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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Þul Skipa 9III/3 — kjǫl ‘keel’

Barð, kné, byrði,         belti ok kinnungr,
kjǫlborð, keili         ok kjǫlsýja,
kraptar, kerling,         klœr ok þoptur,
kalreip, þrimir,         klofar ok þiljur.

Barð, kné, byrði, belti ok kinnungr, kjǫlborð, keili ok kjǫlsýja, kraptar, kerling, klœr ok þoptur, kalreip, þrimir, klofar ok þiljur.

Prow, knee, boarding, belt and bow, keelboard, mast-wedge and garboard, bollards, keelson, claws and rowing-benches, tack, gunwales, cleats and decking.

readings

[3] kjǫl‑: kjǫlr , A, B

notes

[3] kjǫlborð (n.) ‘keelboard’: The word has the same meaning as kjalborð or kjǫlsýja and denotes the plank next to the keel (see l. 4; Falk 1912, 52; SnE 1998, II, 335). Alternatively, this may have been two separate words rather than a cpd (so , A, B and adopted in Skj B and Skald), kjǫlr ‘keel’ and borð ‘gunwale’, the latter of which is also used for ‘planking’ in general.

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