Anon Mv II 2VII
Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Máríuvísur II 2’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 703.
Veittu ‘Grant’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
að ‘that’
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4. at (conj.): that
lof ‘eulogy’
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lof (noun n.; °-s; -): praise, leave, permission
liett ‘effortless’
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léttr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): easy, light
líði ‘might flow’
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1. líða (verb): move, glide
framm ‘forth’
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fram (adv.): out, forth, forwards, away
á ‘at’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
gleði ‘of joy’
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gleði (noun f.): joy < gleðitíð (noun f.)
tíð ‘a time’
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1. tíð (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): time < gleðitíð (noun f.)
Andréas ‘Andrew’
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Andreas (noun m.): [Andrew]
notes
[3] Andréas ‘Andrew’: For this invocation, see Introduction above.
að ‘so that’
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4. at (conj.): that
mjúk ‘the smooth’
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mjúkr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): gentle, humble
mynd ‘shape’
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mynd (noun f.; °; -ir): shape
mærðar ‘of praise’
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mærð (noun f.): praise
væri ‘would be’
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2. vera (verb): be, is, was, were, are, am
guði ‘to God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
færð ‘brought’
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2. fœra (verb): bring
hvessu ‘about how’
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hvat (pron.): what
mætust ‘the most glorious’
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mætr (adj.; °compar. -ri/-ari, superl. -astr): honoured, respected
mjúklát ‘gentle-minded’
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mjúklátr (adj.): gentle-minded, humble
móðir ‘mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
þraut ‘in misery’
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þraut (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): struggle < þrautgóðr (adj.)
góð ‘good’
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góðr (adj.): good < þrautgóðr (adj.)
brúði ‘by a woman’
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brúðr (noun f.; °brúðar, dat. & acc. brúði; brúðir): woman, bride
[7] brúði: ‘b[...]vdi’ 721
er ‘’
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2. er (conj.): who, which, when
bar ‘was in’
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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry
nauð ‘need’
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neyð (noun f.; °dat. -): need, distress
notes
[8] bónum ‘with prayers’: Bænum ‘with prayers’ (so 721) is also possible, but forces the emendation of kvón ‘wife’ to kvæn ‘wife’ to preserve the aðalhending (so Skald).
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[8] krafðiz ‘was invoked’: Vafði ‘wrapped, folded, hesitated’ (so 713) makes no sense in the present context, and the m.v. krafðiz ‘was invoked’ is required to convey the passive meaning.
guðs ‘of God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
kennings
kvón guðs,‘the wife of God, ’
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the wife of God, → Mary
kvón ‘the wife’
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kván (noun f.; °-ar): wife
kennings
kvón guðs,‘the wife of God, ’
= Mary
the wife of God, → Mary
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