir): enemy, devil
treystir ‘the occupier’
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treystir (noun m.): trier, encourager, occupier
kennings
treystir guðdóms‘the occupier of the Godhead ’
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the occupier of the Godhead → God
fekk ‘managed’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
hann ‘it’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
notes
[8] hann (m. acc. sg.) ‘it’: Refers to heimr ‘the world’, l. 7.
guðdóms ‘of the Godhead’
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guðdómr (noun m.): God’s dominion
kennings
treystir guðdóms‘the occupier of the Godhead ’
= God
the occupier of the Godhead → God
leystan ‘to release’
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leysa (verb): release, loosen, redeem
Interactive view: tap on words in the text for notes and glosses
‘I say to you that the famous king let himself be born hither from the Virgin Mary; I tell that the fame-desirous king of the sun [= God (= Christ)] then let himself be baptised in the Jordan. At his own choice he took upon himself death, a painful torment for our misdeeds; the world was lost by the deceits of the devil; the occupier of the Godhead [= God (= Christ)] managed to release it.
[6]: As in Sperber, Skj B and Skald, og is omitted, since all even ll. typically begin with a stressed syllable.
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