Anon Lil 42VII/3 — er ‘is’
‘Þystir hann og er fölr af föstum,
firriz hlátr, en kann að gráta;
mæðiz hann og er móður sinnar
mjólku fæddr, en reifum klæddiz.
Finn eg þó, að í slíku sannar
sjálf náttúran, manndóm váttar;
fýsir mig því framm að æsa
flein ódygðar honum að meini.
‘Þystir hann og er fölr af föstum, firriz hlátr, en kann að gráta; hann mæðiz og er fæddr mjólku móður sinnar en klæddiz reifum. Þó finn eg, að sjálf náttúran sannar í slíku, váttar manndóm; því fýsir mig að æsa framm flein ódygðar að meini honum.
‘He thirsts and is pale from fasts, avoids laughter, but knows how to weep; he grows weary and is fed with the milk of his mother and was clothed in swaddling clothes. And yet I find that nature itself gives proof in such a thing, attests to his humanity; therefore I long to shoot forward the dart of faithlessness to his harm.
readings
[3] er: á Vb, 41 8°ˣ, om. 4892
notes
[4] er fæddr … klæddiz ‘was fed … was clothed’: Note the shift in tense. The feeding and clothing of Jesus by his mother occurred in the past (35/1-2); Jesus fasts after his Baptism (cf. Matt. IV.2, Mark I.12-13, Luke IV.1-2) as Lucifer stands by and utters these comments. Should his weeping also be understood as occurring as he fasts (a detail not mentioned in the Gospels), or is this a reference to his weeping at his Circumcision (35/8 and Note)?
grammar
Irregular verbs: vera (to be)
| indic. | subj. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pres. | past | pres. | past | ||
| sing. pl. | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | em ert er erum eruð eru | var vart var várum váruð váru | sé sér sé sém séð sé | væra værir væri værim værið væri |
| imperative past part. | ver, verið verit | ||||