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Kálf Kátr 15^VII l. 8

túns — dwelling

lemma:

tún (noun n.; °-s; -): homefield, enclosure

readings:

[8] túns: so 399a‑bˣ, tún 713, túna 920ˣ

notes:

[8] túns (n. gen. sg.) ‘dwelling’: Sperber emends to túna (n. gen. pl.) ‘dwellings’ with reference to st. 45/7. — [8] eigendr öglis túns ‘owners of the snake’s dwelling [GOLD > MEN]’: see Note to st. 14/3-4.

kennings:

• öglis túns — of the snake’s dwelling [GOLD]
• eigendr öglis túns — the owners of the snake’s dwelling [MEN]

grammar:

case: gen.