Anon Mv I 26VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríuvísur I 26’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 697.
Hrings ‘of the ring’
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1. hringr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -; -ar): ring; sword
kennings
Hlín hrings‘The Hlín of the ring ’
= WOMAN
The Hlín of the ring → WOMAN
nam ‘proceeded’
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1. nema (verb): to take
heim ‘home’
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heim (adv.): home, back
að ‘to’
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5. at (nota): to (with infinitive)
ganga ‘go’
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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go
Hlín ‘The Hlín’
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Hlín (noun f.): Hlín
kennings
Hlín hrings‘The Hlín of the ring ’
= WOMAN
The Hlín of the ring → WOMAN
í ‘into’
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í (prep.): in, into
kirkju ‘church’
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kirkja (noun f.): church
sína ‘her’
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3. sinn (pron.; °f. sín, n. sitt): (refl. poss. pron.)
þakkar ‘she thanks’
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1. þakka (verb): thank
líf ‘for her life’
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líf (noun n.; °-s; -): life
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
lukku ‘luck’
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lukka (noun f.; °-u): luck
notes
[3] lukku (f. acc. sg.) ‘luck’: This is a late loanword from MLG (ge)lucke ‘luck’ (see AEW: lukka).
lút ‘kneeling [lit. stooped]’
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lútr (adj.; °compar. -ari): bent, bowed
þreyjandi ‘yearning’
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þreyja (verb): yearn
meyju ‘the Virgin’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
[4] meyju: meyja 721
notes
[4] meyju (f. dat. sg.) ‘the Virgin’: Meyja (f. nom. sg.) ‘the maiden’ (so 721) could only be construed as the subject of the verb þakkar ‘thanks’ (l. 3): ‘the kneeling, yearning maiden gave thanks for her life and luck’. However, the ms. reading appears to be a lectio facilior (the noun is preceded by two adjs in the f. nom. sg.).
Skrifa ‘written’
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skrifa (verb): write
liet ‘had’
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láta (verb): let, have sth done
baugs ‘of the ring’
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baugr (noun m.; °dat. -i/-; -ar): ring
kennings
Brík baugs‘The plank of the ring ’
= WOMAN
The plank of the ring → WOMAN
á ‘in’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
briefi ‘a document’
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bréf (noun n.; °-s; -): letter
brík ‘The plank’
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brík (noun f.; °-ar; -r): plank
kennings
Brík baugs‘The plank of the ring ’
= WOMAN
The plank of the ring → WOMAN
jartegnir ‘miracles’
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jarteign (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): miracle
slíkar ‘such’
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2. slíkr (adj.): such
að ‘so that’
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4. at (conj.): that
Máríe ‘Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
meyjar ‘of the Virgin’
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mær (noun f.; °meyjar, dat. meyju; meyjar): maiden
margfaldi ‘may multiply’
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margfalda (verb): manifold
lof ‘the praise’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
aldir ‘people’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
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