Anon Líkn 14VII
George S. Tate (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Líknarbraut 14’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 245.
Veittu ‘gave’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
sem ‘who’
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sem (conj.): as, which
máttu ‘were able’
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mega (verb): may, might
marga ‘in many’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
[2] marga lund: ‘mar[...]a [...]unnd’ B, ‘maṛg̣a ḷund’ 399a‑bˣ
lund ‘ways’
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lund (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(Rém 301³¹)): mind, way
[2] marga lund: ‘mar[...]a [...]unnd’ B, ‘maṛg̣a ḷund’ 399a‑bˣ
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
grundu ‘earth’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land
grimm ‘The most grim’
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grimmr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): fierce < grimmúðigr (adj.)
úðgastir ‘minded’
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-úðigr (adj.): -minded < grimmúðigr (adj.)
gumnar ‘men’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
guði ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
sælum ‘blessed’
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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed
harm ‘sorrowful’
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1. harmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): sorrow, grief < harmkvæli (noun n.)
kvæli ‘torments’
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-kvæli (noun n.): [torments] < harmkvæli (noun n.)
Lét ‘let’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
fyr ‘for’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
ljóna ‘of men’
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ljónar (noun m.): men
sveitum ‘the hosts’
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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company
limu ‘limbs’
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limr (noun m.; °-ar/-s, dat. -i/-; -ir acc. limu/limi): [limb]
sína ‘his’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
guð ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
pína ‘be tortured’
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3. pína (verb): torture, torment
framar ‘more’
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framr (adj.; °compar. framari/fremri, superl. framastr/fremstr): outstanding, foremost
en ‘than’
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4. en (conj.): than
flestir ‘most’
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fleiri (adj. comp.; °superl. flestr): more, most
gumnar ‘men’
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gumi (noun m.; °-a; gumar/gumnar): man
fjöl ‘Very’
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2. fjǫl (noun n.): very < fjǫldyggr (adj.): [a more virtuous]
megi ‘might’
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mega (verb): may, might
hyggja ‘imagine’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
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