Anon Mdr 25VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 25’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 499.
Brúðr ‘bride’
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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride
kennings
Blíð brúðr konungs aldar,‘Gentle bride of the king of men, ’
= Mary
the king of men, → God
Gentle bride of GOD → Mary
notes
[1, 4] brúðr konungs aldar ‘bride of the king of men [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: On the widespread use of the figure of Mary as ‘Bride of Christ’, see Warner 2000, 121-33 and, for skaldic poetry, Schottmann 1973, 95-8. The locus classicus is the antiphon Assumpta est Maria in cœlum ‘Mary is taken up into the heavens’, for the Feast of the Assumption, which draws heavily on the bridal imagery of the S. of S.
áttu ‘you have’
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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have
bezta ‘to the best’
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betri (adj. comp.; °superl. beztr/baztr; pos. góðr adj.): better, best
[1] bezta kveðju: ‘bez[...]ued[...]u’ B, ‘bezṭạ kvedju’ 399a‑bˣ
kveðju ‘greeting’
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1. kveðja (noun f.; °-u; -ur): greeting
[1] bezta kveðju: ‘bez[...]ued[...]u’ B, ‘bezṭạ kvedju’ 399a‑bˣ
blíð ‘Gentle’
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blíðr (adj.; °n. sg. nom. & acc. blítt/blíðt; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, happy
kennings
Blíð brúðr konungs aldar,‘Gentle bride of the king of men, ’
= Mary
the king of men, → God
Gentle bride of GOD → Mary
skyldasta ‘most right’
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2. skyldr (adj.): obliged
[2] skyldasta: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘skyll[ ...]azta’ B
víða ‘far and wide’
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1. víða (adv.): widely
kristnir ‘Christian’
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kristinn (adj.; °superl. kristnastr): Christian
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
það ‘that’
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þat (conj.): that
kunna ‘know’
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kunna (verb): know, can, be able
konungs ‘of the king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
kennings
Blíð brúðr konungs aldar,‘Gentle bride of the king of men, ’
= Mary
the king of men, → God
Gentle bride of GOD → Mary
notes
[1, 4] brúðr konungs aldar ‘bride of the king of men [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: On the widespread use of the figure of Mary as ‘Bride of Christ’, see Warner 2000, 121-33 and, for skaldic poetry, Schottmann 1973, 95-8. The locus classicus is the antiphon Assumpta est Maria in cœlum ‘Mary is taken up into the heavens’, for the Feast of the Assumption, which draws heavily on the bridal imagery of the S. of S.
konungs ‘of the king’
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konungr (noun m.; °dat. -i, -s; -ar): king
kennings
Blíð brúðr konungs aldar,‘Gentle bride of the king of men, ’
= Mary
the king of men, → God
Gentle bride of GOD → Mary
notes
[1, 4] brúðr konungs aldar ‘bride of the king of men [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: On the widespread use of the figure of Mary as ‘Bride of Christ’, see Warner 2000, 121-33 and, for skaldic poetry, Schottmann 1973, 95-8. The locus classicus is the antiphon Assumpta est Maria in cœlum ‘Mary is taken up into the heavens’, for the Feast of the Assumption, which draws heavily on the bridal imagery of the S. of S.
aldar ‘of men’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
kennings
Blíð brúðr konungs aldar,‘Gentle bride of the king of men, ’
= Mary
the king of men, → God
Gentle bride of GOD → Mary
notes
[1, 4] brúðr konungs aldar ‘bride of the king of men [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: On the widespread use of the figure of Mary as ‘Bride of Christ’, see Warner 2000, 121-33 and, for skaldic poetry, Schottmann 1973, 95-8. The locus classicus is the antiphon Assumpta est Maria in cœlum ‘Mary is taken up into the heavens’, for the Feast of the Assumption, which draws heavily on the bridal imagery of the S. of S.
aldar ‘of men’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
kennings
Blíð brúðr konungs aldar,‘Gentle bride of the king of men, ’
= Mary
the king of men, → God
Gentle bride of GOD → Mary
notes
[1, 4] brúðr konungs aldar ‘bride of the king of men [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: On the widespread use of the figure of Mary as ‘Bride of Christ’, see Warner 2000, 121-33 and, for skaldic poetry, Schottmann 1973, 95-8. The locus classicus is the antiphon Assumpta est Maria in cœlum ‘Mary is taken up into the heavens’, for the Feast of the Assumption, which draws heavily on the bridal imagery of the S. of S.
með ‘in accordance with’
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með (prep.): with
valdi ‘power’
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valdr (adj.): power
Orð ‘words’
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orð (noun n.; °-s; -): word
þau ‘those’
[5] þau: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]au’ B
er ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
harðla ‘very’
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harðla (adv.): very, highly, greatly
heilug ‘holy’
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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred
[5] heilug: ‘he[...]ug’ B, BFJ, ‘heịḷug’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘hei[...]ug’ BRydberg
heyraz ‘sound’
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2. heyra (verb): hear
þier ‘your’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
eyra ‘ear’
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eyra (noun n.; °eyra; eyru/eyrun, gen. eyrna): ear
sendi ‘sent’
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senda (verb): send
guð ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
til ‘to’
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til (prep.): to
grundar ‘earth’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land
Gabriél ‘Gabriel’
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Gabríel (noun m.): [Gabriel]
[8] Gabriél: so 399a‑bˣ, BRydberg, ‘gabrie[...]’ B
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
mæla ‘speak’
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1. mæla (verb): speak, say
[8] mæla: ‘mę[...]’ B, BRydberg, BFJ, ‘męḷị’ 399a‑bˣ
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This st. introduces the theme of the Annunciation; see Luke I.26-38. — [1-4]: The helmingr has been understood to contain an intercalary cl. at l. 3 (so Skald), taking víða ‘far and wide’ (l. 2) with the main cl. Alternatively víða could be construed with the intercalary.
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