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Anon Mdr 12^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 12’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 488-9.

Anonymous Poems Máríudrápa

Hlaut ‘was chosen’

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hljóta (verb): alot, gain

notes

[1] hlaut Máría mætan: Cf. Has 52/1: Hlaut Máría mætum.

Máría ‘Mary’

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María (noun f.): Mary

notes

[1] hlaut Máría mætan: Cf. Has 52/1: Hlaut Máría mætum.

mætan ‘worthy’

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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected

notes

[1] hlaut Máría mætan: Cf. Has 52/1: Hlaut Máría mætum.

minn ‘to my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

græðara ‘Saviour’

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grœðari (noun m.): saviour, healer

[2] græðara: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘gredar[...]’ B

að ‘to’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

fæða ‘give birth’

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2. fœða (verb): to feed, give food to, bring up, bear, give birth to

[2] fæða: ‘f[...]a’ B, 399a‑bˣ

notes

[2] fæða ‘to give birth to, feed, bring up’: Only the first and last letters are now legible in B. Jón Sigurðsson (n. to 444ˣ transcript) suggests reconstruction to fæða, which is confirmed by the rhyme and adopted by all subsequent eds.

hátt ‘exalted’

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

ferr ‘is’

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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel

dýrð ‘glory’

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

sú ‘the’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

er ‘which’

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

dróttinn ‘Lord’

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

dáð ‘the deed’

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dáð (noun f.; °; -ir): feat, deed < dáðnenninn (adj.)

[4] dáðnenninn: ‘[...]nnenn’ B, ‘[...]nennenn’ 399a‑bˣ

notes

[4] dáðnenninn ‘deed-powerful’: The first part of this word is entirely lost in B. The alliteration requires initial <d>. Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s reconstruction, made in a n. to Jón Sigurðsson’s 444ˣ transcript, to dýrnenninn, m. nom. sg. of the adj. dýrnenninn ‘most enterprising’ qualifying dróttinn ‘lord’, is adopted by Rydberg. The cpd occurs also in Anon (MH) 1/4^II. Finnur Jónsson’s emendation to dáðnenninn ‘deed-powerful’, also agreeing with dróttinn, though also a hap. leg., is on the same model (see LP: dáðnenninn). Cf., e.g., dáðvíss (adj.) ‘deed-wise’, applied to Mary in 13/6. Kock follows Finnur.

nenninn ‘powerful’

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nenninn (adj.): vigorous < dáðnenninn (adj.)

[4] dáðnenninn: ‘[...]nnenn’ B, ‘[...]nennenn’ 399a‑bˣ

notes

[4] dáðnenninn ‘deed-powerful’: The first part of this word is entirely lost in B. The alliteration requires initial <d>. Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s reconstruction, made in a n. to Jón Sigurðsson’s 444ˣ transcript, to dýrnenninn, m. nom. sg. of the adj. dýrnenninn ‘most enterprising’ qualifying dróttinn ‘lord’, is adopted by Rydberg. The cpd occurs also in Anon (MH) 1/4^II. Finnur Jónsson’s emendation to dáðnenninn ‘deed-powerful’, also agreeing with dróttinn, though also a hap. leg., is on the same model (see LP: dáðnenninn). Cf., e.g., dáðvíss (adj.) ‘deed-wise’, applied to Mary in 13/6. Kock follows Finnur.

giefr ‘gives’

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gefa (verb): give

henni ‘her’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

Lofar ‘praises’

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lofa (verb): praise, permit

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

þá ‘the one’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

er ‘who’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

öllum ‘than all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

er ‘is’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

efri ‘higher’

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efri (adj. comp.; °superl. efstr/øfstr (eft- [$1653$] 13r²³, etc.)): higher, highest

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

ein ‘alone’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

riett ‘rightly’

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3. réttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): right, straight, direct

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

veg ‘honour’

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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

hreinum ‘pure’

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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

Kristr ‘Christ’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

skipar ‘establishes’

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1. skipa (verb): change, place

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

hjá ‘beside’

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hjá (prep.): beside, with

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

sier ‘himself’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

hæsta ‘the highest’

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hœgri (adj. comp.): higher, highest

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

kennings

hæsta drottning heims
‘the highest queen of the world ’
= Mary
the highest queen of the world → Mary

heims ‘of the world’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

kennings

hæsta drottning heims
‘the highest queen of the world ’
= Mary
the highest queen of the world → Mary

drottning ‘queen’

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dróttning (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-, acc. -u/-; -ar): queen

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

kennings

hæsta drottning heims
‘the highest queen of the world ’
= Mary
the highest queen of the world → Mary

lið* ‘The company’

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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

beima ‘of men’

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beimi (noun m.; °; -ar): man

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lofar þa er o᷎llum er efri.’ B

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[5-8]: First repetition of stef 1 (cf. st. 3).

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