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Note to stanza1. 1. Þjóðólfr ór Hvini, 1. Ynglingatal, 14 [Vol. 1, 31] [11] hǫrg brúna ‘the cairn of the brows [HEAD]’: Hǫrgr can mean ‘temple’, ‘altar’ or ‘stone mound’ (Fritzner: hǫrgr, though LP: hǫrgr gives only ‘temple’), and it is difficult to decide among these, since the base-word of a head-kenning may denote a building as well as rocks, cliffs or hills (Meissner 127). That the majority is of the latter type favours ‘cairn’ (cf. Hellquist 1903-6, 226). referencesMeissner = Meissner, Rudolf. 1921… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þjóð Yt 14, n. 11 (SkP 1) LP = Finnur Jónsson ed. 1931. Lex… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þjóð Yt 14, n. 11 (SkP 1) Fritzner = Fritzner, Johan. 1883-… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þjóð Yt 14, n. 11 (SkP 1) Hellquist, Elof. 1903-6. Studier öfver d… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þjóð Yt 14, n. 11 (SkP 1) |
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