Anon Mgr 46VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Drápa af Máríugrát 46’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 791.
Leiða ‘lead’
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2. leiða (verb; -dd): lead; (-sk) grow tired
skal ‘shall’
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skulu (verb): shall, should, must
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
þig ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
Máría ‘Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
móðir ‘mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
mín ‘my’
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minn (pron.; °f. mín, n. mitt): my
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
dýrð ‘glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
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
tínir skepnu,‘the mover of creation, ’
= God
the mover of creation, → God
tínir ‘the mover’
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tínir (noun m.): gatherer
kennings
tínir skepnu,‘the mover of creation, ’
= God
the mover of creation, → God
heiðr ‘honour’
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1. heiðr (noun m.; °heiðrs/heiðar, dat. heiðri/heiðr): honour - gen. -rs
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
vald ‘might’
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vald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, power
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
himna ‘of the heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
prýði ‘splendour’
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prýði (noun f.): finery, honour
hæsta ‘the highest’
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hœgri (adj. comp.): higher, highest
skipa ‘place’
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1. skipa (verb): change, place
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
þig ‘you’
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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you
mier ‘to me’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
ið ‘’
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2. inn (art.): the
næsta ‘next’
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nærri (adj. comp.; °superl. nǽstr): near, nearer, next
Meiri ‘more’
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meiri (adj. comp.; °meiran; superl. mestr): more, most
dýrð ‘glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
þá ‘received’
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þiggja (verb): receive, get
eg ‘I’
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ek (pron.; °mín, dat. mér, acc. mik): I, me
miklu ‘much’
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mikill (adj.; °mikinn): great, large
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
hirði ‘the guardian’
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hirðir (noun m.; °hirðis/hirðirs, dat. & acc. hirði; hirðar/hirðir): guardian, keeper, pastor
kennings
hirði bryggju mána‘the guardian of the pier of the moon ’
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the pier of the moon → God
the guardian of GOD →
mána ‘of the moon’
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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon
kennings
hirði bryggju mána‘the guardian of the pier of the moon ’
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the pier of the moon → God
the guardian of GOD →
mána ‘of the moon’
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máni (noun m.; °-a): moon
kennings
hirði bryggju mána‘the guardian of the pier of the moon ’
=
the pier of the moon → God
the guardian of GOD →
bryggju ‘of the pier’
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1. bryggja (noun f.; °-u; -ur, gen. bryggna): landing, bridge, gangway, quay
kennings
hirði bryggju mána‘the guardian of the pier of the moon ’
=
the pier of the moon → God
the guardian of GOD →
bryggju ‘of the pier’
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1. bryggja (noun f.; °-u; -ur, gen. bryggna): landing, bridge, gangway, quay
kennings
hirði bryggju mána‘the guardian of the pier of the moon ’
=
the pier of the moon → God
the guardian of GOD →
en ‘than’
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4. en (conj.): than
nokkurt ‘any’
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nøkkurr (pron.): some, a certain
hyggi ‘may imagine’
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2. hyggja (verb): think, consider
mannligt ‘human’
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mannligr (adj.): human
brjóst ‘breast’
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brjóst (noun n.; °-s; -): breast, chest
þó ‘although’
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þó (adv.): though
að ‘’
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4. at (conj.): that
margt ‘much’
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2. margr (adj.; °-an): many
gott ‘good’
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góðr (adj.): good
kunni ‘may know’
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kunna (verb): know, can, be able
mætust ‘the most magnificent’
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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected
kennings
mætust himnesk sæta.‘the most magnificent heavenly lady.’
= Mary
the most magnificent heavenly lady. → Mary
talar ‘speaks’
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3. tala (verb): speak, talk
svá ‘thus’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
himnesk ‘heavenly’
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himneskr (adj.; °-an): heavenly
kennings
mætust himnesk sæta.‘the most magnificent heavenly lady.’
= Mary
the most magnificent heavenly lady. → Mary
sæta ‘lady’
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1. sæta (noun f.; °-u; -ur): woman, lady
kennings
mætust himnesk sæta.‘the most magnificent heavenly lady.’
= Mary
the most magnificent heavenly lady. → Mary
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‘“I shall lead you, my mother Mary,” said the mover of creation [= God (= Christ)], “into glory, honour and might and into the highest splendour of the heavens; I place you next to me.” I received much more glory from the guardian of the pier of the moon [= God (= Christ) > ] than any human breast may imagine, although it may know much good’; thus speaks the most magnificent heavenly lady [= Mary].
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