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Anon Pét 18^VII

David McDougall (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Pétrsdrápa 18’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 810-11.

Anonymous Poems Pétrsdrápa

Fylgir ‘follows’

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2. fylgja (verb): follow, accompany

himna ‘of the heavens’

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

kennings

helgum hilmi himna;
‘the holy king of the heavens; ’
= God
the holy king of the heavens; → God

helgum ‘the holy’

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heilagr (adj.; °helgan; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): holy, sacred

kennings

helgum hilmi himna;
‘the holy king of the heavens; ’
= God
the holy king of the heavens; → God

hilmi ‘king’

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hilmir (noun m.): prince, protector

kennings

helgum hilmi himna;
‘the holy king of the heavens; ’
= God
the holy king of the heavens; → God

fríður ‘the glorious’

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fríðr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): beautiful, fair

notes

[2] fríður ‘glorious’: Ms. ‘fridr’. Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) prints the form with desyllabified -ur to gain an extra syllable (cf. Note to st. 4/2). Kock (NN §1712C; Skald) instead emends to fríðum, which he takes with helgum hilmi (ll. 1-2): ‘the glorious, holy king’.

síðan ‘Thereafter’

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síðan (adv.): later, then

postuli ‘Apostle’

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postuli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): apostle

prýðir ‘an adorner’

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prýðir (noun m.): adorner

kennings

prýðir lista.
‘an adorner of virtues. ’
= HOLY MAN
an adorner of virtues. → HOLY MAN

lista ‘of virtues’

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list (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): skill, art, virtue

kennings

prýðir lista.
‘an adorner of virtues. ’
= HOLY MAN
an adorner of virtues. → HOLY MAN

Pétr ‘Peter’

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Pétr (noun m.): Peter

sannliga ‘truly’

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sannliga (adv.): truly

mietraz ‘deemed’

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2. meta (verb): measure, value, assess

notes

[4] mietraz ‘is deemed’: The stem vowel, which is usually short, must be long here to provide aðalhending with Pétr; cf. Sigfús Blöndal 1920-4: mjetra.

Festi ‘fixed’

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2. festa (verb): fasten, betrothe, promise

hann ‘He’

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

allar ‘all’

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allr (adj.): all

ástir ‘his affections’

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ást (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): love

[5] ástir: ‘astir’ corrected from ‘astar’ 621

iel ‘of the storm’

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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm < élrann (noun n.)

kennings

sannan kóng ielranns;
‘the true king of the storm-house; ’
= God
the storm-house; → SKY/HEAVEN
the true king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

iel ‘of the storm’

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él (noun n.; °; dat. -um): storm < élrann (noun n.)

kennings

sannan kóng ielranns;
‘the true king of the storm-house; ’
= God
the storm-house; → SKY/HEAVEN
the true king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ranns ‘house’

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rann (noun n.): house, hall < élrann (noun n.)

kennings

sannan kóng ielranns;
‘the true king of the storm-house; ’
= God
the storm-house; → SKY/HEAVEN
the true king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

ranns ‘house’

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rann (noun n.): house, hall < élrann (noun n.)

kennings

sannan kóng ielranns;
‘the true king of the storm-house; ’
= God
the storm-house; → SKY/HEAVEN
the true king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

við ‘on’

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2. við (prep.): with, against

kóng ‘king’

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kóngr (noun m.): king

kennings

sannan kóng ielranns;
‘the true king of the storm-house; ’
= God
the storm-house; → SKY/HEAVEN
the true king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

notes

[6] kóng ‘king’: Ms. ‘k̄ḡ’. See LP: kongr, a form first attested in C14th. Kock (Skald) prints konung. Cf. Note to st. 23/2.

sannan ‘the true’

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2. sannr (adj.; °-an; compar. -ari, superl. -astr): true

kennings

sannan kóng ielranns;
‘the true king of the storm-house; ’
= God
the storm-house; → SKY/HEAVEN
the true king of the SKY/HEAVEN → God

varð ‘he became’

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1. verða (verb): become, be

því ‘therefore’

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því (adv.): therefore, because

valdr ‘the chosen’

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valdr (adj.): power

notes

[7] af ... valdr ‘through ... chosen’: See NN §1720. Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) emends af to at and translates: derfor blev guddommens vidne mægtig til kraftige gærninger ‘therefore the witness of divinity became capable of mighty deeds’ (= ‘responsible for, the cause of’?; cf. Blöndal: valdur 1. vera v. að e-u). But emendation is unnecessary if valdr is taken as the p.p. of velja ‘to choose’. With af gjörðum Kock compares Hhund I 41/5 af firinvercom ‘through wicked deeds’.

af ‘through’

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af (prep.): from

notes

[7] af ... valdr ‘through ... chosen’: See NN §1720. Finnur Jónsson (Skj B) emends af to at and translates: derfor blev guddommens vidne mægtig til kraftige gærninger ‘therefore the witness of divinity became capable of mighty deeds’ (= ‘responsible for, the cause of’?; cf. Blöndal: valdur 1. vera v. að e-u). But emendation is unnecessary if valdr is taken as the p.p. of velja ‘to choose’. With af gjörðum Kock compares Hhund I 41/5 af firinvercom ‘through wicked deeds’.

gjörðum ‘his deeds’

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1. gerð (noun f.): deed

váttr ‘witness’

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váttr (noun m.; °váttar; dat. vátt/vǽtti; váttar/vǽttir, acc. vátta/váttu/vǽtta): witness

guð ‘of the God’

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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God < guðdómr (noun m.): God’s dominion

dómsins ‘head’s’

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dómr (noun m.; °-s, dat. -i; -ar): judgement; court; -dom, -ness (suffix) < guðdómr (noun m.): God’s dominion

mátta ‘powers’

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máttr (noun m.; °-ar, dat. mǽtti/mátt; mǽttir, dat. -um): power

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