Anon Mey 21VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilagra meyja drápa 21’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 905.
Eftir ‘After’
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eptir (prep.): after, behind
lífið ‘death’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
ótal ‘innumerable’
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ótal (noun n.): countless
notes
[1-2] vinnur hreina sprundið ... ótal krafta ‘the pure woman works ... innumerable miracles’: ‘S. Cecilia is one of the few non-native saints for whom we have a record of miracles performed in Iceland’ (Cormack 1994, 89, who gives references to saga texts; also Unger 1877, I, 294-7; Wolf 2003, 119-22).
krafta ‘miracles’
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1. kraftr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/- ; -ar): power
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[1-2] vinnur hreina sprundið ... ótal krafta ‘the pure woman works ... innumerable miracles’: ‘S. Cecilia is one of the few non-native saints for whom we have a record of miracles performed in Iceland’ (Cormack 1994, 89, who gives references to saga texts; also Unger 1877, I, 294-7; Wolf 2003, 119-22).
einart ‘incessantly’
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einart (adv.): incessantly
vinnur ‘works’
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2. vinna (verb): perform, work
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[1-2] vinnur hreina sprundið ... ótal krafta ‘the pure woman works ... innumerable miracles’: ‘S. Cecilia is one of the few non-native saints for whom we have a record of miracles performed in Iceland’ (Cormack 1994, 89, who gives references to saga texts; also Unger 1877, I, 294-7; Wolf 2003, 119-22).
sprundið ‘woman’
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sprund (noun f.): woman
notes
[1-2] vinnur hreina sprundið ... ótal krafta ‘the pure woman works ... innumerable miracles’: ‘S. Cecilia is one of the few non-native saints for whom we have a record of miracles performed in Iceland’ (Cormack 1994, 89, who gives references to saga texts; also Unger 1877, I, 294-7; Wolf 2003, 119-22).
hreina ‘the pure’
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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure
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[1-2] vinnur hreina sprundið ... ótal krafta ‘the pure woman works ... innumerable miracles’: ‘S. Cecilia is one of the few non-native saints for whom we have a record of miracles performed in Iceland’ (Cormack 1994, 89, who gives references to saga texts; also Unger 1877, I, 294-7; Wolf 2003, 119-22).
sigri ‘’
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sigr (noun m.; °sigrs/sigrar, dat. sigri; sigrar): victory
sólu ‘the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
fegri ‘more beautiful’
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fagr (adj.; °fagran; compar. fegri, superl. fegrstr): fair, beautiful
Cécílía ‘Cecilia’
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Cecilía (noun f.): Cecilia
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
drottni ‘the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
blessuð ‘blessed’
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blessa (verb): bless
Ynnilig ‘The beloved’
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ynniligr (adj.): beloved
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Ynelig berr allra’ 721, ‘Ynneliga ber allra .k. æru ok p. m. d. s.’ 713
berr ‘has’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Ynelig berr allra’ 721, ‘Ynneliga ber allra .k. æru ok p. m. d. s.’ 713
allra ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Ynelig berr allra’ 721, ‘Ynneliga ber allra .k. æru ok p. m. d. s.’ 713
kvinna ‘women’
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kvenna (noun f.; °-u): woman, wife
æru ‘honour’
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1. æra (noun f.; °-u): honour
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
prís ‘praise’
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príss (noun m.; °dat. -): praise
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
drottni ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
skærum ‘the bright’
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1. skærr (adj.): pure, bright
Máría ‘Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
sjálf ‘herself’
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sjalfr (adj.): self
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
meyjum ‘maidens’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
stýrir ‘rules over’
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stýra (verb): steer, control
móðurliga ‘motherly’
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móðurliga (adv.): motherly
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
öllu ‘everything’
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allr (adj.): all
góðu ‘good’
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góðr (adj.): good
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[5-8]: The second iteration of stef 1, first encountered in st. 17. As usual, the scribes of 721 and 713 do not write the helmingr out in full, but mark the occurrence with another cross in the left-hand margin.
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