Anon Mdr 41VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 41’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 512.
Heil ‘Hail’
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3. heill (adj.; °heilan; compar. heilli, superl. -astr/-str): healthy, hale, hail
vertu ‘to you’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
drottning ‘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
dóma ‘of judgements’
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dómr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): judgement; court; -dom, -ness (suffix)
notes
[2] blómi dóma ‘flower of judgements’: Cf. blóm heilagra dóma ‘flower of holy judgements’ 6/6.
vegr ‘glory’
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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
blómi ‘flower’
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blómi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): flower
notes
[2] blómi dóma ‘flower of judgements’: Cf. blóm heilagra dóma ‘flower of holy judgements’ 6/6.
skjöldr ‘shield’
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skjǫldr (noun m.; °skjaldar/skildar, dat. skildi; skildir, acc. skjǫldu): shield
várr ‘our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
skjól ‘protection’
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skjól (noun n.; °-s; -): protection, shelter
gott ‘good’
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góðr (adj.): good
aldar ‘of mankind’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
skær ‘radiance’
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2. skær (noun n.): [radiance] < skærleikr (noun m.): brightness
leikr ‘’
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1. leikr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -/-i; -ar): sport, play < skærleikr (noun m.): brightness
dýgð ‘glory’
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dyggð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): virtue
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
æra ‘honour’
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1. æra (noun f.; °-u): honour
hjálpar ‘of help’
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hjǫlp (noun f.; °hjalpar; hjalpir/hjalpar): help, salvation
[5] hjálpar staðr: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘hialp[...]’ B
staðr ‘place’
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1. staðr (noun m.; °-ar/-s; -ir): place
[5] hjálpar staðr: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘hialp[...]’ B
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
stólpi ‘pillar’
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stolpi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): pillar
[5] stólpi: ‘stolp[...]’ B, ‘stolpị’ 399a‑bˣ
stiett ‘foundation’
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stétt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): path
[6] stiett: ‘[...]ett’ B, ‘s[...]tt’ 399a‑bˣ, ‘(s)[...]ett’(?) BRydberg, ‘st[...]’ BFJ
vitr ‘wise’
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vitr (adj.): wise
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
böls ‘of evil’
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bǫl (noun n.; °-s, dat. bǫlvi): evil
liettir ‘reliever’
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léttir (noun m.; °-s): [reliever]
gata ‘path’
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gata (noun f.): path, road
lífs ‘of life’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
ván ‘hope’
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ván (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): hope, expectation
notes
[7] ván ýta ‘hope of men’: Cf. Lat. spes nostra. B’s reading, gen. pl. ‘of men’, retained here, makes acceptable sense, but does not supply the required g-alliteration. Rydberg, followed by Skj B and Skald, retains the sense but substitutes gotna gen. pl. ‘of men’. Jón Sigurðsson (marginal n. to 444ˣ) suggests emendation to góð f. nom. sg. ‘good’, qualifying ván ‘hope’.
ýta ‘of men’
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ýtr (noun m.): man; launcher
notes
[7] ván ýta ‘hope of men’: Cf. Lat. spes nostra. B’s reading, gen. pl. ‘of men’, retained here, makes acceptable sense, but does not supply the required g-alliteration. Rydberg, followed by Skj B and Skald, retains the sense but substitutes gotna gen. pl. ‘of men’. Jón Sigurðsson (marginal n. to 444ˣ) suggests emendation to góð f. nom. sg. ‘good’, qualifying ván ‘hope’.
grein ‘branch’
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grein (noun f.): reason, period, branch
[8] grein lofs: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘g[...]ofs’ B
notes
[8] grein lofs ‘lit. branch of praise’: = Praise. Cf. a similarly periphrastic use of grein in 22/7-8 and 34/6.
lofs ‘of praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
[8] grein lofs: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘g[...]ofs’ B
notes
[8] grein lofs ‘lit. branch of praise’: = Praise. Cf. a similarly periphrastic use of grein in 22/7-8 and 34/6.
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
bót ‘cure’
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bót (noun f.; °-ar; bǿtr): compensation
meina ‘of evils’
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mein (noun n.; °-s; -): harm, injury
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