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Þorm Lv 22^I l. 3

harðra — of hard

lemma:

harðr (adj.; °comp. -ari; superl. -astr): hard, harsh

readings:

[3] harðra: harðr á 142ˣ, hára DG8

notes:

[3] harðra ‘of hard’: Gaertner (1907, 346) adopts the reading hára ‘high, long’ of ÓHLeg, seemingly on the basis of the belief that harðr is not attested as an epithet for a sword; but cf. LP: harðr 1.

kennings:

• þingi harðra hjǫrva. — the assembly of hard swords. [BATTLE]

grammar: