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Anon Líkn 21^VII

George S. Tate (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Líknarbraut 21’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 251-2.

Anonymous Poems Líknarbraut

Lýsti ‘showed’

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2. lýsa (verb): illuminate, show

miskunn ‘mercy’

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miskunn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): forgiveness, mercy, grace

mesta ‘the greatest’

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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most

mildr ‘The tender’

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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous

kennings

Mildr konungr eyhjálms
‘The tender king of the island-helmet ’
= God
the island-helmet → SKY/HEAVEN
The tender king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

þá ‘’

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2. þá (adv.): then

er ‘when’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

sak ‘guilt’

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sǫk (noun f.; °sakar; sakar/sakir): cause, offence < saklauss (adj.): innocent, without cause

[2] saklauss: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘saklau[...]s’ B

notes

[2] saklauss ‘guiltless’: Restoration of ‘s’ based upon 399a-b and grammatical need (m. nom. sg.).

lauss ‘less’

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lauss (adj.; °compar. lausari): loose, free, without < saklauss (adj.): innocent, without cause

[2] saklauss: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘saklau[...]s’ B

notes

[2] saklauss ‘guiltless’: Restoration of ‘s’ based upon 399a-b and grammatical need (m. nom. sg.).

vildi ‘willed’

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vilja (verb): want, intend

einn ‘he alone’

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

fyr ‘for’

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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.

öllum ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

mönnum ‘men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

ey ‘of the island’

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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island < eyhjalmr (noun m.)

kennings

Mildr konungr eyhjálms
‘The tender king of the island-helmet ’
= God
the island-helmet → SKY/HEAVEN
The tender king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ey ‘of the island’

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1. ey (noun f.; °-jar, dat. -ju/-; -jar): island < eyhjalmr (noun m.)

kennings

Mildr konungr eyhjálms
‘The tender king of the island-helmet ’
= God
the island-helmet → SKY/HEAVEN
The tender king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hjálms ‘helmet’

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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet < eyhjalmr (noun m.)

kennings

Mildr konungr eyhjálms
‘The tender king of the island-helmet ’
= God
the island-helmet → SKY/HEAVEN
The tender king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hjálms ‘helmet’

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1. hjalmr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): helmet < eyhjalmr (noun m.)

kennings

Mildr konungr eyhjálms
‘The tender king of the island-helmet ’
= God
the island-helmet → SKY/HEAVEN
The tender king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

konungr ‘king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

kennings

Mildr konungr eyhjálms
‘The tender king of the island-helmet ’
= God
the island-helmet → SKY/HEAVEN
The tender king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

deyja ‘to die’

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1. deyja (verb; °deyr; dó, dó(u); dá(i)nn): die

Krists ‘Christ’

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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

vinnr ‘gains’

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2. vinna (verb): perform, work

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

krapt ‘power’

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1. kraftr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/- ; -ar): power

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

ins ‘of the’

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2. inn (art.): the

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

hæsta ‘most-high’

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hœgri (adj. comp.): higher, highest

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

kross ‘The cross’

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kross (noun m.; °-, dat. -i; -ar): cross, crucifix < krossmark (noun n.): sign of the cross

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

mark ‘sign’

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mark (noun n.; °-s; *-): sign < krossmark (noun n.): sign of the cross

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

viðum ‘for trees’

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1. viðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -u/-i): wood, tree

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

kennings

viðum hnossa;
‘for trees of treasures; ’
= MEN
for trees of treasures; → MEN

hnossa ‘of treasures’

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1. hnoss (noun f.; °; -ir): treasure

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

kennings

viðum hnossa;
‘for trees of treasures; ’
= MEN
for trees of treasures; → MEN

alls ‘of all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

bezt ‘best’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

lofar ‘exalts’

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lofa (verb): praise, permit

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

æztan ‘the highest’

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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

kennings

æztan konung fyrða.
‘the highest king of men.’
= RULER = Christ
the highest king of men. → RULER = Christ

öll ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

dýrð ‘glory’

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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

konung ‘king’

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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

kennings

æztan konung fyrða.
‘the highest king of men.’
= RULER = Christ
the highest king of men. → RULER = Christ

fyrða ‘of men’

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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Kristr vinnr kr‑’ B, 399a‑bˣ

kennings

æztan konung fyrða.
‘the highest king of men.’
= RULER = Christ
the highest king of men. → RULER = Christ

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[5-8]: B gives only an incipit of the stef ‘refrain’, with the same scribal error (Kristr for Krists) as in 13/5. A marginal obelos (†) indicates occurrence of the stef; see Note to 13/5.

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