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Anon Mgr 45^VII

Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 45’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 790-1.

Anonymous Poems Drápa af Máríugrát

Guð ‘God’

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

stie ‘ascended’

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stíga (verb): step

upp ‘’

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upp (adv.): up

af ‘from’

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af (prep.): from

grýttu ‘the graveled’

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grýttr (adj.): stony, graveled

láði ‘ground’

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2. láð (noun n.): earth, land

gæzku ‘goodness’

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gœzka (noun f.): goodness < gœzkufimr (adj.)

fimr ‘deft’

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fimr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): agile, deft < gœzkufimr (adj.)

á ‘into’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

bjarta ‘the bright’

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bjartr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bright

himna ‘heavens’

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

lofaður ‘praised’

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lofaðr (adj.): praised

kennings

eilífr, lofaður deilir skepnu
‘the eternal, praised ordainer of creation ’
= God
the eternal, praised ordainer of creation → God

sitr ‘sits’

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sitja (verb): sit

um ‘’

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1. um (prep.): about, around

aldr ‘forever’

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aldr (noun m.; °aldrs, dat. aldri; aldrar): life, age

og ‘and’

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

æfi ‘ever’

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ævi (noun f.; °-/-ar): life

eilífr ‘the eternal’

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eilífr (adj.): eternal

kennings

eilífr, lofaður deilir skepnu
‘the eternal, praised ordainer of creation ’
= God
the eternal, praised ordainer of creation → God

á ‘in’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

veg ‘glory’

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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour

skepnu ‘of creation’

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skepna (noun f.; °-u; -ur): creation

kennings

eilífr, lofaður deilir skepnu
‘the eternal, praised ordainer of creation ’
= God
the eternal, praised ordainer of creation → God

deilir ‘ordainer’

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deilir (noun m.): ruler, ordainer

kennings

eilífr, lofaður deilir skepnu
‘the eternal, praised ordainer of creation ’
= God
the eternal, praised ordainer of creation → God

Ítarligr ‘magnificent’

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ítarligr (adj.): magnificent

kom ‘came’

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koma (verb; kem, kom/kvam, kominn): come

mier ‘me’

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

á ‘to’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

móti ‘meet’

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1. mót (noun n.; °; -): meeting

minn ‘My’

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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my

son ‘son’

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

notes

[6] son ‘son’: For this nom. form, see Note to 6/1.

guð ‘God’

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

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

allri ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

kennings

allri sinni ágætri hirð dýrðar himna;
‘all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; ’
= ANGELS
all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; → ANGELS

sinni ‘his’

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

kennings

allri sinni ágætri hirð dýrðar himna;
‘all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; ’
= ANGELS
all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; → ANGELS

hirð ‘retinue’

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hirð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir/-ar(FskB 53)): retinue

kennings

allri sinni ágætri hirð dýrðar himna;
‘all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; ’
= ANGELS
all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; → ANGELS

ágætri ‘famous’

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ágætr (adj.; °compar. ágǽtari/ágǽtri, superl. ágǽtastr/ágǽztr): excellent

kennings

allri sinni ágætri hirð dýrðar himna;
‘all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; ’
= ANGELS
all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; → ANGELS

himna ‘of the heavens’

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

kennings

allri sinni ágætri hirð dýrðar himna;
‘all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; ’
= ANGELS
all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; → ANGELS

dýrðar ‘of the splendour’

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

kennings

allri sinni ágætri hirð dýrðar himna;
‘all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; ’
= ANGELS
all his famous retinue of the splendour of the heavens; → ANGELS

* ‘he’

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(non-lexical)

[8] * hóf: hann hóf 713

notes

[8] * hóf ‘lifted’: Ms. 713 includes hann ‘he’ at the beginning of the l., but the pron. makes the l. both unmetrical and hypermetrical, and it has been omitted in earlier eds (except Wrightson).

hóf ‘lifted’

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hefja (verb): lift, start

[8] * hóf: hann hóf 713

notes

[8] * hóf ‘lifted’: Ms. 713 includes hann ‘he’ at the beginning of the l., but the pron. makes the l. both unmetrical and hypermetrical, and it has been omitted in earlier eds (except Wrightson).

mig ‘me’

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

upp ‘up’

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upp (adv.): up

á ‘in’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

sínum ‘his’

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

lófa ‘palm’

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lófi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): palm of hand

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[1-5]: This is the fourth supreme joy of Mary, her Ascension, see Note to 41/3. — [2-3]: These ll. recall Leið 17/4 and Lil 1/7. — [5-8]: The Assumption of Mary is her fifth supreme joy.

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