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Anon Mgr 38^VII

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 38’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 785.

Anonymous Poems Drápa af Máríugrát

Ræsir ‘ruler’

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ræsir (noun m.): ruler

kennings

‘Prúðr ræsir borgar regna,
‘‘The splendid ruler of the stronghold of rains, ’
= God
the stronghold of rains, → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The splendid ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

prúðr ‘The splendid’

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prúðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): magnificent, proud

kennings

‘Prúðr ræsir borgar regna,
‘‘The splendid ruler of the stronghold of rains, ’
= God
the stronghold of rains, → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The splendid ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

er ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

reis ‘rose’

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rísa (verb): rise, raise

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

dauða ‘death’

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dauði (noun m.; °-a; -ar): death

regna ‘of rains’

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regn (noun n.; °-s; -): rain

kennings

‘Prúðr ræsir borgar regna,
‘‘The splendid ruler of the stronghold of rains, ’
= God
the stronghold of rains, → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The splendid ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

regna ‘of rains’

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regn (noun n.; °-s; -): rain

kennings

‘Prúðr ræsir borgar regna,
‘‘The splendid ruler of the stronghold of rains, ’
= God
the stronghold of rains, → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The splendid ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

borgar ‘of the stronghold’

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borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold

kennings

‘Prúðr ræsir borgar regna,
‘‘The splendid ruler of the stronghold of rains, ’
= God
the stronghold of rains, → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The splendid ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

borgar ‘of the stronghold’

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borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold

kennings

‘Prúðr ræsir borgar regna,
‘‘The splendid ruler of the stronghold of rains, ’
= God
the stronghold of rains, → SKY/HEAVEN
‘The splendid ruler of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

páska ‘on Easter’

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páski (noun m.; °; -ar): Easter < páskamorginn (noun m.)

morgin ‘morning’

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morginn (noun m.; °morgins, dat. morgni; morgnar): morning < páskamorginn (noun m.)

sýndi ‘showed’

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sýna (verb): show, seem

mier ‘to me’

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

öll ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

sár ‘wounds’

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

og ‘and’

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

undir ‘injuries’

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1. und (noun f.; °; -ir): wound

sín ‘his’

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

en ‘and’

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2. en (conj.): but, and

glöð ‘glad’

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2. glaðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): cheerful, glad

varð ‘became’

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1. verða (verb): become, be

eg ‘I’

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

fyrr ‘before’

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fyrr (adv.): before, sooner

en ‘’

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4. en (conj.): than

öðrum ‘others’

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

Gráti ‘weeping’

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grátr (noun m.): weeping, crying

mínum ‘my’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

gleði ‘joy’

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gleði (noun f.): joy

á ‘in’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

móti ‘return for’

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móti (prep.): against

guð ‘God’

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

vildi ‘wanted’

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vilja (verb): want, intend

svá ‘Thus’

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svá (adv.): so, thus

skipa ‘to render’

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1. skipa (verb): change, place

inn ‘the’

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2. inn (art.): the

mildi ‘generous’

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mildr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): mild, gentle, gracious, generous

geymir ‘the keeper’

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geymir (noun m.): guardian, keeper

kennings

geymir vagns
‘the keeper of the wagon ’
= God
the keeper of the wagon → God

notes

[7] geymir vagns ‘the keeper of the wagon’: Vagn ‘wagon’ is the ON term for the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear (‘Charles’s Wain’ or ‘the Big Dipper’). See LP: vagn 2.

vagns ‘of the wagon’

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vagn (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): wagon

kennings

geymir vagns
‘the keeper of the wagon ’
= God
the keeper of the wagon → God

notes

[7] geymir vagns ‘the keeper of the wagon’: Vagn ‘wagon’ is the ON term for the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear (‘Charles’s Wain’ or ‘the Big Dipper’). See LP: vagn 2.

á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

grundu ‘earth’

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grund (noun f.): earth, land

og ‘and’

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

himni ‘heaven’

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

giefr ‘gives’

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gefa (verb): give

mier ‘me’

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

alt ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

það ‘that’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

er ‘’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

eg ‘I’

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

vil ‘want’

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vilja (verb): want, intend

krefja ‘to ask for’

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krefja (verb): request

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Cf. Mar (1871, 1011): Skaltu ok uita til sanninda, at minn sæti son birtizt mier fyrr enn nockrum odrum lifanda manni, þuiat hann sꜳ minn harm framar enn nockurs annars ‘You shall also know indeed that my sweet son revealed himself to me before any other living man, because he saw that my grief was greater than anyone else’s’.

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