Anon Líkn 46VII
George S. Tate (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Líknarbraut 46’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 281-2.
Minnumz ‘Let us remember’
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1. minna (verb): remind, remember, recall
á ‘’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
hvat ‘how’
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hvat (pron.): what
unni ‘loved’
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1. unna (verb): love
öðlingr ‘the prince’
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ǫðlingr (noun m.; °; -ar): prince, ruler
kennings
öðlingr árs,‘the prince of the year’s abundance, ’
= Christ
the prince of the year’s abundance, → Christ
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
píningu ‘Passion’
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píning (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u; -ar): torment
árs ‘of the year’s abundance’
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2. ár (noun n.; °-s; -): year, year’s abundance
kennings
öðlingr árs,‘the prince of the year’s abundance, ’
= Christ
the prince of the year’s abundance, → Christ
þá ‘when’
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2. þá (adv.): then
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
orð ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
slík ‘such’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
heyrum ‘we hear’
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2. heyra (verb): hear
oss ‘us’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
deyjandi ‘dying’
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1. deyja (verb; °deyr; dó, dó(u); dá(i)nn): die
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
krossi ‘the Cross’
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kross (noun m.; °-, dat. -i; -ar): cross, crucifix
Leiðum ‘let us bring’
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2. leiða (verb; -dd): lead; (-sk) grow tired
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation.
hörð ‘the hard’
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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh
[5] hörð: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘ho᷎r[...]’ B
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
hauðri ‘earth’
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hauðr (noun n.): earth, ground
hjarta ‘heart’s’
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hjarta (noun n.; °-; *-u): heart
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation. — [6-7] hjarta sjónir ‘heart’s eyes’: Sjón ‘sight, appearance’ > ‘faculty of sight’ > ‘eye’. Rydberg makes hjarta part of a kenning for God: várs hjarta siðgætis ‘virtue-guardian of our heart’. But hjarta sjónir translates the oculi cordis ‘eyes of the heart’ of Eph. I.18, which occurs also in the liturgy (Manz 1941, 330, no. 653).
hjarta ‘heart’s’
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hjarta (noun n.; °-; *-u): heart
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation. — [6-7] hjarta sjónir ‘heart’s eyes’: Sjón ‘sight, appearance’ > ‘faculty of sight’ > ‘eye’. Rydberg makes hjarta part of a kenning for God: várs hjarta siðgætis ‘virtue-guardian of our heart’. But hjarta sjónir translates the oculi cordis ‘eyes of the heart’ of Eph. I.18, which occurs also in the liturgy (Manz 1941, 330, no. 653).
várs ‘our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation.
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
tárum ‘tears’
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tár (noun n.; °; -): tear
systkin ‘brothers and sisters’
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systkin (noun n.; °; -): brother(s) and sister(s), siblings
mín ‘My’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
fyr ‘before’
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fyr (prep.): for, over, because of, etc.
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation.
sjónir ‘eyes’
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sjón (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): eyes, sight
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation. — [6-7] hjarta sjónir ‘heart’s eyes’: Sjón ‘sight, appearance’ > ‘faculty of sight’ > ‘eye’. Rydberg makes hjarta part of a kenning for God: várs hjarta siðgætis ‘virtue-guardian of our heart’. But hjarta sjónir translates the oculi cordis ‘eyes of the heart’ of Eph. I.18, which occurs also in the liturgy (Manz 1941, 330, no. 653).
sjónir ‘eyes’
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sjón (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): eyes, sight
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation. — [6-7] hjarta sjónir ‘heart’s eyes’: Sjón ‘sight, appearance’ > ‘faculty of sight’ > ‘eye’. Rydberg makes hjarta part of a kenning for God: várs hjarta siðgætis ‘virtue-guardian of our heart’. But hjarta sjónir translates the oculi cordis ‘eyes of the heart’ of Eph. I.18, which occurs also in the liturgy (Manz 1941, 330, no. 653).
sið ‘of the faith’
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siðr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -/-i; -ir, acc. -u): faith, morals < siðgætir (noun m.)
kennings
siðgætis‘of the faith-guardian ’
= God
the faith-guardian → God
notes
[8] siðgætis (gen. sg.) ‘faith-guardian, i.e., guardian of the faith [= God (= Christ)]’: Siðr ‘custom, conduct, virtue, faith, religion’. Cf. siðskjótr ‘quick to promote virtue/faith’ 6/6 and siðnenninn ‘virtue-striving’ 18/8 – both as divine attributes.
gætis ‘guardian’
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gætir (noun m.): guardian < siðgætir (noun m.)
kennings
siðgætis‘of the faith-guardian ’
= God
the faith-guardian → God
notes
[8] siðgætis (gen. sg.) ‘faith-guardian, i.e., guardian of the faith [= God (= Christ)]’: Siðr ‘custom, conduct, virtue, faith, religion’. Cf. siðskjótr ‘quick to promote virtue/faith’ 6/6 and siðnenninn ‘virtue-striving’ 18/8 – both as divine attributes.
mein ‘’
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mein (noun n.; °-s; -): harm, injury < meinlæti (noun n.): suffering
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation.
læti ‘torments’
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læti (noun n.; °; -, dat. látum/lǽtum): agony < meinlæti (noun n.): suffering
notes
[5-8] leiðum ... fyr várs hjarta sjónir ... meinlæti ‘let us bring ... before our heart’s eyes ... the torments’: The idiom is leiða e-t augum ‘to lead something to the eyes, to make something the object of sight’ (see e.g. Hym 13/7-8 [NK 90] and Fritzner: leiða 7). This seems to be the only occurrence with fyr(ir) (but cf. setja fyr augu ‘set before the eyes’ 42/4); it may suggest not only bringing but holding the object before one in sustained contemplation.
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