Anon Mey 43VII
Kirsten Wolf (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Heilagra meyja drápa 43’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 918.
Fjóra ‘four’
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fjórir (num. cardinal): four
liet ‘had’
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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...
forka ‘poles’
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forkr (noun m.): [poles]
færa ‘driven’
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2. fœra (verb): bring
niðr ‘down’
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3. niðr (adv.): down
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
binda ‘bound’
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binda (verb; °bindr; batt/bant(cf. [$332$]), bundu; bundinn): bind, tie
[2] binda: vinda 713
kæru ‘the woman’
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1. kæra (noun f.; °-u; -ur): wife, woman
slitnar ‘is torn’
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slitna (verb): tear, break
hold ‘flesh’
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hold (noun n.; °-s; -): flesh
en ‘and’
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2. en (conj.): but, and
beinin ‘the bones’
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bein (noun n.; °-s; -): bone
[3] beinin: written in top margin with insertion mark in text 721
brotna ‘are broken’
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brotna (verb; °-að-): break, burst
beygð ‘racked’
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2. beygja (verb; °beygði): bend down, twist
úr ‘out’
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3. ór (prep.): out of
öllum ‘of all’
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allr (adj.): all
liðunum ‘her joints’
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liðr (noun m.; °-ar/-s, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. liðu): joint, limb
teygðiz ‘she was pulled’
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teygja (verb): lead, entice
Jóladag ‘On Christmas Day’
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jóladagr (noun m.): [On Christmas Day]
fekk ‘received’
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2. fá (verb; °fǽr; fekk, fengu; fenginn): get, receive
jungfrú ‘maiden’
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jungfrú (noun f.): maiden, virgin
sælust ‘the most blessed’
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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed
allsráðanda ‘who rules over everything’
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allsráðandi (noun m.): he who rules over everything
[6] allsráðanda: allsraðandi 721, 713
drottins ‘from the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
náðir ‘mercy’
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náð (noun f.; °-ar; náðir/náðr): grace, peace
hátíðliga ‘solemnly’
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hátíðliga (adv.): [solemnly]
fór ‘left’
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fara (verb; ferr, fór, fóru, farinn): go, travel
meyjan ‘maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
mætust ‘the most precious’
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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected
messu ‘on mass’
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1. messa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): mass < messudagr (noun m.)
dag ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day < messudagr (noun m.)
úr ‘’
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3. ór (prep.): out of
heimi ‘world’
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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world
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He had four big poles driven down and the woman bound; her flesh is torn and the bones are broken; racked, she was pulled out of all her joints. On Christmas Day the most blessed maiden received mercy from the Lord who rules over everything; on mass-day the most precious maiden solemnly left this world.
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