Anon Alpost 1^VII

Pétr ‘Peter’

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Pétr (noun m.): Peter

[1] Pétr: ‘[...]etr’ 721

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[1] Pétr: Initial P omitted. There is a space for an ornate capital P at 15r/17, where the poem begins in the ms. On S. Peter the Apostle, see Cross and Livingstone 1983, 1067-8; Jón Þorkelsson 1888, 58-60; Widding, Bekker-Nielsen and Shook 1963, 329-30; Gad 1968b, 254-6, 260-1; Bekker-Nielsen 1968b, 261-3; Kilström 1968, 256-9; Foote 1976, 158-9; Cormack 1994, 146-51, 244.

er ‘is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

páfi ‘Pope’

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páfi (noun m.; °-a; -ar): Pope

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[1] drottins páfi ‘the Lord’s Pope’: Cf. Lat. domini papa (see Blaise 1954: papa 2). On drottins with short ‘o’, see Note to st. 8/8.

drottins ‘the Lord’s’

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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master

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[1] drottins páfi ‘the Lord’s Pope’: Cf. Lat. domini papa (see Blaise 1954: papa 2). On drottins with short ‘o’, see Note to st. 8/8.

prísaðr ‘praised’

gleði ‘of joy’

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gleði (noun f.): joy

vísum ‘in verses’

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1. vísa (noun f.; °-u; -ur): verse

hvílir ‘rests’

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2. hvíla (verb): rest

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[3, 4] hans líkið ... hvílir í Róma ‘his body rests ... in Rome’: Hans (l. 3) is extrametrical. On the commonplace tradition that Peter’s final resting place is Rome, where the Apostle was crucified by the emperor Nero, see generally Cross 1979, 170; Foote 1976, 158-9; cf., e.g., IO 67, 5; Beda, Martyrologium, cols 960A-961A; and Icel. accounts in Holm perg 5 fol, 59va (Foote 1976, 154); AM 764 4°, 16v; AM 660 4°, 23v (Foote 1976, 153); Pétr²B 211; Páll²A 276/31; PP 315-17; AM 194 8°, 16v (AÍ I, 24).

hans ‘of him’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

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[3, 4] hans líkið ... hvílir í Róma ‘his body rests ... in Rome’: Hans (l. 3) is extrametrical. On the commonplace tradition that Peter’s final resting place is Rome, where the Apostle was crucified by the emperor Nero, see generally Cross 1979, 170; Foote 1976, 158-9; cf., e.g., IO 67, 5; Beda, Martyrologium, cols 960A-961A; and Icel. accounts in Holm perg 5 fol, 59va (Foote 1976, 154); AM 764 4°, 16v; AM 660 4°, 23v (Foote 1976, 153); Pétr²B 211; Páll²A 276/31; PP 315-17; AM 194 8°, 16v (AÍ I, 24).

líkið ‘body’

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1. lík (noun n.; °-s; -): body, shape

[3] líkið: ‘lkt’ corrected from ‘ldt’ 721

notes

[3] líkið: Corrected in ms. from what appears to have been first entered as an erroneous abbreviated form ‘ldt’ (? for landit). — [3, 4] hans líkið ... hvílir í Róma ‘his body rests ... in Rome’: Hans (l. 3) is extrametrical. On the commonplace tradition that Peter’s final resting place is Rome, where the Apostle was crucified by the emperor Nero, see generally Cross 1979, 170; Foote 1976, 158-9; cf., e.g., IO 67, 5; Beda, Martyrologium, cols 960A-961A; and Icel. accounts in Holm perg 5 fol, 59va (Foote 1976, 154); AM 764 4°, 16v; AM 660 4°, 23v (Foote 1976, 153); Pétr²B 211; Páll²A 276/31; PP 315-17; AM 194 8°, 16v (AÍ I, 24).

líkið ‘body’

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1. lík (noun n.; °-s; -): body, shape

[3] líkið: ‘lkt’ corrected from ‘ldt’ 721

notes

[3] líkið: Corrected in ms. from what appears to have been first entered as an erroneous abbreviated form ‘ldt’ (? for landit). — [3, 4] hans líkið ... hvílir í Róma ‘his body rests ... in Rome’: Hans (l. 3) is extrametrical. On the commonplace tradition that Peter’s final resting place is Rome, where the Apostle was crucified by the emperor Nero, see generally Cross 1979, 170; Foote 1976, 158-9; cf., e.g., IO 67, 5; Beda, Martyrologium, cols 960A-961A; and Icel. accounts in Holm perg 5 fol, 59va (Foote 1976, 154); AM 764 4°, 16v; AM 660 4°, 23v (Foote 1976, 153); Pétr²B 211; Páll²A 276/31; PP 315-17; AM 194 8°, 16v (AÍ I, 24).

sæla ‘the blessed’

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sæll (adj.): happy, blessed

höfuð ‘the chief’

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hǫfuð (noun n.; °-s; -): head < hǫfuðdómari (noun m.)

dómarans ‘judge’

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dómari (noun m.; °-a; -ar): [judge] < hǫfuðdómari (noun m.)

