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Steinn Óldr 11^II l. 7

reyðar — of the whale

lemma:

reyðr (noun f.; °; -ar): whale, rorqual

readings:

notes:

[7] reyðar ‘of the whale’: Reyðr is a baleen whale (rorqual), any whale of the species Balaenoptera. In ModIcel. reyðarhvalur refers specifically to the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). See also HSn Lv 2/3 and Anon Nkt 2/2. Reyðr is also a fish, the Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). See Note to Sturl Hrafn 7/8 and Sturl Hákfl 2/1.

kennings:

• túnvǫll reyðar. — on the farm-yard of the whale. [SEA]

grammar: