Anon Mv I 23VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríuvísur I 23’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 695.
Máttr ‘power’
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máttr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. mǽtti/mátt; mǽttir, dat. -um): power
var ‘was’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
móður ‘of the mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
kennings
móður dróttins‘of the mother of the Lord ’
= Mary
the mother of the Lord → Mary
dróttins ‘of the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
móður dróttins‘of the mother of the Lord ’
= Mary
the mother of the Lord → Mary
mjög ‘The very’
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mjǫk (adv.): very, much
ríkr ‘mighty’
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ríkr (adj.): mighty, powerful, rich
um ‘concerning’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
frú ‘lady’
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frú (noun f.): lady
slíka ‘that’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
sýndr ‘revealed’
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sýna (verb): show, seem
með ‘with’
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með (prep.): with
sætleik ‘kindness’
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sœtleikr (noun m.): sweetness
reyndum ‘proven’
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reyna (verb): test, try, experience
sveit ‘to the crowd’
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sveit (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): host, company
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
loganum ‘flame’
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logi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): flame
heita ‘the hot’
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heitr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): hot, ardent
gaf ‘gave’
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gefa (verb): give
þessi ‘to this’
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1. sjá (pron.; °gen. þessa dat. þessum/þeima, acc. þenna; f. sjá/þessi; n. þetta, dat. þessu/þvísa; pl. þessir): this
kvinnu ‘woman’
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kvenna (noun f.; °-u): woman, wife
þrótt ‘fortitude’
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þróttr (noun m.): strength, might, valour
óska ‘The wish’
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ósk (noun f.; °-ar; dat. -um): wish, desire < óskamær (noun f.)
kennings
Óskamey dróttins‘The wish-maiden of the Lord ’
= Mary
The wish-maiden of the Lord → Mary
notes
[6] óskamey dróttins ‘the wish-maiden of the Lord [= Mary]’: For terms of this type, see Schottmann (1973, 95).
mey ‘maiden’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden < óskamær (noun f.)
kennings
Óskamey dróttins‘The wish-maiden of the Lord ’
= Mary
The wish-maiden of the Lord → Mary
notes
[6] óskamey dróttins ‘the wish-maiden of the Lord [= Mary]’: For terms of this type, see Schottmann (1973, 95).
dróttins ‘of the Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
kennings
Óskamey dróttins‘The wish-maiden of the Lord ’
= Mary
The wish-maiden of the Lord → Mary
notes
[6] óskamey dróttins ‘the wish-maiden of the Lord [= Mary]’: For terms of this type, see Schottmann (1973, 95).
hosk ‘the wise’
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horskr (adj.; °compar. -ari): wise
kennings
hosk Bil baugstalls‘the wise Bil of the ring-seat ’
= WOMAN
the ring-seat → ARM
the wise Bil of the ARM → WOMAN
sat ‘remained’
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sitja (verb): sit
kennings
hosk Bil baugstalls‘the wise Bil of the ring-seat ’
= WOMAN
the ring-seat → ARM
the wise Bil of the ARM → WOMAN
notes
[7, 8] Bil baugstalls ‘the Bil <goddess> of the ring-seat [ARM > WOMAN]’: This emendation is conjectural. Baugstalls ‘of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’) is clearly a determinant in a kenning for woman (see Meissner 420). However, brúðr ‘woman’ (so 721) cannot function as a base-word in such a kenning. Skj B emends to brú ‘bridge’ and reads brú baugstalls ‘the bridge of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘woman’), but brú ‘bridge’ is unattested as a base-word in a kenning for woman (see LP: brú). Bil, on the other hand, is a common base-word in such kennings (see LP: Bil) and in keeping with the other woman-kennings in Mv I (see also st. 14/6: auðar-Bil ‘wealth-Bil’ i.e. ‘woman’).
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
notes
[7] í báli ‘in the fire’: The noun is missing in 721 and must be supplied from the context. Skj B suggests í báli ‘in the fire’, which is supported by the parallel construction in st. 19/7-8 above: sat í báli miðju ‘sat in the middle of the fire’. The present emendations to Bil and í báli ‘in the bonfire’ have the advantage of restoring the missing internal rhymes. Kock (Skald; NN §2867) assumes that the alliteration in ll. 7-8 is on the letter h- (hosk ‘wise’) rather than on b- (alleged scribal confusion between <b> and <h>) and he restores the ll. as follows: hosk sat brúðr í háska | haukstalds um dag allan ‘the wise bride of the warrior sat in danger all day’.
