Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages
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1. 28. Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson, 2. Erfidrápa Óláfs Tryggvasonar, 25 [Vol. 1, 436]

[2] optþverri ‘the frequent diminisher’: Reichardt (1928, 90-1) reads ‘opt þverrir’ in the mss as a cpd, which simplifies the helmingr’s syntax and has met with widespread approval (NN §1835; LP: optþverrir; Ohlmarks 1958, 463). The adverbial opt- ‘often’ seems plausible as a prefix to the agent noun þverrir, although seemingly without precise parallel (Skarp Lv 3/4V (Nj 18) optveitendr ‘frequent givers’ is editorial and unnecessary, cf. Meissner 63-4). Skj B awkwardly takes opt with þótt smátt sé und einum, hence ‘though one person often makes little difference’.

references

Skj B = Finnur Jónsson ed.… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 25, n. 2 (SkP 1)

NN = Kock, Ernst Albin. 1923-44. … ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 25, n. 2 (SkP 1)

Meissner = Meissner, Rudolf. 1921… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 25, n. 2 (SkP 1)

LP = Finnur Jónsson ed. 1931. Lex… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 25, n. 2 (SkP 1)

Reichardt, Konstantin. 1928. Studien zu … ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 25, n. 2 (SkP 1)

Ohlmarks, Åke. 1958. Tors skalder och Vi… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 25, n. 2 (SkP 1)

Skarp Lv 3 ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 25, n. 2 (SkP 1)

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