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Anon Pl 59^VII

Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills (eds) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Plácitusdrápa 59’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 220.

Anonymous Poems Plácitusdrápa

Inn ‘into’

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1. inn (adv.): in, inside

bað ‘told’

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biðja (verb; °biðr; bað, báðu; beðinn (beiþ- Martin¹ 573, bỏþ- HákEirsp 661, cf. ed. intr. xl)): ask for, order, pray

með ‘with’

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með (prep.): with

sér ‘him’

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

svinnan ‘the wise’

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2. svinnr (adj.): wise

[1] svinnan: svinnat 673b

snar ‘The vigorous’

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snarr (adj.): gallant, bold < snarfengr (adj.): sturdy

[2] snarfengr í hof: ‘snar[...]of’ 673b, snarfengr í hof(?) 673bSE

fengr ‘’

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1. fanga (verb; °præt. part. fanginn): capture < snarfengr (adj.): sturdy

[2] snarfengr í hof: ‘snar[...]of’ 673b, snarfengr í hof(?) 673bSE

í ‘’

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í (prep.): in, into

[2] snarfengr í hof: ‘snar[...]of’ 673b, snarfengr í hof(?) 673bSE

hof ‘the temple’

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1. hóf (noun n.; °-s; -): court, temple

[2] snarfengr í hof: ‘snar[...]of’ 673b, snarfengr í hof(?) 673bSE

þengill ‘prince’

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þengill (noun m.): prince, ruler

ítr ‘the glorious’

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ítr (adj.): glorious

kennings

ítr hnekkir angrs
‘the glorious subduer of sin ’
= HOLY MAN
the glorious subduer of sin → HOLY MAN

hnekkir ‘subduer’

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hnekkir (noun m.): subduer

kennings

ítr hnekkir angrs
‘the glorious subduer of sin ’
= HOLY MAN
the glorious subduer of sin → HOLY MAN

stóð ‘stood’

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standa (verb): stand

úti ‘outside’

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úti (adv.): out, outdoors, out at sea, abroad

angrs ‘of sin’

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2. angr (noun n.): grief, sin

[4] angrs Plácitum: ‘[...]itum’ 673b, ‘[...] placitum’ 673bFJ

kennings

ítr hnekkir angrs
‘the glorious subduer of sin ’
= HOLY MAN
the glorious subduer of sin → HOLY MAN

Plácitum ‘Plácitus’

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Plácitus (noun m.): Plácitus, Placitus

[4] angrs Plácitum: ‘[...]itum’ 673b, ‘[...] placitum’ 673bFJ

ganga ‘to go’

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2. ganga (verb; geng, gekk, gengu, genginn): walk, go

Blót ‘Sacrifice’

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blót (noun n.; °-s; -): sacrifice

kvað ‘said’

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2. kveðja (verb; kvaddi): (dd) request, address, greet

gramr ‘king’

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1. gramr (noun m.): ruler

inn ‘the’

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2. inn (art.): the

[5, 6] inn grimmi gagni í sókn: ‘[...]isocn’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘[...]socn’ 673bÞH, ‘[...]son’ 673bHE

notes

[5-6] inn grimmi ... gagni ‘the fierce ... for your victory’: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887.

grimmi ‘fierce’

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grimmr (adj.; °compar. -ari, superl. -astr): fierce

[5, 6] inn grimmi gagni í sókn: ‘[...]isocn’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘[...]socn’ 673bÞH, ‘[...]son’ 673bHE

notes

[5-6] inn grimmi ... gagni ‘the fierce ... for your victory’: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887.

gagni ‘for your victory’

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1. gagn (noun n.): victory

[5, 6] inn grimmi gagni í sókn: ‘[...]isocn’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘[...]socn’ 673bÞH, ‘[...]son’ 673bHE

notes

[5-6] inn grimmi ... gagni ‘the fierce ... for your victory’: Emendation proposed by Finnur Jónsson 1887.

í ‘in’

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í (prep.): in, into

[5, 6] inn grimmi gagni í sókn: ‘[...]isocn’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘[...]socn’ 673bÞH, ‘[...]son’ 673bHE

sókn ‘battle’

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sókn (noun f.; °-ar; -ir): attack, fight

[5, 6] inn grimmi gagni í sókn: ‘[...]isocn’ 673b, 673bFJ, ‘[...]socn’ 673bÞH, ‘[...]son’ 673bHE

ok ‘and’

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

fagna ‘rejoice’

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fagna (verb; °-að-): welcome, rejoice

kvôn ‘wife’

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kván (noun f.; °-ar): wife

hittir ‘found’

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hitta (verb): meet, encounter

þú ‘you’

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þú (pron.; °gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik): you

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