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Note to stanza1. 13. Eyvindr skáldaspillir Finnsson, 2. Háleygjatal, 7 [Vol. 1, 205] [3] vápnberr ‘weapon-bare’: Presumably this means ‘bare of, i.e. lacking, a weapon’, though an alternative might be ‘bare/exposed before the weapons [of his enemies]’ (Hkr 1893-1901, IV; LP: vápnberr; ÍF 26; ÍF 29; Hkr 1991). Finnur Jónsson interprets this as våbnbidt ‘weapon-bitten’ in Skj B, but without justification. The cpd is a hap. leg., which together with the reference to Freyr in l. 7 makes it conceivable that there is an allusion to Freyr’s lacking his sword in the fight against Beli (cf. Note to st. 3/3) and at Ragnarǫk, caused by his lending it to Skírnir to assist in the wooing of Gerðr (SnE 2005, 31-2; Simek 1993, 91). Hákon’s lack of a weapon is not explained in the stanza or the prose. referencesSkj B = Finnur Jónsson ed.… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Eyv Hál 7, n. 3 (SkP 1) LP = Finnur Jónsson ed. 1931. Lex… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Eyv Hál 7, n. 3 (SkP 1) ÍF 26-8 = Bjarni Aðalbjarn… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Eyv Hál 7, n. 3 (SkP 1) Hkr 1893-1901 = Finnur Jón… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Eyv Hál 7, n. 3 (SkP 1) Hkr 1991 = Bergljót S. Kri… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Eyv Hál 7, n. 3 (SkP 1) ÍF 29 = Bjarni Aðalbjarnar… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Eyv Hál 7, n. 3 (SkP 1) SnE 2005 = Snorri Sturluso… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Eyv Hál 7, n. 3 (SkP 1) Simek, Rudolf. 1993. Dictionary of North… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Eyv Hál 7, n. 3 (SkP 1) |
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