Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 26

Kari Ellen Gade

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Anon Mgr 26^VII

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 26’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 778.

Anonymous Poems Drápa af Máríugrát

25 26 27

Máttugr ‘The mighty’

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máttigr (adj.; °compar. -ari/-ri, superl. -astr): mighty

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Máttugr stillir þjóðar mána stiettar
‘The mighty prince of the people of the moon’s path ’
= God
the moon’s path → SKY/HEAVEN
the people of the SKY/HEAVEN → ANGELS
The mighty prince of ANGELS → God

anzar ‘answers’

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andsvara (verb; °-að-): answer

mána ‘of the moon’s’

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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon

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mána ‘of the moon’s’

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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon

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mána ‘of the moon’s’

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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon

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stiettar ‘path’

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stétt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): path

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stiettar ‘path’

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stétt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): path

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stiettar ‘path’

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stétt (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): path

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kennings

þjóðar ‘of the people’

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

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þjóðar ‘of the people’

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

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Ítrust ‘most splendid’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

skal ‘shall’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

þín ‘you’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

jungfrú ‘Virgin’

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jungfrú (noun f.): maiden, virgin

gæta ‘guard’

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2. gæta (verb): look after, care for

Jón ‘John’

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Jón (noun m.): John, Jón

postuli ‘the Apostle’

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postuli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): apostle

meðan ‘while’

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meðan (conj.): while

lifir ‘live’

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lifa (verb): live

á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

fróni ‘earth’

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2. frón (noun n.): earth, land

Grát ‘weep’

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2. gráta (verb): weep

eigi ‘not’

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3. eigi (adv.): not

þú ‘’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

móðir ‘mother’

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móðir (noun f.): mother

mætust ‘Most glorious’

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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected

mína ‘for my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

kvöl ‘pain’

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kvǫl (noun f.; °-ar; -ar/-ir): torment, torture

nie ‘and’

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né (conj.): nor

[6] nie: so 1032ˣ, 920ˣ, ‘n[...]’ 713

sára ‘bitter’

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sárr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): sore, painful; wounded

pínu ‘torment’

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1. pína (noun f.; °-u; -ur): torment

líknar ‘mercy’

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líkn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): grace, mercy < líknarfúss (adj.)

fúss ‘eager’

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fúss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): eager, willing < líknarfúss (adj.)

mun ‘will’

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munu (verb): will, must

eg ‘I’

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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me

leysa ‘redeem’

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leysa (verb): release, loosen, redeem

í ‘by’

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í (prep.): in, into

þessu ‘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

lýð ‘mankind’

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

og ‘and’

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

heim ‘the world’

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heimr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar): home, abode; world

kvað ‘said’

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

eingla ‘of angels’

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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel

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prýðir eingla.
‘the adorner of angels.’
= God
the adorner of angels. → God

prýðir ‘the adorner’

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prýðir (noun m.): adorner

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prýðir eingla.
‘the adorner of angels.’
= God
the adorner of angels. → God

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For Christ delivering Mary into the hands of John, see Mar (1871, 1007-8, 1008-9) and John XIX.26-7. For prose parallels to the last helmingr, see 23 and Notes to 23/1-4. For comparable poetry, see Kolb Jónv.

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Anon Mgr 26VII

Máttugr ‘The mighty’

kennings

anzar ‘answers’

mána ‘of the moon’s’

kennings

mána ‘of the moon’s’

kennings

mána ‘of the moon’s’

kennings

stiettar ‘path’

kennings

stiettar ‘path’

kennings

stiettar ‘path’

kennings

móður ‘mother’

sinni ‘his’

stillir ‘prince’

kennings

þjóðar ‘of the people’

kennings

þjóðar ‘of the people’

kennings

Ítrust ‘most splendid’

skal ‘shall’

þín ‘you’

jungfrú ‘Virgin’

gæta ‘guard’

Jón ‘John’

postuli ‘the Apostle’

meðan ‘while’

lifir ‘live’

á ‘on’

fróni ‘earth’

Grát ‘weep’

eigi ‘not’

þú ‘’

móðir ‘mother’

mætust ‘Most glorious’

mína ‘for my’

kvöl ‘pain’

nie ‘and’

sára ‘bitter’

pínu ‘torment’

líknar ‘mercy’

fúss ‘eager’

mun ‘will’

eg ‘I’

leysa ‘redeem’

í ‘by’

þessu ‘this’

lýð ‘mankind’

og ‘and’

heim ‘the world’

kvað ‘said’

eingla ‘of angels’

kennings

prýðir ‘the adorner’

kennings

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Anon Mgr 26^VII