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Anon Mgr 24^VII

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 24’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 777.

Anonymous Poems Drápa af Máríugrát

Guðs ‘of God’

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

kennings

sonar guðs
‘of the son of God ’
= Christ
the son of God → Christ

sonar ‘of the son’

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sonr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. syni; synir, acc. sonu, syni): son

kennings

sonar guðs
‘of the son of God ’
= Christ
the son of God → Christ

minniz ‘recall’

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1. minna (verb): remind, remember, recall

dráps ‘the killing’

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dráp (noun n.; °-s): killing

og ‘and’

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

dauða ‘death’

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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death

dróttin ‘retinue’

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

skírð ‘the baptised’

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skíra (verb): baptise, purify

við ‘with’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

hrygð ‘sorrow’

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hryggð (noun f.; °-ar): sorrow

og ‘and’

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

[2] og ótta: so 920ˣ, ‘[...]’ 713, ‘og otta’ 1032ˣ

ótta ‘fear’

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ótti (noun m.; °-a): fear

[2] og ótta: so 920ˣ, ‘[...]’ 713, ‘og otta’ 1032ˣ

frjá ‘Fri’

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1. frjá (noun f.): [Fri] < frjádagr (noun m.): Friday

[3] frjá‑: ‘[...]’ 713, ‘fria‑’ 1032ˣ, ‘f...’ 920ˣ

dag ‘day’

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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day < frjádagr (noun m.): Friday

hvern ‘every’

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2. hverr (pron.): who, whom, each, every

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

[3] með vándra: ‘[...]’ 713, ‘med uondra’ 1032ˣ, ‘....’ 920ˣ

vándra ‘of wicked’

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vándr (adj.): wicked

[3] með vándra: ‘[...]’ 713, ‘med uondra’ 1032ˣ, ‘....’ 920ˣ

vörnun ‘avoidance’

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vǫrnun (noun f.; °varnanar): [avoidance]

verka ‘deeds’

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verk (noun n.; °-s; -): deed

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

saung ‘song’

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

og ‘and’

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

tárum ‘tears’

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tár (noun n.; °; -): tear

sterkum ‘vigorous’

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sterkr (adj.): strong

Öllum ‘than all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

hlutum ‘things’

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hlutr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. -i/-; -ir, acc. -i/-u): part, thing

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

er ‘is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

æðri ‘more distinguished’

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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

og ‘and’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

sælli ‘blessed’

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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

eilífligastr ‘The most eternal’

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eilífligr (adj.): eternal

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

kennings

Eilífligastr deilir skepnu
‘The most eternal ordainer of creation ’
= God
The most eternal ordainer of creation → God

skepnu ‘of creation’

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skepna (noun f.; °-u; -ur): creation

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

kennings

Eilífligastr deilir skepnu
‘The most eternal ordainer of creation ’
= God
The most eternal ordainer of creation → God

deilir ‘ordainer’

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deilir (noun m.): ruler, ordainer

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

kennings

Eilífligastr deilir skepnu
‘The most eternal ordainer of creation ’
= God
The most eternal ordainer of creation → God

honum ‘to him’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

sie ‘be’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

dýrð ‘glory’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

á ‘in’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

himni ‘heaven’

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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

og ‘and’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

jörðu ‘on earth’

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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

hann ‘he’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

er ‘is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

hæri ‘higher’

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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

en ‘than’

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4. en (conj.): than

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

gjörvalt ‘everything’

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gǫrvallr (adj.): everything

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

annað ‘else’

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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘Aullum hlutum er ædri og sælli’ 713

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[5-8]: For this refrain see 16/5-8 and 20/5-8.

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