Anon Mdr 33VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 33’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 505-6.
Sýn ‘Reveal’
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sýna (verb): show, seem
þig ‘yourself’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
gæzku ‘of grace’
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gœzka (noun f.): goodness
kennings
grundar gæzku,‘of the ground of grace, and ’
= God
the ground of grace, and → God
grundar ‘of the ground’
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grund (noun f.): earth, land
kennings
grundar gæzku,‘of the ground of grace, and ’
= God
the ground of grace, and → God
guðs ‘of God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
kennings
f…a móðir guðs,‘… mother of God, ’
= Mary
… mother of God, → Mary
f…a ‘…’
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[2] f…a: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘f[...]’ B, ‘f...(u)’(?) BRydberg, ‘[...]’ BFJ
kennings
f…a móðir guðs,‘… mother of God, ’
= Mary
… mother of God, → Mary
notes
[2] f…a: The 399a-bˣ transcriber was certain of ‘f…a’, and this is the basis of Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s suggested reconstruction, made in a marginal n. to 444ˣ, to fróðasta ‘most wise’, f. nom. sg. agreeing with móðir. This reconstruction is adopted by Rydberg, Skj (which ascribes it to Rydberg) and Kock.
móðir ‘mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
kennings
f…a móðir guðs,‘… mother of God, ’
= Mary
… mother of God, → Mary
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
þier ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
vísu ‘truth’
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1. víss (adj.): wise, certain(ly)
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
[4] var: ‘[...]ar’ B, er 399a‑bˣ, var BRydberg, BFJ
borinn ‘born’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
prýði ‘splendour’
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prýði (noun f.): finery, honour
Blessuð ‘blessed’
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blessa (verb): bless
ván ‘hope’
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ván (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): hope, expectation
og ‘And’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
bænir ‘prayers’
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bœn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): request, prayer
[5] bænir: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘bęn[...]’ B
berr ‘carries’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
skínandi ‘shining’
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skína (verb): shine
heilagr ‘holy’
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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred
Kristr ‘Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
hæsta ‘the highest’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
kennings
hæsta dýrð himins.‘the highest glory of heaven.’
= Mary
the highest glory of heaven. → Mary
himins ‘of heaven’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
hæsta dýrð himins.‘the highest glory of heaven.’
= Mary
the highest glory of heaven. → Mary
dýrð ‘glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
kennings
hæsta dýrð himins.‘the highest glory of heaven.’
= Mary
the highest glory of heaven. → Mary
lofi ‘praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
fyrða ‘with men’s’
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2. fyrðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -): man
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This st. is based on the fourth v. of Ave maris stella: Monstra te esse matrem, / sumat per te precem / qui pro nobis natus / tulit esse tuus ‘Show yourself to be a mother: through you may he take up our prayer, who, born for us, took on being your [Son]’.
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