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Anon Leið 21^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Leiðarvísan 21’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 159-60.

Anonymous Poems Leiðarvísan

Einn ‘alone’

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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone

notes

[1] einn ‘alone’: Finnur Jónsson construes einn stýrandi heims hallar which he glosses himlens eneste styrer ‘heaven’s sole steerer’ (Skj B). Kock’s arrangement, adopted here (see NN §2560) takes einn as a predicative adj. ‘alone’. This interpretation is anticipated by Sveinbjörn Egilsson in a marginal note to Jón Sigurðsson’s transcription of the 624 text in 444(2)ˣ. Fritzner: einn cites several examples in which einn or einna is followed by a sup. adj. The same construction, with the comp. form of the adj., is found in the first refrain (13/5-8; 17/5-8; 21/5-8), thus providing parallelism between the two helmingar of this st.

es ‘is’

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

sælstr ‘most blessed’

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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed

of ‘throughout’

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3. of (prep.): around, from; too

sinni ‘his’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

samir ‘it befits’

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2. sama (verb): befit

lýðum ‘people’

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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people

trú ‘to the faith’

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trú (noun f.; °-ar): faith, belief

þýðask ‘to submit’

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2. þýða (verb): interpret

heims ‘of the world’

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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world

kennings

Stýrandinn hallar heims
‘The steerer of the hall of the world ’
= God
the hall of the world → SKY/HEAVEN
The steerer of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

heims ‘of the world’

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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world

kennings

Stýrandinn hallar heims
‘The steerer of the hall of the world ’
= God
the hall of the world → SKY/HEAVEN
The steerer of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

stýrandinn ‘The steerer’

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stýrandi (noun m.; °-a; -endr): ruler, steerer

kennings

Stýrandinn hallar heims
‘The steerer of the hall of the world ’
= God
the hall of the world → SKY/HEAVEN
The steerer of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[3] stýrandinn ‘the steerer’: Both Skj B and Skald emend to stýrandi, but this is unnecessary.

hári* ‘exalted’

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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high

[3] hár*i: ‘harri’ B, ‘harre’ 624

hallar ‘of the hall’

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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall

kennings

Stýrandinn hallar heims
‘The steerer of the hall of the world ’
= God
the hall of the world → SKY/HEAVEN
The steerer of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hallar ‘of the hall’

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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall

kennings

Stýrandinn hallar heims
‘The steerer of the hall of the world ’
= God
the hall of the world → SKY/HEAVEN
The steerer of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

skepnu ‘creation’

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skepna (noun f.; °-u; -ur): creation

allri ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

Lúta ‘bow down’

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1. lúta (verb): (strong)

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

englar ‘Angels’

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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

ítrum ‘the glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

ótt ‘fear’

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ótti (noun m.; °-a): fear < óttlauss (adj.): fearless

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

laust ‘lessly’

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lauss (adj.; °compar. lausari): loose, free, without < óttlauss (adj.): fearless

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

ok ‘and’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

lið ‘people’

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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

dróttni ‘Lord’

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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

einn ‘alone’

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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

es ‘is’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

siklingr ‘the king’

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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

sunnu ‘of the sun’

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sunna (noun f.): sun

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

sunnu ‘of the sun’

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sunna (noun f.): sun

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

setrs ‘of the seat’

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setr (noun n.; °-s; -): seat, abode

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

setrs ‘of the seat’

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setr (noun n.; °-s; -): seat, abode

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

kennings

siklingr setrs sunnu
‘the king of the seat of the sun ’
= God
the seat of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
the king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hvívetna ‘everything else’

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hvívetna (adv.): everything else

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

betri ‘better’

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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. góðr adj.): better, best

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Luta einglar itru.’ B, ‘Luta en’ 624

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[3-4]: On the similarities between these ll. and 14/5-6, see Notes to st. 14. — [5-8]: The second repeat of stef 1, noted by an obleos in the left-hand margin of B’s fol. 10v.

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