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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Mv III 2VII/8 — verkum ‘deeds’

Heyrðu, svá að hrein orð
hitti eg og gleði mitt,
æstr, fyrir unað best,
Andréas, hugarland.
Minnumz eg, að mey sönn,
Máría — sú er líkn vár
í hreinum vís vón
verkum — leysti einn klerk.

Heyrðu, æstr Andréas, svá að eg hitti hrein orð og gleði hugarland mitt fyrir best unað. Eg minnumz, að sönn mey, Máría, leysti einn klerk; sú er líkn vár, vís vón í hreinum verkum.

Hear, most worthy Andrew, so that I may find pure words and may please my mind-land [BREAST] by the best bliss. I remember that the true Virgin, Mary, redeemed a cleric; she is our mercy, trusty hope in pure deeds.

notes

[7, 8] í hreinum verkum ‘in pure deeds’: Skj B connects the prepositional phrase with sú er líkn vár ‘she is our mercy’ (l. 6).

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