Anon Mgr 31VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 31’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 781.
Mæla ‘said’
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1. mæla (verb): speak, say
frá ‘learned’
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1. fregna (verb): hear of
notes
[1] eg frá ‘I learned’: This shows that the first helmingr is not spoken by Mary, who was present during the Crucifixion.
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
notes
[1] eg frá ‘I learned’: This shows that the first helmingr is not spoken by Mary, who was present during the Crucifixion.
sikling ‘the lord’
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siklingr (noun m.; °; -ar): king, ruler
kennings
sikling sólar‘the lord of the sun ’
= God
the lord of the sun → God
sólar ‘of the sun’
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sól (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-; -ir): sun
kennings
sikling sólar‘the lord of the sun ’
= God
the lord of the sun → God
seinast ‘at the last’
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seinn (adj.; °seinan; compar. seinni, superl. seinstr/seinastr): slow, late
enn ‘yet’
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2. enn (adv.): still, yet, again
sem ‘as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
má ‘shall’
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mega (verb): may, might
greina ‘tell’
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greina (verb): explain, divide
Anda ‘spirit’
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andi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): spirit, soul
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
minn ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
fel ‘commend’
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4. fela (verb): commend?
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
yðr ‘your’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
á ‘into’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
hendi ‘hand’
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hǫnd (noun f.; °handar, dat. hendi; hendr (hendir StatPáll³ 752¹²)): hand
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
eilífr ‘Eternal’
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eilífr (adj.): eternal
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
faðir ‘father’
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faðir (noun m.): father
notes
[3-4] eilífr faðir, á hendi yðr fel eg anda minn ‘eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit’: This quotation is from Luke XXIII.46. Cf. Mar (1871, xvii): Faðir i hendr þinar fel ek minn anda ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’.
kvað ‘said’
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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet
skepnu ‘of creation’
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skepna (noun f.; °-u; -ur): creation
kennings
deilir skepnu.‘the ordainer of creation. ’
= Christ
the ordainer of creation. → Christ
deilir ‘the ordainer’
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deilir (noun m.): ruler, ordainer
kennings
deilir skepnu.‘the ordainer of creation. ’
= Christ
the ordainer of creation. → Christ
Lof ‘Praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission < lofsæll (adj.): praise-blessed, glorious
sæll ‘blessed’
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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed < lofsæll (adj.): praise-blessed, glorious
dó ‘died’
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1. deyja (verb; °deyr; dó, dó(u); dá(i)nn): die
til ‘for’
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til (prep.): to
lausnar ‘the redemption’
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lausn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar (RbHM (*1315)³ 113²)): liberation, redemption
öllum ‘of all’
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allr (adj.): all
lýð ‘people’
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lýðr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ir): one of the people
Jésús ‘Jesus’
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Jésús (noun m.): Jesus
sem ‘as’
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sem (conj.): as, which
guðspjöll ‘the gospels’
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guðspell (noun n.): gospel
þýða ‘explain’
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2. þýða (verb): interpret
langa ‘long’
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langr (adj.; °compar. lengri, superl. lengstr): long
frjádag ‘Friday’
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frjádagr (noun m.): Friday
lof ‘the praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
[7] lof: so 1032ˣ, 920ˣ, ‘l[...]f’ 713
guðs ‘of God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
syngja ‘sing’
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syngja (verb): sing
lærðir ‘learned’
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lærðr (adj./verb p.p.): learned
menn ‘men’
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maðr (noun m.): man, person
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
öðrum ‘to others’
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1. annarr (pron.; °f. ǫnnur, n. annat; pl. aðrir): (an)other, second
kenna ‘teach’
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kenna (verb): know, teach
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I learned that the lord of the sun [= God (= Christ)] said that at the last, as I yet shall tell: ‘Eternal father, into your hand I commend my spirit,’ said the ordainer of creation [= Christ]. Praise-blessed Jesus died on Good Friday [lit. long Friday] for the redemption of all people, as the gospels explain; learned men sing the praise of God and teach it to others.
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