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Valg Har 4^II l. 2

kundr — Descendant

lemma:

kundr (noun m.): descendant

readings:

notes:

[2] kundr hilmis ‘descendant of a ruler [RULER = Haraldr]’: The identity of this ruler is unclear, but it could be Haraldr hárfagri. Kundr ‘descendant’ can also mean ‘son’ (see LP: kundr 1), but ‘the ruler’ can hardly refer to Sigurðr sýr, Haraldr’s father, who was a petty king of the district Opplandene (Upplǫnd) in Norway.

kennings:

• Kundr hilmis, — Descendant of a ruler, [RULER = Haraldr]

grammar:

case: nom.