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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to SnSt Ht 43III

[3-4] glaðdript Grotta ‘the cheerful snowdrift of Grotti <hand-mill> [GOLD]’: This is a rather unconventional kenning for ‘gold’, because ‘snowdrift’ is usually the base-word in silver-kennings. See Note to Rv Lv 17/2II.

References

  1. Internal references
  2. Judith Jesch (ed.) 2009, ‘Rǫgnvaldr jarl Kali Kolsson, Lausavísur 17’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 595-6.

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