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Kenning Lexicon
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þann hjörleikr‘that sword play’ = BATTLEthat sword play. → BATTLE
battle4.1.1. play of swords
harðlig herkumbl‘hard war tokens’ = WOUNDShard war tokens → WOUNDS
wound7. token of the troop
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