Anon Mv I 3VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríuvísur I 3’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 681.
Rieð ‘managed’
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ráða (verb): advise, rule, interpret, decide
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
borg ‘city’
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borg (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -; -ir): city, stronghold
svá ‘this’
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svá (adv.): so, thus
breiðri ‘spacious’
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breiðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): broad, wide
brúðr ‘A woman’
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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride
fyrir ‘’
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fyrir (prep.): for, before, because of
garði ‘estate’
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garðr (noun m.): enclosure, yard
prúðum ‘a magnificent’
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prúðr (adj.; °superl. -astr): magnificent, proud
siðlátust ‘the most virtuous’
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siðlátr (adj.): [most virtuous]
hielt ‘followed’
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halda (verb): hold, keep
notes
[3, 4] hielt sæm dæmi ‘followed fitting examples’: For the verb halda ‘follow, adhere to’ with the acc., see Fritzner: halda 16.
sæta ‘female’
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1. sæta (noun f.; °-u; -ur): woman, lady
notes
[3, 4] hielt sæm dæmi ‘followed fitting examples’: For the verb halda ‘follow, adhere to’ with the acc., see Fritzner: halda 16. — [4] sæm ‘fitting’: So Sperber 1911, Skj B, Skald. The ms. reading sönn ‘true’ leaves the l. without internal rhyme.
notes
[3, 4] hielt sæm dæmi ‘followed fitting examples’: For the verb halda ‘follow, adhere to’ with the acc., see Fritzner: halda 16. — [4] sæm ‘fitting’: So Sperber 1911, Skj B, Skald. The ms. reading sönn ‘true’ leaves the l. without internal rhyme.
miskunnar ‘of mercy’
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miskunn (noun f.; °-ar; gen. -a): forgiveness, mercy, grace
dæmi ‘examples’
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dœmi (noun n.; °-s; -): judgement, example
notes
[3, 4] hielt sæm dæmi ‘followed fitting examples’: For the verb halda ‘follow, adhere to’ with the acc., see Fritzner: halda 16.
Næst ‘After’
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2. næst (conj.): [After]
kærligum ‘affectionate’
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kærligr (adj.): [affectionate]
Kristi ‘Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
kæst ‘the dearest’
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kærr (adj.; °superl. kǽrstr/kǽrastr): dear
elskaði ‘loved’
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1. elska (noun f.; °-u): love
hæsta ‘the highest’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
Máríu ‘Mary’
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María (noun f.): Mary
drotning ‘queen’
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dróttning (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -u/-, acc. -u/-; -ar): queen
dýra ‘precious’
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dýrr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -str/-astr): precious
drós ‘lady’
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drós (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): lady
í ‘with’
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í (prep.): in, into
verkum ‘deeds’
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verk (noun n.; °-s; -): deed
ljósum ‘fair’
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ljóss (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): bright
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