Anon Mey 25VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilagra meyja drápa 25’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 907.
Vili ‘Do’
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vilja (verb): want, intend
þier ‘’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
eigi ‘not’
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3. eigi (adv.): not
várum ‘our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
sálum ‘souls’
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sál (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): soul
vífin ‘women’
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víf (noun n.): woman, wife
björt ‘bright’
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bjartr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bright
er ‘when’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
fara ‘they depart’
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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
lífi ‘life’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
vísa ‘reject’
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2. vísa (verb): show
frá ‘’
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frá (prep.): from
yðr ‘’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
verndarlausum ‘defenceless’
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verndarlauss (adj.): [defenceless]
oss ‘us’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
miskunn ‘mercy’
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miskunn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): forgiveness, mercy, grace
heitir ‘called’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
Ynnilig ‘The beloved’
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ynniligr (adj.): beloved
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Ynelig berr’ 721, ‘Ynnilig. b.a.k. æ. ok n'. m'. d.’ 713
berr ‘has’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Ynelig berr’ 721, ‘Ynnilig. b.a.k. æ. ok n'. m'. d.’ 713
allra ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Ynelig berr’ 721, ‘Ynnilig. b.a.k. æ. ok n'. m'. d.’ 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 third and final instance of stef 1.
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