Anon Pét 37VII
David McDougall (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Pétrsdrápa 37’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 828-9.
Hlaut ‘obtained’
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hljóta (verb): alot, gain
af ‘from’
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af (prep.): from
himna ‘of the heavens’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
kennings
gæti himna‘the keeper of the heavens ’
= God
the keeper of the heavens → God
gæti ‘the keeper’
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gætir (noun m.): guardian
kennings
gæti himna‘the keeper of the heavens ’
= God
the keeper of the heavens → God
hæst ‘the highest’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
móðir ‘the mother’
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móðir (noun f.): mother
kennings
móðir guðs‘the mother of God ’
= Mary
the mother of God → Mary
notes
[2] móðir ‘mother’: See Note to st. 5/6.
guðs ‘of God’
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1. guð (noun m.; °***guðrs, guðis, gus): (Christian) God
kennings
móðir guðs‘the mother of God ’
= Mary
the mother of God → Mary
næsta ‘next to’
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nærri (adj. comp.; °superl. nǽstr): near, nearer, next
Pétur ‘Peter’
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Pétr (noun m.): Peter
prýði ‘of honour’
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prýði (noun f.): finery, honour < prýðisæti (noun n.)
notes
[3-4] prýðisæti postula ‘the seat of honour of the Apostles’: Referring to Peter’s preeminence both as princeps postulanna ‘prince of the Apostles’ (st. 27/1-2; cf. st. 34/3 postula prýði ‘adornment of the Apostles’) and as the first occupant of the sedes apostolica ‘apostolic seat’ (cf. Fritzner: sæti 1) postoligt sæti.
sæti ‘the seat’
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2. sæti (noun n.; °-s; -): seat < prýðisæti (noun n.)
notes
[3-4] prýðisæti postula ‘the seat of honour of the Apostles’: Referring to Peter’s preeminence both as princeps postulanna ‘prince of the Apostles’ (st. 27/1-2; cf. st. 34/3 postula prýði ‘adornment of the Apostles’) and as the first occupant of the sedes apostolica ‘apostolic seat’ (cf. Fritzner: sæti 1) postoligt sæti.
postula ‘of the Apostles’
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postuli (noun m.; °-a; -ar): apostle
notes
[3-4] prýðisæti postula ‘the seat of honour of the Apostles’: Referring to Peter’s preeminence both as princeps postulanna ‘prince of the Apostles’ (st. 27/1-2; cf. st. 34/3 postula prýði ‘adornment of the Apostles’) and as the first occupant of the sedes apostolica ‘apostolic seat’ (cf. Fritzner: sæti 1) postoligt sæti.
vald ‘authority’
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vald (noun n.; °-s; *-): strength, power
um ‘for’
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1. um (prep.): about, around
aldir ‘all time’
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ǫld (noun f.; °; aldir): people, age
Dýrð ‘glory’
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dýrð (noun f.; °-ar/-a(NoDipl(1279) 44²); -ir): glory
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
veg ‘honour’
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2. vegr (noun m.; °-s/-ar, dat. -): honour
sem ‘and’
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sem (conj.): as, which
virðing ‘veneration’
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virðing (noun f.; °-ar): honour
veiti ‘give’
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2. veita (verb): grant, give
drotni ‘Lord’
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dróttinn (noun m.; °dróttins, dat. dróttni (drottini [$1049$]); dróttnar): lord, master
heitri ‘with ardent’
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heitr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): hot, ardent
ást ‘love’
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ást (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): love
í ‘in’
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í (prep.): in, into
himni ‘heaven’
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himinn (noun m.; °himins, dat. himni; himnar): heaven, sky
[7] himni: ‘himi’ 621
og ‘and’
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3. ok (conj.): and, but; also
hæstum ‘to the highest’
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3. hár (adj.; °-van; compar. hǽrri, superl. hǽstr): high
hjörð ‘flock’
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hjǫrð (noun f.; °hjarðar, dat. -/-u; hjarðir/hjarðar): herd
Krists ‘of Christ’
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Kristr (noun m.; °-s/-, dat. -i; -ar): Christ
öll ‘the entire’
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allr (adj.): all
á ‘on’
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3. á (prep.): on, at
jörðu ‘earth’
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jǫrð (noun f.; °jarðar, dat. -u; jarðir/jarðar(DN I (1367) 304)): ground, earth
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