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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Anon Pét 12VII/2 — væri ‘was’

Skriptúra skýrt váttar,
skær Perpétúa væri
kván í Kristi greinum
kunn, sú Pétro unni.
Petronillam nýtum
námgreini gaf eina
dóttur guðs og gætti
gott víf að eilífu.

Skriptúra váttar skýrt, skær Perpétúa væri kván kunn í Kristi greinum, sú unni Pétro. Gott víf gaf nýtum námgreini eina dóttur, Petronillam, og gætti guðs að eilífu.

Scripture clearly testifies [that] pure Perpetua was a woman skilled in Christ’s teachings, who loved Peter. The good woman gave to the excellent teacher a daughter, Petronilla, and directed her thoughts to God perpetually.

readings

[2] væri: ‘vorri’ 621

notes

[2] væri ‘was’: Emendation from ms. ‘vorri’ first proposed by Kahle 1898, 110.

grammar

Irregular verbs: vera (to be)

indic.subj.
pres.pastpres.past
sing.


pl.
1
2
3
1
2
3
em
ert
er
erum
eruð
eru
var
vart
var
várum
váruð
váru

sér

sém
séð
væra
værir
væri
værim
værið
væri
imperative
past part.
ver, verið
verit
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