Anon Mdr 8VII
Katrina Attwood (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríudrápa 8’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 485.
Sæl ‘Blessed’
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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
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
heyr ‘hear’
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2. heyra (verb): hear
Máría ‘Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
várar ‘our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
bænir ‘prayers’
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bœn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): request, prayer
[3] bænir: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘b[...]ner’ B
bragna ‘for men’s’
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bragnar (noun m.): men, warriors
[3] bragna: ‘[...]ragna’ B, ‘ḅragna’ 399a‑bˣ
pínu ‘torment’
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1. pína (noun f.; °-u; -ur): torment
bót ‘remedy’
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bót (noun f.; °-ar; bǿtr): compensation
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
synda ‘sins’
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synð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): sin
ljótra ‘ugly’
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ljótr (adj.): ugly
Höll ‘Hall’
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1. hǫll (noun f.; °hallar, dat. -u/-; hallir): hall
kennings
Höll miskunnar dróttins,‘Hall of the mercy of the Lord, ’
= Mary
the mercy of the Lord, → God
Hall of GOD → Mary
notes
[5-6] höll miskunnar dróttins ‘hall of the mercy of the Lord [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: ‘The mercy of the Lord’ is understood as a kenning for Christ. The figure of Mary as the ‘hall’ (Lat. palatium) of Christ, based on her having ‘housed’ him in her womb, is fairly common in later Christian poetry (e.g. Mgr 28/1, Anon Lil 90/5, Arngr Gd 57/3-4IV; cf. Schottmann 1973, 49 and nn).
taktu ‘fetch’
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2. taka (verb): take
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[5] í fullan frið ‘into secure peace’: Cf. Leið 41/5, where the hope is expressed that the saved will go to heaven í fullan frið ‘in secure peace’ after the Last Judgement.
frið ‘peace’
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friðr (noun m.): peace
notes
[5] í fullan frið ‘into secure peace’: Cf. Leið 41/5, where the hope is expressed that the saved will go to heaven í fullan frið ‘in secure peace’ after the Last Judgement.
fullan ‘secure’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete
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[5] í fullan frið ‘into secure peace’: Cf. Leið 41/5, where the hope is expressed that the saved will go to heaven í fullan frið ‘in secure peace’ after the Last Judgement.
fljótt ‘quickly’
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2. fljótr (adj.): quick
miskunnar ‘of the mercy’
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miskunn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): forgiveness, mercy, grace
kennings
Höll miskunnar dróttins,‘Hall of the mercy of the Lord, ’
= Mary
the mercy of the Lord, → God
Hall of GOD → Mary
notes
[5-6] höll miskunnar dróttins ‘hall of the mercy of the Lord [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: ‘The mercy of the Lord’ is understood as a kenning for Christ. The figure of Mary as the ‘hall’ (Lat. palatium) of Christ, based on her having ‘housed’ him in her womb, is fairly common in later Christian poetry (e.g. Mgr 28/1, Anon Lil 90/5, Arngr Gd 57/3-4IV; cf. Schottmann 1973, 49 and nn).
miskunnar ‘of the mercy’
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miskunn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): forgiveness, mercy, grace
kennings
Höll miskunnar dróttins,‘Hall of the mercy of the Lord, ’
= Mary
the mercy of the Lord, → God
Hall of GOD → Mary
notes
[5-6] höll miskunnar dróttins ‘hall of the mercy of the Lord [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: ‘The mercy of the Lord’ is understood as a kenning for Christ. The figure of Mary as the ‘hall’ (Lat. palatium) of Christ, based on her having ‘housed’ him in her womb, is fairly common in later Christian poetry (e.g. Mgr 28/1, Anon Lil 90/5, Arngr Gd 57/3-4IV; cf. Schottmann 1973, 49 and nn).
dróttins ‘of the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
Höll miskunnar dróttins,‘Hall of the mercy of the Lord, ’
= Mary
the mercy of the Lord, → God
Hall of GOD → Mary
notes
[5-6] höll miskunnar dróttins ‘hall of the mercy of the Lord [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: ‘The mercy of the Lord’ is understood as a kenning for Christ. The figure of Mary as the ‘hall’ (Lat. palatium) of Christ, based on her having ‘housed’ him in her womb, is fairly common in later Christian poetry (e.g. Mgr 28/1, Anon Lil 90/5, Arngr Gd 57/3-4IV; cf. Schottmann 1973, 49 and nn).
dróttins ‘of the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
Höll miskunnar dróttins,‘Hall of the mercy of the Lord, ’
= Mary
the mercy of the Lord, → God
Hall of GOD → Mary
notes
[5-6] höll miskunnar dróttins ‘hall of the mercy of the Lord [= God (= Christ) > = Mary]’: ‘The mercy of the Lord’ is understood as a kenning for Christ. The figure of Mary as the ‘hall’ (Lat. palatium) of Christ, based on her having ‘housed’ him in her womb, is fairly common in later Christian poetry (e.g. Mgr 28/1, Anon Lil 90/5, Arngr Gd 57/3-4IV; cf. Schottmann 1973, 49 and nn).
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
greypustu ‘the cruellest’
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greypr (adj.; °compar. -ari): cruel
[7] greypustu: so 399a‑bˣ, ‘gr[...]puztu’ B
glæpa ‘of sins’
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glœpr (noun m.): sin, misdeed
grandi ‘pain’
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grand (noun n.): injury
várar ‘our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
andir ‘souls’
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2. ǫnd (noun f.; °andar, dat. ǫnd/ǫndu; andir): soul, breath
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