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Anon Pl 39^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 39’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 205.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Frið ‘The peace’

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friðr (noun m.): peace < friðbeiðir (noun m.)

kennings

Friðbeiðir glæstr hǫppum
‘The peace-promoter, shining with victories, ’
= God
The peace-promoter, shining with victories, → God

beiðir ‘promoter’

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beiðir (noun m.): demander < friðbeiðir (noun m.)

kennings

Friðbeiðir glæstr hǫppum
‘The peace-promoter, shining with victories, ’
= God
The peace-promoter, shining with victories, → God

gefr ‘gives’

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gefa (verb): give

fríðan ‘glorious’

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

[1] fríðan: ‘friþ[...]n’ 673b, ‘friþan’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

fǫgnuð ‘joy’

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fǫgnuðr (noun m.; °fagnaðar; fagnaðir): joy

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

sér ‘him’

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sik (pron.; °gen. sín, dat. sér): (refl. pron.)

brǫgnum ‘men’

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bragnar (noun m.): men, warriors

hǫppum ‘with victories’

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happ (noun n.; °-s; *-): fortune, luck

kennings

Friðbeiðir glæstr hǫppum
‘The peace-promoter, shining with victories, ’
= God
The peace-promoter, shining with victories, → God

glæstr ‘shining’

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glæsa (verb): adorn

[3] glæstr: ‘gl[...]s[...]’ 673b, ‘glæstr’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ, ‘gløstr’ 673bHE

kennings

Friðbeiðir glæstr hǫppum
‘The peace-promoter, shining with victories, ’
= God
The peace-promoter, shining with victories, → God

þeim ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

s ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

hraustla ‘bravely’

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hraustla (adv.): bravely

hǫrð ‘hard’

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harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh

mein ‘suffering’

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mein (noun n.; °-s; -): harm, injury

[4] mein: ‘m[...]n’ 673b, ‘mein’ 673bÞH, ‘me[...]n’ 673bFJ

bera ‘bear’

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3. bera (verb; °berr; bar, báru; borinn): bear, carry

á ‘on’

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3. á (prep.): on, at

jǫrðu ‘earth’

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

[4] jǫrðu: ‘[...]þu’ 673b, ‘iorþu’ 673bÞH, 673bFJ

Lýtr ‘bows’

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1. lúta (verb): (strong)

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

engla ‘of angels’

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1. engill (noun m.; °engils; englar): angel

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

lið ‘The band’

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lið (noun n.; °-s; -): retinue, troop

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

ítrum ‘to the glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

kennings

ítrum angrhrjóðanda;
‘to the glorious sin-destroyer; ’
= God
to the glorious sin-destroyer; → God

angr ‘sin’

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2. angr (noun n.): grief, sin < angrhrjóðandi (noun m.): sin-destroyer

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

kennings

ítrum angrhrjóðanda;
‘to the glorious sin-destroyer; ’
= God
to the glorious sin-destroyer; → God

hrjóðanda ‘destroyer’

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hrjóðandi (noun m.): destroyer < angrhrjóðandi (noun m.): sin-destroyer

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

kennings

ítrum angrhrjóðanda;
‘to the glorious sin-destroyer; ’
= God
to the glorious sin-destroyer; → God

ok ‘and’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

þjóðir ‘humankind’

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þjóð (noun f.; °-ar, dat. -/-u; -ir): people

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

einn ‘the one’

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2. einn (pron.; °decl. cf. einn num.): one, alone

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

es ‘is’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

ǫllu ‘than all’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

hreinni ‘purer’

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2. hreinn (adj.; °compar. hreinari/hreinni, superl. hreinastr/hreinstr): pure

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

allt ‘everything’

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allr (adj.): all

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

gótt ‘good’

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góðr (adj.): good

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

sá ‘’

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1. sá (pron.; °gen. þess, dat. þeim, acc. þann; f. sú, gen. þeirrar, acc. þá; n. þat, dat. því; pl. m. þeir, f. þǽ---): that (one), those

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

s ‘who’

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2. er (conj.): who, which, when

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

skóp ‘created’

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2. skapa (verb): form

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

dróttinn ‘Lord’

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

[5-8] abbrev. as ‘lytr:’ 673b

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[5-8]: Stef 2, cf. st. 32.

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