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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to Þul Kálfv 4III

[6] Fǫlkvi ‘Fǫlkvir’: Hap. leg. The etymology of the word is debated, but it may be derived from the adj. fǫlr ‘pale’ and may denote the colour of the horse (see AEW: Fǫlkvir). Also note that the word rhymes with Hǫlkvi in the preceding line.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. AEW = Vries, Jan de. 1962. Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. 2nd rev. edn. Rpt. 1977. Leiden: Brill.

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