2. Indigenous Terms

Indigenous terms occurring in volume VII poems for which there is no precise English equivalent

Alþingi, the Althing, general assembly (used of Last Judgement) — Líkn 26/6

dís, minor female deity — Mv II 15/5, Sól 25/1

drápa, poem with refrain — Kálf Kátr 2/8, 3/1, Mdr 28/1

drótt, ruler’s personal retinue, court retinue — ESk Geisl 12/4, 15/3, 18/3, 28/8

flokkr, long poem without refrain — Mv II 24/1, Mv III 30/8

háttr, metre, verse-form — Mey 17/1

hauldr (Norw.) = hǫlðr (Icel.), free farmer, (poetic) man — ESk Geisl 4/6, 6/7

hirð, king’s or earl’s bodyguard, court retinue — Mdr 6/3

hǫfðingi, chieftain, leader (used of Virgin Mary) — Gamlkan Has 61/2

mundriði, part of a sword hilt — ESk Geisl 48/3

norn, goddess of fate — Mv II 6/7, Sól 51/1

skokkr part of a ship, deck-plank — Pl 38/8

slæmr (or slœmr), concluding section of a drápa — Gamlkan Has 46/6, Kálf Kátr 34/4, Leið 34/1, Mdr 28/4, Mgr 37/2

stef, refrain of a skaldic drápa — ESk Geisl 18/4, Kálf Kátr 17/4, 34/1, Leið 13/1, 34/2, Mdr 28/4, Mey 17/2, Mgr 16/2, 28/4, Pl 11/4

stefjabálkr, middle section of drápa containing refrains — Pét 36/8 (see also stef)

stefjaskifti, change of refrains — Mey 29/2 (see also stef)

stefjasmíði, composition of refrains — Heil 9/2 (see also stef)

steflig, ‘fit for a stef, in form of a stef’ — Lil 2/7, 51/4 (see also stef)

stuðill, prop, support, in poetry the alliterating staves in odd ll. of sts — Kálf Kátr 34/1, Lil 2/6, Pét 36/7

súð, overlapping edges of planks of a clinker-built ship — Gamlkan Has 3/7

upphaf, beginning section of a skaldic poem — Brúðv 1/1

valbǫst, decorative metal plate on sword handle, sword hilt — ESk Geisl 43/8

véttrim, metal ring, either between sword guard and handle or between pommel and sword handle — ESk Geisl 47/4

þing, assembly (used of Last Judgement) — Gamlkan Has 32/1, Líkn 27/1, Lil 72/1

ǫndvegi high-seat — Mdr 1/3

References

1. Internal references
2. Kirsten Wolf 2007, ‘ Anonymous, Heilagra manna drápa’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 872-90. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1016> (accessed 23 November 2024)
3. Katrina Attwood 2007, ‘ Anonymous, Máríudrápa’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 476-514. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1025> (accessed 23 November 2024)
4. Kirsten Wolf 2007, ‘ Anonymous, Heilagra meyja drápa’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 891-930. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1026> (accessed 23 November 2024)
5. Kari Ellen Gade 2007, ‘ Anonymous, Drápa af Máríugrát’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 758-95. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1028> (accessed 23 November 2024)
6. Jonna Louis-Jensen and Tarrin Wills 2007, ‘ Anonymous, Plácitusdrápa’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 179-220. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1039> (accessed 23 November 2024)
7. Martin Chase 2007, ‘ Einarr Skúlason, Geisli’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 5-65. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1144> (accessed 23 November 2024)
8. Martin Chase 2007, ‘ Anonymous, Lilja’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 544-677. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1185> (accessed 23 November 2024)
9. Katrina Attwood 2007, ‘ Gamli kanóki, Harmsól’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 70-132. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1196> (accessed 23 November 2024)