notes
[7] í báli ‘in the fire’: The noun is missing in 721 and must be supplied from the context. Skj B suggests í báli ‘in the fire’, which is supported by the parallel construction in st. 19/7-8 above: sat í báli miðju ‘sat in the middle of the fire’. The present emendations to Bil and í báli ‘in the bonfire’ have the advantage of restoring the missing internal rhymes. Kock (Skald; NN §2867) assumes that the alliteration in ll. 7-8 is on the letter h- (hosk ‘wise’) rather than on b- (alleged scribal confusion between <b> and <h>) and he restores the ll. as follows: hosk sat brúðr í háska | haukstalds um dag allan ‘the wise bride of the warrior sat in danger all day’.
baug ‘of the ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < baugstallr (noun m.): [ring-support]
kennings
hosk Bil baugstalls‘the wise Bil of the ring-seat ’
= WOMAN
the ring-seat → ARM
the wise Bil of the ARM → WOMAN
notes
[7, 8] Bil baugstalls ‘the Bil <goddess> of the ring-seat [ARM > WOMAN]’: This emendation is conjectural. Baugstalls ‘of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’) is clearly a determinant in a kenning for woman (see Meissner 420). However, brúðr ‘woman’ (so 721) cannot function as a base-word in such a kenning. Skj B emends to brú ‘bridge’ and reads brú baugstalls ‘the bridge of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘woman’), but brú ‘bridge’ is unattested as a base-word in a kenning for woman (see LP: brú). Bil, on the other hand, is a common base-word in such kennings (see LP: Bil) and in keeping with the other woman-kennings in Mv I (see also st. 14/6: auðar-Bil ‘wealth-Bil’ i.e. ‘woman’).
baug ‘of the ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring < baugstallr (noun m.): [ring-support]
kennings
hosk Bil baugstalls‘the wise Bil of the ring-seat ’
= WOMAN
the ring-seat → ARM
the wise Bil of the ARM → WOMAN
notes
[7, 8] Bil baugstalls ‘the Bil <goddess> of the ring-seat [ARM > WOMAN]’: This emendation is conjectural. Baugstalls ‘of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’) is clearly a determinant in a kenning for woman (see Meissner 420). However, brúðr ‘woman’ (so 721) cannot function as a base-word in such a kenning. Skj B emends to brú ‘bridge’ and reads brú baugstalls ‘the bridge of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘woman’), but brú ‘bridge’ is unattested as a base-word in a kenning for woman (see LP: brú). Bil, on the other hand, is a common base-word in such kennings (see LP: Bil) and in keeping with the other woman-kennings in Mv I (see also st. 14/6: auðar-Bil ‘wealth-Bil’ i.e. ‘woman’).
stalls ‘seat’
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stallr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): seat, stall, support < baugstallr (noun m.): [ring-support]
kennings
hosk Bil baugstalls‘the wise Bil of the ring-seat ’
= WOMAN
the ring-seat → ARM
the wise Bil of the ARM → WOMAN
notes
[7, 8] Bil baugstalls ‘the Bil <goddess> of the ring-seat [ARM > WOMAN]’: This emendation is conjectural. Baugstalls ‘of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’) is clearly a determinant in a kenning for woman (see Meissner 420). However, brúðr ‘woman’ (so 721) cannot function as a base-word in such a kenning. Skj B emends to brú ‘bridge’ and reads brú baugstalls ‘the bridge of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘woman’), but brú ‘bridge’ is unattested as a base-word in a kenning for woman (see LP: brú). Bil, on the other hand, is a common base-word in such kennings (see LP: Bil) and in keeping with the other woman-kennings in Mv I (see also st. 14/6: auðar-Bil ‘wealth-Bil’ i.e. ‘woman’).
stalls ‘seat’
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stallr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): seat, stall, support < baugstallr (noun m.): [ring-support]
kennings
hosk Bil baugstalls‘the wise Bil of the ring-seat ’
= WOMAN
the ring-seat → ARM
the wise Bil of the ARM → WOMAN
notes
[7, 8] Bil baugstalls ‘the Bil <goddess> of the ring-seat [ARM > WOMAN]’: This emendation is conjectural. Baugstalls ‘of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘of the arm’) is clearly a determinant in a kenning for woman (see Meissner 420). However, brúðr ‘woman’ (so 721) cannot function as a base-word in such a kenning. Skj B emends to brú ‘bridge’ and reads brú baugstalls ‘the bridge of the ring-seat’ (i.e. ‘woman’), but brú ‘bridge’ is unattested as a base-word in a kenning for woman (see LP: brú). Bil, on the other hand, is a common base-word in such kennings (see LP: Bil) and in keeping with the other woman-kennings in Mv I (see also st. 14/6: auðar-Bil ‘wealth-Bil’ i.e. ‘woman’).
um ‘’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
dag ‘day’
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dagr (noun m.; °-s, dat. degi/dag/dagi(Thom¹ 332¹n.); -ar): day
allan ‘all’
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allr (adj.): all
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