Anon Líkn 8VII
George S. Tate (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Líknarbraut 8’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 238-9.
text and translation
Beiðandi kveð ek bæði
bræðr ok systr at kvæði;
öll veiti þér ítran
yðarn tænað mér bæna,
vizku stærðr at virðiz
veðrskríns jöfurr mínum
— nýtr er, náð sem heitir —
nálægr vera málum.
Beiðandi kveð ek bæði bræðr ok systr at kvæði; veiti þér öll mér yðarn ítran tænað bæna, at {jöfurr {veðrskríns}}, vizku stærðr, virðiz vera nálægr mínum málum; nýtr er, sem heitir náð.
‘Entreating, I summon both brothers and sisters to my poem; may you all grant me your excellent help of prayers, that the prince of the storm-shrine [HEAVEN > = God], very great in wisdom, might deign to be close to my utterances; potent is [he] who promises grace.’
notes and context
[4-5]: An instance of enjambement across half-sts.
readings
- [5] stærðr: ‘s[...]dr’ B, ‘stịṛḍr’ 399a‑bˣ
- [6] veðrskríns: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘v[...]d[...]skrins’ B
- [7] náð sem: nauð sem B, 399a‑bˣ
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 757 a 4° (B) — 11v/6 - 11v/8
imagesBeiðandi kveð ek bæði
bræðr ok systr at kvæði;
öll veiti þér ítran
yðarn tænað mér bæna,
vizku †s[...]dr† at virðiz
†v[...]d[...]skrins† jöfurr mínum
— nýtr er, nauð sem heitir —
nálægr vera málum.Beidannde kued ek be᷎de bre᷎dr ok | sýstr at kue᷎de o᷎ll veíti þer itran ýd uarn te᷎nat mer be᷎na vízku s[...]dr at virdez v[...]d[...] | skrins io᷎furr mínum nýtr er nauð sem heiter nale᷎gr vera malum.
(GST)
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JS 399 a-b 4°x (399a-bx)
Beiðandi kveð ek bæði
bræðr ok systr at kvæði;
öll veiti þér ítran
yðarn tænað mér bæna,
vizku †stịṛḍr† at virðiz
veðrskríns jöfurr mínum
— nýtr er, nauð sem heitir —
nálægr vera málum.
editions and texts
Skj: Anonyme digte og vers [XIII], C. 1. Líknarbraut 8: AII, 152, BII, 162, Skald II, 86, NN §1389; Sveinbjörn Egilsson 1844, 37, Rydberg 1907, 12-13, 48, Tate 1974, 53.
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