Anon Mey 40VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilagra meyja drápa 40’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 916.
Lof ‘praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission < lofkennandi (adj.)
kennandi ‘showing’
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kenna (verb): know, teach < lofkennandi (adj.)
Lúcía ‘Lucy’
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Lucía (noun ?): [Lucy]
önnur ‘Another’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
líknar ‘of mercy’
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líkn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): grace, mercy
blóm ‘flower’
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blóm (noun n.; °-s; -): flower
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
Róma ‘Rome’
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Róma (noun f.): [Rome]
Díocleciánus ‘Diocletian’
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Diocletianus (noun ?): [Diocletian]
[3] Díocleciánus: so 713, ‘Deocliciánus’ 721
notes
[3] Díocleciánus: Cf. Anon Heil 26/3 and Note.
dygðar ‘of the virtuous’
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dyggð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): virtue < dyggðarmær (noun f.)
meyjar ‘maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden < dyggðarmær (noun f.)
dáðugt ‘the valiant’
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-dáðugr (adj.): [valiant]
hold ‘body’
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hold (noun n.; °-s; -): flesh
í ‘with’
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í (prep.): in, into
píslum ‘torments’
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písl (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(Maurit 650²²)): torture
þjáði ‘tortured’
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þjá (verb): enslave, torture
Brennandi ‘burning’
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2. brenna (verb; °brennr/brenn; brann, brunnu; brunninn): (strong, intransitive)
stóð ‘stood’
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standa (verb): stand
blý ‘of lead’
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blý (noun n.; °-s): lead < blýfullr (adj.)
full ‘full’
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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete < blýfullr (adj.)
panna ‘A pan’
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panna (noun f.; °*-u; *-ur): [A pan]
brúði ‘woman’
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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride
liet ‘made’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
hann ‘he’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
prúða ‘the beautiful’
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prúðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): magnificent, proud
dægur ‘days’
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dœgr (noun n.; °-s; -): day and night; 24h period
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
logandi ‘the burning’
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2. loga (verb): burn
laugu ‘bath’
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laug (noun f.; °-ar; dat. -u/-; -ar): bath, hot spring
lifði ‘lived on’
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lifa (verb): live
hun ‘she’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
enn ‘still’
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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
giekk ‘walked’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
úr ‘out’
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3. ór (prep.): out of
henni ‘of it’
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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...
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Another famous [lit. praise-showing] Lucy, a flower of mercy, was tormented in Rome; Diocletian tortured the valiant body of the virtuous maiden with torments. A pan full of lead stood burning; he made the beautiful woman sit for three days in the burning bath; she still lived on and walked out of it.
Lucy of Rome was a native of Campania. According to her legend, she was carried off into the suburbs of Rome by Aucejas, the chief of a Teuton marauding party. He was inflamed with passion for the young Lucy, but when she announced to him that she was a Christian and a virgin dedicated to Christ, his feelings were changed to devotion. For twenty years she was worshipped as the oracle of the tribe. When she returned to Rome, Aucejas accompanied her, and both were executed shortly after their arrival.
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