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Note to SnSt Ht 28III

[8] mæta (f. acc. sg.) ‘noble’: This adj. is grammatically difficult. Earlier eds connect it with stórlæti ‘generosity’; stórlæti is n., not f., however. Following Konráð Gíslason (1895-7), Faulkes (SnE 2007, 151) does indeed give it as a f. noun, and we would then have to assume an unattested f. in-stem variant. Mæta could also be a weak n. acc. sg., but that is unlikely from a grammatical point of view (see NS §50).

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. NS = Nygaard, Marius. 1906. Norrøn syntax. Kristiania (Oslo): Aschehoug. Rpt. 1966.
  3. Konráð Gíslason. 1895-7. Efterladte skrifter. 2 vols. I: Forelæsninger over oldnordiske skjaldekvad. II: Forelæsninger og videnskablige afhandlinger. Copenhagen: Gyldendal.
  4. SnE 2007 = Snorri Sturluson. 2007. Edda: Háttatal. Ed. Anthony Faulkes. 2nd edn. University College London: Viking Society for Northern Research.

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