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Anon Mgr 23^VII

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 23’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 776.

Anonymous Poems Drápa af Máríugrát

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[1] * Krisnum: Fyrir kristnum 713

notes

[1] * krisnum (m. dat. sg.) ‘Christian’: The prep. fyrir ‘for’ (so 713) is extrametrical and ungrammatical. It has been deleted in previous eds. The form krisnum ‘Christian’ has been introduced to restore the internal rhyme (see ANG §291.11).

Krisnum ‘of Christian’

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kristinn (adj.; °superl. kristnastr): Christian

[1] * Krisnum: Fyrir kristnum 713

notes

[1] * krisnum (m. dat. sg.) ‘Christian’: The prep. fyrir ‘for’ (so 713) is extrametrical and ungrammatical. It has been deleted in previous eds. The form krisnum ‘Christian’ has been introduced to restore the internal rhyme (see ANG §291.11).

á ‘upon’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

sig ‘himself’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

lýð ‘people’

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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people

til ‘for’

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til (prep.): to

lausnar ‘the salvation’

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lausn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar (RbHM (*1315)³ 113²)): liberation, redemption

lofðung ‘The lord’

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lofðungr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, leader

kennings

‘Lofðung hauðrs sólar
‘‘The lord of the land of the sun ’
= God
the land of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[2] lofðung (m. nom. sg.) ‘lord’: For this nom. form, see ANG §358.1, Anm. 1.

hauðrs ‘of the land’

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hauðr (noun n.): earth, ground

kennings

‘Lofðung hauðrs sólar
‘‘The lord of the land of the sun ’
= God
the land of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

hauðrs ‘of the land’

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hauðr (noun n.): earth, ground

kennings

‘Lofðung hauðrs sólar
‘‘The lord of the land of the sun ’
= God
the land of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

tók ‘took’

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2. taka (verb): take

písl ‘torture’

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písl (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(Maurit 650²²)): torture

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

dauða ‘death’

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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

kennings

‘Lofðung hauðrs sólar
‘‘The lord of the land of the sun ’
= God
the land of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

sólar ‘of the sun’

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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun

kennings

‘Lofðung hauðrs sólar
‘‘The lord of the land of the sun ’
= God
the land of the sun → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

tók ‘accepted’

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2. taka (verb): take

að ‘of’

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3. at (prep.): at, to

sínum ‘his own’

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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)

vilja ‘will’

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vili (noun m.; °-ja): will, wish

syndalauss ‘sinless’

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synðalauss (adj.): sinless, sin-free

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

fullu ‘full’

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2. fullr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): full, complete

yndi ‘pleasure’

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ynði (noun n.; °-s): pleasure

[4] yndi: so 1032ˣ, 920ˣ, ‘yn[...]’ 713

Ætti ‘ought’

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2. eiga (verb; °á/eigr (præs. pl. 3. pers. eigu/eiga); átti, áttu; átt): own, have

[5] Ætti: so 1032ˣ, ‘[...]’ 713, ‘...’ 920ˣ

guði ‘God’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God

að ‘to’

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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)

þakka ‘thank’

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1. þakka (verb): thank

þetta ‘for this’

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1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this

þjóðin ‘people’

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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people

öll ‘All’

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allr (adj.): all

kvað ‘said’

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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet

dróttins ‘of the Lord’

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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master

kennings

móðir dróttins,
‘the mother of the Lord, ’
= Mary
the mother of the Lord, → Mary

móðir ‘the mother’

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móðir (noun f.): mother

kennings

móðir dróttins,
‘the mother of the Lord, ’
= Mary
the mother of the Lord, → Mary

lærðir ‘learned’

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lærðr (adj./verb p.p.): learned

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

menn ‘men’

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maðr (noun m.): man, person

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

til ‘to’

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til (prep.): to

[7] til lofs og: ‘[...]’ 713, ‘til lofs ọc̣’ 1032ˣ, ‘til ḷọf̣ṣ ọc̣’ 920ˣ

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

lofs ‘praise’

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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission

[7] til lofs og: ‘[...]’ 713, ‘til lofs ọc̣’ 1032ˣ, ‘til ḷọf̣ṣ ọc̣’ 920ˣ

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

og ‘and’

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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also

[7] til lofs og: ‘[...]’ 713, ‘til lofs ọc̣’ 1032ˣ, ‘til ḷọf̣ṣ ọc̣’ 920ˣ

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

dýrðar ‘glory’

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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

laungum ‘for a long time’

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langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

prýði* ‘ornament’

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prýði (noun f.): finery, honour

[8] prýð*i honum: prýddi hann 713

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

honum ‘his’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

[8] prýð*i honum: prýddi hann 713

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

ýmsa ‘various’

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ýmiss (adj.): various, alternate

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

saungva ‘songs’

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sǫngr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -vi/-; -var): song

notes

[7-8]: These ll. cannot be made sense of without emendation. The present edn follows Skj B and Skald. Wrightson retains the ms. reading, but emends ýmsa saungva (m. acc. pl.) ‘various songs’ (l. 8) to ýmsum söngum (m. dat. pl.) ‘with various songs’ and translates the ll. as ‘learned people have adorned Him for a long time with various songs to His praise and glory’. That construction is ungrammatical, because prýddi (3rd pers. sg. pret. indic.) ‘adorned’ cannot be construed with the pl. subject lærðir menn ‘learned men’ (see NS §70).

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verse
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‘* Krisnum á sig lýð til lausnar
lofðung hauðrs tók písl og dauða
sólar; tók að sínum vilja
syndalauss með fullu yndi.
Ætti guði að þakka þetta
þjóðin öll,’ kvað dróttins móðir,
‘lærðir menn til lofs og dýrðar
laungum prýð*i honum ýmsa saungva.’

‘* Krisnum á sig lýð til lausnar
lofðung hauðrs tók písl og dauða
sólar; tók að sínum vilja
syndalauss með fullu yndi.
Ætti guði að þakka þetta
þjóðin öll,’ kvað dróttins móðir,
‘lærðir menn til lofs og dýrðar
laungum prýð*i honum ýmsa saungva.’

‘Lofðung hauðrs sólar tók á sig písl og dauða til lausnar * krisnum lýð; syndalauss tók að vilja sínum með fullu yndi. Öll þjóðin ætti að þakka guði þetta’, kvað móðir dróttins, ‘lærðir menn prýð*i laungum ýmsa saungva til lofs og dýrðar honum.’

[1-4]: Cf. Mar (1871, 1008): ok til þess let ek festa mik ꜳ krossinn, at ek skylldi med minum dauda leysa mankynit ‘and for this reason I let myself be fastened onto the Cross, that I should save all mankind with my death’.

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