Anon Mey 12VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilagra meyja drápa 12’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 899-900.
Jésús ‘Jesus’
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Jésús (noun m.): Jesus
Kristus ‘Christ’
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Kristus (noun m.): [Christ]
upp ‘up’
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upp (adv.): up
nam ‘’
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1. nema (verb): to take
rísa ‘rose’
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rísa (verb): rise, raise
einn ‘single’
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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
þrennr ‘threefold’
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þrennr (adj.): three(fold)
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
birtiz ‘revealed himself’
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2. birta (verb; °-rt-): reveal
henni ‘to her’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
postulum ‘Apostles’
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postuli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): apostle
sagði ‘related’
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segja (verb): say, tell
hun ‘she’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
prýði ‘magnificent’
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prýði (noun f.): finery, honour < prýðimikill (adj.)
mestum ‘to the most’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most < prýðimikill (adj.)
prúða ‘beautiful’
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prúðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): magnificent, proud
sýn ‘sight’
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sýn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): sight
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
fegnir ‘glad’
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2. feginn (adj.; °compar. fegnari, superl. fegnastr): glad, happy
trúðu ‘believed’
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2. trúa (verb): to believe (in)
Eyði ‘’
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eyði (noun n.; °; -) < eyðimǫrk (noun f.): desert
[5] Eyðimerkur: Eyðimörkur sig 713
merkur ‘deserts’
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1. mǫrk (noun f.; °merkr, dat. -u/-; merkr/markir): mark (unit) < eyðimǫrk (noun f.): desert
[5] Eyðimerkur: Eyðimörkur sig 713
sótti ‘she sought out’
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sœkja (verb): seek, attack
sára ‘painful’
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sárr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): sore, painful; wounded
nauð ‘trial’
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neyð (noun f.; °dat. -): need, distress
um ‘for’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
þrjátigi ‘thirty’
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þrítigr (adj.): thirty
ára ‘years’
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2. ár (noun n.; °-s; -): year, year’s abundance
hvern ‘every’
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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every
dag ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
hun ‘she’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
hjálpar ‘of help’
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hjǫlp (noun f.; °hjalpar; hjalpir/hjalpar): help, salvation < hjalparauga (noun n.)
augum ‘eyes’
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auga (noun n.; °auga; augu/augun, gen. augna): eye < hjalparauga (noun n.)
himna ‘of the heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
dýrð ‘glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
er ‘which’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
guð ‘God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
várr ‘our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
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Jesus Christ rose up single and threefold and revealed himself to her; she related the beautiful sight to the most magnificent Apostles, who, glad, believed [it]. Then she sought out the deserts for painful trial for thirty years; every day she saw with eyes of help the glory of the heavens, which our God displayed.
[1-2]: The gospels of John (XX.11-18) and Mark (XVI.9) represent Mary Magdalene as the first person to whom the risen Christ made an appearance, and relate that she then informed the disciples of this news. According to Mark XVI.11, she was not believed. — [5-8]: In the Western Christian tradition Mary Magdalene became a type of the contemplative and the penitent.
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