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

notes

[3, 4] hans líkið ... hvílir í Róma ‘his body rests ... in Rome’: Hans (l. 3) is extrametrical. On the commonplace tradition that Peter’s final resting place is Rome, where the Apostle was crucified by the emperor Nero, see generally Cross 1979, 170; Foote 1976, 158-9; cf., e.g., IO 67, 5; Beda, Martyrologium, cols 960A-961A; and Icel. accounts in Holm perg 5 fol, 59va (Foote 1976, 154); AM 764 4°, 16v; AM 660 4°, 23v (Foote 1976, 153); Pétr²B 211; Páll²A 276/31; PP 315-17; AM 194 8°, 16v (AÍ I, 24).

Róma ‘Rome’

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Róma (noun f.): [Rome]

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[3, 4] hans líkið ... hvílir í Róma ‘his body rests ... in Rome’: Hans (l. 3) is extrametrical. On the commonplace tradition that Peter’s final resting place is Rome, where the Apostle was crucified by the emperor Nero, see generally Cross 1979, 170; Foote 1976, 158-9; cf., e.g., IO 67, 5; Beda, Martyrologium, cols 960A-961A; and Icel. accounts in Holm perg 5 fol, 59va (Foote 1976, 154); AM 764 4°, 16v; AM 660 4°, 23v (Foote 1976, 153); Pétr²B 211; Páll²A 276/31; PP 315-17; AM 194 8°, 16v (AÍ I, 24).

Yfir ‘chief’

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yfir (prep.): over < yfirpostuli (noun m.): chief Apostle

[5] Yfir‑: ‘y[...]’ 721

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[5] yfirpostula ‘chief Apostle’: A reference to Peter’s traditional title princeps apostolorum; cf. Anon Pét 27/1-2: princeps ... postulanna and the antiphon: Tu es pastor ovium, princeps apostolorum ‘You are the shepherd of the sheep, chief of the Apostles’ sung at the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul (29 June; CAO III, 513 no. 5207; cf. Ordo Nidr. 319, 358, 360, 374; Gjerløw 1961, 137; Thesaurus Linguae Latinae: princeps III.A.2.c [1287/75-88/1] apostolorum ... [de Petro]).

postula ‘Apostle’

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postuli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): apostle < yfirpostuli (noun m.): chief Apostle

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[5] yfirpostula ‘chief Apostle’: A reference to Peter’s traditional title princeps apostolorum; cf. Anon Pét 27/1-2: princeps ... postulanna and the antiphon: Tu es pastor ovium, princeps apostolorum ‘You are the shepherd of the sheep, chief of the Apostles’ sung at the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul (29 June; CAO III, 513 no. 5207; cf. Ordo Nidr. 319, 358, 360, 374; Gjerløw 1961, 137; Thesaurus Linguae Latinae: princeps III.A.2.c [1287/75-88/1] apostolorum ... [de Petro]).

æstan ‘the noblest’

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œðri (adj. comp.): nobler, higher

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[5] æstan ‘noblest’: Ms. æztan retained in Skald. Normalisation to the late form æstan (as in Skj B) is necessary to provide skothending with yfirpostula.

allir ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

skulum ‘We must’

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skulu (verb): shall, should, must

hann ‘him’

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hann (pron.; °gen. hans, dat. honum; f. hon, gen. hennar, acc. hana): he, she, it, they, them...

kalla ‘call’

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kalla (verb): call

várr ‘our’

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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our

er ‘is’

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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am

völdugr ‘the mighty’

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vǫldugr (adj.): powerful

herra ‘Lord’

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1. herra (noun m.; °herra; herrar): lord

vörðr ‘protector’

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vǫrðr (noun m.; °varðar, dat. verði/vǫrð; verðir, acc. vǫrðu): guardian, defender

á ‘in’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

himni ‘heaven’

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

og ‘and’

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

jörðu ‘on earth’

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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304Š)): ground, earth

Prýðir ‘adorns’

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prýða (verb): adorn

notes

[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet.

hier ‘here’

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hér (adv.): here

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[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet. — [10] hier inni ‘herein’: Cf. Lok 1/4, 2/5 hér inni; Eyv Hák 16/5^I inni hér.

hier ‘here’

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hér (adv.): here

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[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet. — [10] hier inni ‘herein’: Cf. Lok 1/4, 2/5 hér inni; Eyv Hák 16/5^I inni hér.

pall ‘bench’

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pallr (noun m.; °dat. -i; -ar): bench, step

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[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet.

várn ‘our’

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várr (pron.; °f. ór/vár; pl. órir/várir): our

notes

[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet.

inni ‘in’

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2. inni (adv.): in, inside, indoors

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[10] hier inni ‘herein’: Cf. Lok 1/4, 2/5 hér inni; Eyv Hák 16/5^I inni hér.

Pétr ‘Peter’

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Pétr (noun m.): Peter

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[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet.

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

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[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet.

sínu ‘his’

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

notes

[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet.

minni ‘memorial toast’

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1. minni (noun n.; °-s; -): memory

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[9-10] Pétr prýðir várn pall hier inni með sínu minni: Með sínu minni ‘with his memorial toast’, i.e. ‘with the memorial toast for him, in his honour’. On the connection between the formulaic final couplets (all of which contain the end-rhyme inni : minni) and the tradition of drinking toasts in amore sanctorum ‘to the love of saints’, see Introduction, where a close connection with the late religious poem Ceciliudiktur is observed. Rhymed refrains of this sort are not without parallel. Compare, for instance, the form of the late poem Adamsóður, included in the Vísnabók (1612) of Bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson of Hólar (Jón Torfason and Kristján Eiríksson 2000, 218-21), in which each st. of six ll. also ends with a rhyming couplet.