2. Other Technical Terms

anadiplosis, reduplication of the beginning of a sentence, cl. or l. with the concluding word or words of the preceding sentence, cl. or l.

anaphora, the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses for rhetorical effect

base-word, substantive member of a kenning (see above) that is modified by a genitival qualifier, called the determinant (see below)

cliticise, to add an enclitic suffix to a word (see enclitic below)

Craigie’s law, a rule proposed by William A. Craigie (1900), according to which, in dróttkvætt poetry, no long noun, adj., inf. or part. is allowed in positions 3 and 4 of an even l., if the first two positions are occupied by two long nominal syllables; in odd ll., no noun, adj., inf. or part. is permitted in those positions if alliteration falls in positions 1 and 5 and positions 1-2 are occupied by two long nouns, adjectives, infinitives or participles.

determinant, genitival qualifier of a base-word in a skaldic kenning

epenthesis (epenthetic, adj.), a sound, usually a vowel, inserted between two others

enclitic, monosyllabic word, usually a pers. pron., added as a suffix to another word, usually a verb (see also cliticise)

hypermetrical, a poetic l. containing more syllables per l. than is normal for the metre in question

hypometrical, a poetic l. containing fewer syllables per l. than is normal for the metre in question

lectio difficilior, more difficult reading

lectio facilior, easier reading

neutralisation, a metrical situation in which two short syllables occupy one unstressed metrical position in a l.

pleonastic, syllable, word or phrase that is superfluous

polyptoton, close repetition of a word or stem but in a different grammatical form

referent, word expressing the unmentioned cognitive meaning value of a kenning, e.g. the  referent of the kenning logi fjarðar ‘flame of the fjord’ is gold

resolution, two short syllables occupying one stressed metrical position in a l.

siglum (pl. sigla), abbreviation, usually a combination of alphanumeric symbols, used to designate a specific manuscript and/or the collection in which it is housed

stanza, a group of poetic ll., arranged according to a regular scheme; one of a series of such groups, which together make up a poem

svarabhakti, vowel developed between two consonants

tmesis, the separation of a word or cpd word into two parts, with another word or words between them

zeugma, a figure of speech in which a word is used to govern or modify two or more words, although appropriate to only one of them or producing a different sense with each

References

1. Bibliography
2. Craigie, William A. 1900. ‘On Some Points in Skaldic Metre’. ANF 16, 341-84.