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1. Skaldic Project Editors' Manual 8. General conventions, abbreviations and bibliographical guidelines I. General conventions and abbreviations E. Other abbreviations

E. Other abbreviations

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† AM	Arnamagnæan collection
† ÁM	Árni Magnússon
c.	circa
C10th	tenth century (abbreviation to be used in notes, but words in introductions to poets or poems)
ch.	chapter
chs	chapters
‡ fol.	folio
‡ fols	folios
hap. leg.	hapax legomenon (pl. legomena) — unique word(s)
‡ l.	line
‡ ll.	lines
lit.	literally (for use in translations and notes)
ms.	manuscript
mss	manuscripts
n.	note (but e.g. anm. if notes are labelled as such in the source)
p.	page
pp.	pages
† r.	reigned (of regnal dates of kings, earls etc.)
† lv.	lausavísa
† lvv.	lausavísur
† sp.	spelt/spelled
S.	Saint
SS.	Saints
st.	stanza
sts	stanzas
v.	verse
vv.	verses
‡ w. o.	word order
‡ lectio facilior	easier reading
‡ lectio difficilior	more difficult reading

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D. Grammatical and linguistic abbreviations

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E. Other abbreviations

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