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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Skipa 8III/7 — lína ‘line’

Rá, rakki, rif,         rengr ok hǫmlur,
vindáss, vengi,         vǫndr, langnefjur,
vǫlt, beitiáss,         varta, brandar,
bitar, bóglína,         bulkastokkar.

Rá, rakki, rif, rengr ok hǫmlur, vindáss, vengi, vǫndr, langnefjur, vǫlt, beitiáss, varta, brandar, bitar, bóglína, bulkastokkar.

Yard, parrel, reef, ribs and oar-loops, windlass, cabin, wand, rowlock-pins, roller, tacking-boom, prow-carving, bows, transoms, bowline, bulk-heads.

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[7] ‑lína: ‑lima C

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[7] bóglína (f.) ‘bowline’: A rope running from the middle or the forward edge of the sail to the bow (bógr) holding the edge of the sail steady (Falk 1912, 65-6; SnE 1998, II, 248). In Old Norse, this nautical term is found only here.

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