Hlaut Máría mætan
minn græðara að fæða;
hátt ferr dýrð, sú er dróttinn
dáðnenninn giefr henni.
Lofar, þá er öllum er efri
ein riett í veg hreinum,
— Kristr skipar hjá sier hæsta
heims drottning — lið* beima.
Máría hlaut að fæða mætan græðara minn; hátt ferr dýrð, sú er dáðnenninn dróttinn giefr henni. Lið* beima lofar, þá er ein er riett efri öllum í hreinum veg; Kristr skipar hæsta drottning heims hjá sier.
Mary was chosen to give birth to my worthy Saviour; exalted is the glory which the deed-powerful Lord gives her. The company of men praises the one who alone, rightly, is higher than all in pure honour. Christ establishes the highest queen of the world [= Mary] beside himself.
[4] dáðnenninn: ‘[...]nnenn’ B, ‘[...]nennenn’ 399a‑bˣ
[4] dáðnenninn ‘deed-powerful’: The first part of this word is entirely lost in B. The alliteration requires initial <d>. Sveinbjörn Egilsson’s reconstruction, made in a n. to Jón Sigurðsson’s 444ˣ transcript, to dýrnenninn, m. nom. sg. of the adj. dýrnenninn ‘most enterprising’ qualifying dróttinn ‘lord’, is adopted by Rydberg. The cpd occurs also in Anon (MH) 1/4II. Finnur Jónsson’s emendation to dáðnenninn ‘deed-powerful’, also agreeing with dróttinn, though also a hap. leg., is on the same model (see LP: dáðnenninn). Cf., e.g., dáðvíss (adj.) ‘deed-wise’, applied to Mary in 13/6. Kock follows Finnur.