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Note to stanza3. Snorri Sturluson, Háttatal, 73 — nýi háttr [Vol. 3, 1184] [7] stinga (m. gen. pl.) ‘of rods’: The meaning of this word is unclear, but it must refer to a part of a ship (see Note to Ólhv Hryn 8/6II). Finnur Jónsson (LP: stingr = brandr) offers a possible ofljóst construction stingr ‘stinger’ = brandr ‘sword’ = brandr ‘prow’. Following Falk (1912, 37), Faulkes (SnE 2007, 151) suggests that the word may refer to spikes fitted onto the prow of a ship to prevent the enemy from boarding, and that interpretation has been adopted in the present edn. referencesLP = Finnur Jónsson ed. 1931. Lex… ∙ is referred to in ∙ SnSt Ht 73, n. 7 (SkP 3) Falk, Hjalmar. 1912. Altnordisches Seewe… ∙ is referred to in ∙ SnSt Ht 73, n. 7 (SkP 3) SnE 2007 = Snorri Sturluso… ∙ is referred to in ∙ SnSt Ht 73, n. 7 (SkP 3) Ólhv Hryn 8 ∙ is referred to in ∙ SnSt Ht 73, n. 7 (SkP 3) |
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