Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 27

Katrina Attwood

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Mdr 27^VII

Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 27’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 500-1.

Anonymous Poems Máríudrápa

26 27 28

Hár ‘The high’

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

kennings

Hár valdr heims
‘The high ruler of the world ’
= God
The high ruler of the world → God

giefr ‘gives’

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gefa (verb): give

hjálpir ‘helps’

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1. hjalpa (verb): help

… ‘…’

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[1] …: ‘[...]’ B, 399a‑bˣ, BFJ, ‘[...]or’ BRydberg

notes

[1] …: Rydberg (1907, 37 n. 6) reconstructs stórar f. acc. pl. ‘great’, which he construes with hjálpir ‘helps’ (l. 1). He is followed by Skj B and Skald.

heims ‘of the world’

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

kennings

Hár valdr heims
‘The high ruler of the world ’
= God
The high ruler of the world → God

notes

[2] heims valdr kyni beima: This l. is very similar to Has 20/6 (repeated at 25/6 and 30/6): heims valdr sem kyn beima. The God-kenning valdr heims ‘ruler of the world’ recalls valdr himna ‘ruler of the heavens’ in Geisl 63/2, Pl 19/6 and Lil 32/2.

valdr ‘ruler’

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valdr (noun m.): ruler

kennings

Hár valdr heims
‘The high ruler of the world ’
= God
The high ruler of the world → God

notes

kyni ‘kinsfolk’

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1. kyn (noun n.; °-s; -): kin

[2] kyni: so 399a‑bˣ, BRydberg, BFJ, ‘kýn[...]’ B

kennings

meginteitum kyni beima
‘the very glad kinsfolk of men ’
= MANKIND
the very glad kinsfolk of men → MANKIND

notes

beima ‘of men’

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beimi (noun m.; °; -ar): man

kennings

meginteitum kyni beima
‘the very glad kinsfolk of men ’
= MANKIND
the very glad kinsfolk of men → MANKIND

notes

Kristr ‘Christ’

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

[3] Kristr og: ‘[...]’ B, ‘kṛịstr ọḳ’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]str (ær)’(?) BRydberg, ‘[...] tr ok’ BFJ

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[3] Kristr og: ‘[...]’ B, ‘kṛịstr ọḳ’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘[...]str (ær)’(?) BRydberg, ‘[...] tr ok’ BFJ

kennings

meginteitum kyni beima
‘the very glad kinsfolk of men ’
= MANKIND
the very glad kinsfolk of men → MANKIND

teitum ‘glad’

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teitr (adj.): cheerful, glad < meginteitr (adj.)

kennings

meginteitum kyni beima
‘the very glad kinsfolk of men ’
= MANKIND
the very glad kinsfolk of men → MANKIND

… ‘…’

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[4] … veitir: ‘[...]ll[... ]eiter’ B, ‘er[...]eiter’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘her [... ]eiter’ BRydberg, BFJ

veitir ‘grants’

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2. veita (verb): grant, give

[4] … veitir: ‘[...]ll[... ]eiter’ B, ‘er[...]eiter’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘her [... ]eiter’ BRydberg, BFJ

Lýtr ‘bows down’

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1. lúta (verb): (strong)

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lýtr ǫll verulld itri.’ B

öll ‘The whole’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lýtr ǫll verulld itri.’ B

veröld ‘world’

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verǫld (noun f.; °-aldar, dat. -/-u; -aldir): world, age

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Lýtr ǫll verulld itri.’ B

ítri ‘the glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

kennings

ítri móður yfirþjóðkonungs;
‘the glorious mother of the supreme king; ’
= Mary
the glorious mother of the supreme king; → Mary

yfirþjóðkonungs ‘of the supreme king’

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yfirþjóðkonungr (noun m.): supreme king

kennings

ítri móður yfirþjóðkonungs;
‘the glorious mother of the supreme king; ’
= Mary
the glorious mother of the supreme king; → Mary

móður ‘mother’

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móðir (noun f.): mother

kennings

ítri móður yfirþjóðkonungs;
‘the glorious mother of the supreme king; ’
= Mary
the glorious mother of the supreme king; → Mary

verð ‘worthy’

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3. verðr (adj.): worth, worthy

er ‘is’

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

drottning ‘the queen’

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

dýrðar ‘of glory’

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

dæmd ‘adjudged’

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dœma (verb; °-mð-): judge

til ‘of’

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til (prep.): to

efri ‘very high’

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

sæmdar ‘honour’

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sœmð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): honour

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[5-8]: Repetition of the third stef (also at sts 9 and 18) is indicated by an obelos in the right margin at 14r/19.

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Anon Mdr 27VII

Hár ‘The high’

kennings

giefr ‘gives’

hjálpir ‘helps’

… ‘…’

notes

heims ‘of the world’

kennings

notes

valdr ‘ruler’

kennings

notes

kyni ‘kinsfolk’

kennings

notes

beima ‘of men’

kennings

notes

Kristr ‘Christ’

og ‘and’

miskunn ‘the greatest’

mesta ‘mercy’

megin ‘the very’

kennings

teitum ‘glad’

kennings

… ‘…’

veitir ‘grants’

Lýtr ‘bows down’

öll ‘The whole’

veröld ‘world’

ítri ‘the glorious’

kennings

yfirþjóðkonungs ‘of the supreme king’

kennings

móður ‘mother’

kennings

verð ‘worthy’

er ‘is’

drottning ‘the queen’

dýrðar ‘of glory’

dæmd ‘adjudged’

til ‘of’

efri ‘very high’

sæmdar ‘honour’

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Anon Mdr 27^VII