Anon Mgr 34VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 34’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 782-3.
Lausnara ‘redeemer’
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lausnari (noun m.; °-a;): saviour, redeemer
várs ‘of our’
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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our
tók ‘took’
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2. taka (verb): take
lík ‘the body’
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1. lík (noun n.; °-s; -): body, shape
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
krossi ‘the Cross’
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kross (noun m.; °-, dat. -i; -ar): cross, crucifix
lærisveinn ‘disciple’
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lærisveinn (noun m.): disciple
notes
[2, 3] lærisveinn íturs Krists ‘disciple of glorious Christ’: This was Joseph of Arimathea, who, according to Matt. XXVII.58 and John XIX.38, was a disciple of Christ. See also Mar (1871, xviii): Siðan kom einn sǫmiligr maðr af Arimathia Joseph af nafni. hverr er var einn af. lærisveinvm mins herra Jesu Kristz ‘Then came a honourable man from Arimathea by the name of Joseph, who was one of the disciples of my Lord Jesus Christ’. Earlier eds take íturs Krists ‘of glorious Christ’ in apposition to lausnara várs ‘of our redeemer’ (l. 1).
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
þá ‘then’
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2. þá (adv.): then
næri ‘near’
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næri (adv.): near
íturs ‘of glorious’
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ítr (adj.): glorious
notes
[2, 3] lærisveinn íturs Krists ‘disciple of glorious Christ’: This was Joseph of Arimathea, who, according to Matt. XXVII.58 and John XIX.38, was a disciple of Christ. See also Mar (1871, xviii): Siðan kom einn sǫmiligr maðr af Arimathia Joseph af nafni. hverr er var einn af. lærisveinvm mins herra Jesu Kristz ‘Then came a honourable man from Arimathea by the name of Joseph, who was one of the disciples of my Lord Jesus Christ’. Earlier eds take íturs Krists ‘of glorious Christ’ in apposition to lausnara várs ‘of our redeemer’ (l. 1).
Krists ‘Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
notes
[2, 3] lærisveinn íturs Krists ‘disciple of glorious Christ’: This was Joseph of Arimathea, who, according to Matt. XXVII.58 and John XIX.38, was a disciple of Christ. See also Mar (1871, xviii): Siðan kom einn sǫmiligr maðr af Arimathia Joseph af nafni. hverr er var einn af. lærisveinvm mins herra Jesu Kristz ‘Then came a honourable man from Arimathea by the name of Joseph, who was one of the disciples of my Lord Jesus Christ’. Earlier eds take íturs Krists ‘of glorious Christ’ in apposition to lausnara várs ‘of our redeemer’ (l. 1).
er ‘who’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
Jósép ‘Joseph’
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Jósep (noun m.): [Joseph]
heitir ‘is called’
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2. heita (verb): be called, promise
ástar ‘A loving’
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ást (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): love < ástarmjúkr (adj.)
mjúkr ‘’
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mjúkr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, humble < ástarmjúkr (adj.)
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
vafði ‘wrapped’
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2. vefja (verb): wrap
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
dúki ‘cloth’
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dúkr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i/-; -ar/-ir(DN IV (1348) 263²⁹)): dress, cloth
Fýsti ‘were eager’
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fýsa (verb): desire, encourage
notes
[5] fýsti oss ‘we were eager’: The verb fýsa ‘be eager, long for’ is used impersonally with oss ‘us’ as the object.
oss ‘We’
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vér (pron.; °gen. vár, dat./acc. oss): we, us, our
notes
[5] fýsti oss ‘we were eager’: The verb fýsa ‘be eager, long for’ is used impersonally with oss ‘us’ as the object.
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
faðma ‘embrace’
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faðma (verb; °-að-): embrace
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
kyssa ‘kiss’
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kyssa (verb): kiss
fróðust ‘the most wise’
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fróðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): wise
kennings
fróðust móðir dróttins.‘the most wise mother of the Lord.’
= Mary
the most wise mother of the Lord. → Mary
talar ‘speaks’
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3. tala (verb): speak, talk
svá ‘thus’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
dróttins ‘of the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
fróðust móðir dróttins.‘the most wise mother of the Lord.’
= Mary
the most wise mother of the Lord. → Mary
móðir ‘mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
kennings
fróðust móðir dróttins.‘the most wise mother of the Lord.’
= Mary
the most wise mother of the Lord. → Mary
mínar ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
systr ‘sisters’
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systir (noun f.; °systur; systur): sister
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
Magdaléna ‘Magdalene’
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Magdalena (noun f.): [Magdalene]
mána ‘of the moon’
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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon
kennings
dauðan stilli hauðurs mána’;‘the dead lord of the land of the moon’; ’
= God
the land of the moon’; → SKY/HEAVEN
the dead lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
mána ‘of the moon’
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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon
kennings
dauðan stilli hauðurs mána’;‘the dead lord of the land of the moon’; ’
= God
the land of the moon’; → SKY/HEAVEN
the dead lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hauðurs ‘of the land’
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hauðr (noun n.): earth, ground
kennings
dauðan stilli hauðurs mána’;‘the dead lord of the land of the moon’; ’
= God
the land of the moon’; → SKY/HEAVEN
the dead lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
hauðurs ‘of the land’
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hauðr (noun n.): earth, ground
kennings
dauðan stilli hauðurs mána’;‘the dead lord of the land of the moon’; ’
= God
the land of the moon’; → SKY/HEAVEN
the dead lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
stilli ‘lord’
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stillir (noun m.): ruler
kennings
dauðan stilli hauðurs mána’;‘the dead lord of the land of the moon’; ’
= God
the land of the moon’; → SKY/HEAVEN
the dead lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
dauðan ‘the dead’
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2. dauðr (adj.): dead
kennings
dauðan stilli hauðurs mána’;‘the dead lord of the land of the moon’; ’
= God
the land of the moon’; → SKY/HEAVEN
the dead lord of the SKY/HEAVEN → God
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‘A loving disciple of glorious Christ, who is called Joseph, took the body of our redeemer from the Cross and wrapped it in cloth, and I was near then. We, my sisters and Magdalene, were eager to embrace and kiss the dead lord of the land of the moon [SKY/HEAVEN > = God (= Christ)]’; thus speaks the most wise mother of the Lord [= Mary].
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